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Thread #82967   Message #1525725
Posted By: voyager
22-Jul-05 - 06:01 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Brer' Rabbit
Subject: RE: Folklore: Brer' Rabbit
"Zippedee do-dah, zippedee ay
My oh my, what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine, headed my way
Zippedee do-dah, zippedee ay!"

Nice lyric, eh?
My late uncle, Maurice Rapf, was a blacklisted screenwriter
who helped develop this story for Disney in the mid-50's. When
I asked about the unavailability of this movie, Maury said -
"No problem, I have a tape right here I can copy for you".

I thoroughly enjoy watching this film, racial stereo-typing
and all. In the history of film, it is one of the earliest examples
of live animation overlayed with character actors (look out Roger Rabbit!).

As always, I appreciate the Mudcat Forum as and area where controversial topics can be viewed from many angles.

voyager
FSGW Ghetto
Silver Spring, MD.