Song of the South

Song of the South is a movie produced by Walt Disney. It was released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories written by Joel Chandler Harris.^[1]

Song of the South
Directed by	Harve Foster (live action) Wilfred Jackson (animation)
Written by	Dalton S. Reymond Morton Grant Maurice Rapf Bill Peet Ralph Wright George Stallings Joel Chandler Harris (original stories)
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	James Baskett Bobby Driscoll Luana Patten Glenn Leedy Ruth Warrick Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Johnny Lee (voice) Nick Stewart (voice)
Cinematography	Gregg Toland
Edited by	William M. Morgan
Music by	Daniele Amfitheatrof Paul J. Smith (score) Edward Plumb (orchestration)
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Release date	November 12, 1946
Running time	94 minutes
Language	English
Budget	US $2,125,000[1]
Box office	US $65,000,000[2]

Song of the South has never been fully released on home video in the USA^[3] because of content which some people could see as racism towards black people and is thus subject to rumors. However, a song from the movie, Zip a Dee Doo Dah, is very popular and there is a ride based on the movie at various Disney theme parks, though it was recently announced that it will be changed to a ride based on The Princess and the Frog as a result of the George Floyd protests. The movie only got a home video release internationally. This makes Song of the South the only Disney movie to not be released on North American home video.

References

1. Solomon, Charles (1989), p. 186. Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation. ISBN 0-394-54684-9. Alfred A. Knopf. Accessed February 16, 2008.
2. Gabler, Neal (2006-10-31). Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination. Knopf. pp. 432–9, 456, 463, 486, 511, 599. ISBN 067943822X.
3. "Disney (Song of the South)". Urban Legends Reference Pages. Retrieved 2007-01-18.