Dickie Jones

Cliff Edwards

Christian Rub

Evelyn Venable

Walter Catlett

Mel Blanc

Charles Judels

Frankie Darro

Don Brodie

Marion Darlington

John McLeish

Patricia Page

Thurl Ravenscroft

Stuart Buchanan

Hamilton Luske

Ben Sharpsteen

Carlo Collodi

Ted Sears

Otto Englander

Webb Smith

William Cottrell

Joseph Sabo

Erdman Penner

Aurelius Battaglia

Leigh Harline

Paul J. Smith

Walt Disney

Frank Churchill

Edward H. Plumb

Merle Cox

Claude Coats

Eric Larson

Jack Campbell

Wolfgang Reitherman

Joshua Meador

John Lounsbery

Fred Moore

Frank Thomas

Bob McCrea

Ward Kimball

Milt Kahl

Ollie Johnston

Charles August Nichols

Jack Kinney

Bill Roberts

T. Hee

Norman Ferguson

Wilfred Jackson

Bruce Bushman

Arthur Heinemann

Charles Payzant

Bill Peet

Ford Beebe Jr.

Louis Debney

Jim Handley

Graham Heid

Mike Holoboff

Larry Lansburgh

Lloyd L. Richardson

George Lowerre

Oskar Fischinger

Edwin Aardal

Ugo D'Orsi

Bob Broughton

Chuck Wheeler

Bill Tytla

Art Babbitt

Charles Philippi

Hugh Hennesy

Ken Anderson

Dick Kelsey

Kendall O'Connor

Terrell Stapp

Thor Putnam

John Hubley

McLaren Stewart

Al Zinnen

Albert Hurter

Joe Grant

John P. Miller

Campbell Grant

Martin Provensen

John Walbridge

Bernard Wolf

Don Towsley

Don Lusk

Norman Tate

Jack Bradbury

Lynn Karp

Art Palmer

Don Tobin

Robert Martsch

George Rowley

John McManus

Don Patterson

Preston Blair

Les Clark

Marvin Woodward

Hugh Fraser

Ed Starr

Ray Huffine

John Elliotte

Ned Washington

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Pinocchio

Walt Disney Productions

United States of America

CinemaSerf

Made just before the start of WWII, this feature finds us in the capable hands of "Jiminy Cricket" as he narrates us through this tale of "Geppetto" - an old carpenter who lives his life vicariously through his creations. The "Blue Fairy" visits the old man one night and gives life to one of his creations "Pinocchio" - with "Jiminy" being given his conscience... All is going well until he has to go to school; en route to where he is waylaid by a foxy character who entices him with tales of success on the stage. Needless to say, nothing goes to plan and he embarks on a series of adventures that put him, "Jiminy" and his father in considerable peril. This is a much more complex storyline than you might expect; there is plenty of joy and fun, but also a darkness that provides food for thought for children and parents alike. The wonderful, Oscar winning, score is the best in the Disney repertoire and the characterisations are engaging. If it has any flaws: the dialogue - there is too much of it; it is possibly just a little too long and finally - I just didn't really like "Pinocchio" much as a little boy - a bit too thoughtless and selfish. That said, of course, he is only a few months old!!! Great stuff!