So Dear to My Heart
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster Hamilton Luske |
| Produced by | Walt Disney Perce Pearce |
| Written by | Ken Anderson John Tucker Battle Marc Davis Bill Peet Maurice Rapf Ted Sears Novel Sterling North |
| Starring | Bobby Driscoll Luana Patten Beulah Bondi Burl Ives |
| Music by | Eliot Daniel Irving Berlin |
| Cinematography | Winton C. Hoch |
| Editing by | Lloyd L. Richardson Thomas Scott |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | November 29, 1948 (Chicago premiere) January 19, 1949 (United States) |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
So Dear to My Heart is a 1948 feature film produced by Walt Disney, released in Chicago on November 29, 1948 and nationwide on January 19, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. Like 1946's Song of the South, the film combines animation and live action. It is based on the Sterling North book Midnight and Jeremiah.
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[edit] Plot
Set in early 20th century Indiana (in 1903), So Dear to My Heart tells the tale of Jeremiah Kincaid (Bobby Driscoll) and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny (named for the famed race horse, Dan Patch, who is also portrayed in the film). Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny (Beulah Bondi). Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram (Burl Ives), is the boy's steady ally.
[edit] Cast
- Bobby Driscoll as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kincaid
- Luana Patten as Tildy
- Beulah Bondi as Granny Kincaid
- Burl Ives as Uncle Hiram Douglas
[edit] Awards
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Burl Ives's version of the 17th-century English folk song "Lavender Blue," but lost to "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from Neptune's Daughter.
[edit] Production
The train depot in the film was later relocated to Grizzly Flats Railroad. After the railroad closed, John Lasseter relocated it to his property.
So Dear to My Heart was not released on home video until 1986. It was then re-released in 1991, then again in 1992 and released on video in 1994 as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection. The film was originally planned for a US DVD release as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection, but was canceled, with no particular reason given. Six years after seeing a region 2 DVD release, it was released in the US on DVD in July 2008 as a Disney Movie Club Exclusive.
[edit] External links
- So Dear to My Heart at the Internet Movie Database
- So Dear to My Heart at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- So Dear to My Heart: The Secrets Behind the Film
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