Mike Mine Music (1946)
Today we finish up the last of the package films, starting with Make Mine Music. A Note on the Package Films: Before we jump in, let's look at a few common threads in the package films. First, they can be categorized in pairs. Two of them, Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros, are a direct result of the US Government's desire to reach out to the nations of Latin America and are sort of presented as edutainment. Two of them, Fun and Fancy Free and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, are pairs of fairly lengthy shorts that were originally considered individually for full-length productions that were shortened and paired off. And two of them, Make Mine Music and Melody Time, are just a serious of various shorts featuring music, a la Fantasia, but less high art and more (for the time) modern music. Also, to varying degrees, all six are considered to have a mix of animation and live-action, though not all equally. Saludos Amigos is about half str...