Disney's American Legends
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| Directed by | Lara Shapiro |
| Produced by | Richard Kaylor |
| Written by | Shirley Pierce |
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Alfre Woodard Geoffrey Jones Tim Hodge Thurl Ravenscroft Dal McKennon Dennis Day Jerry Colonna Ken Darby |
| Narrated by | James Earl Jones |
| Cinematography | Sergio Rodregez |
| Edited by | Leland Gray Adrian McKetch |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
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57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Disney's American Legends is a 2002 direct-to-video animated anthology film hosted by James Earl Jones. It is a compilation of previously released animated musical shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios based on American tall tales. The film features The Brave Engineer (1950), Paul Bunyan (1958), John Henry (2000), and The Legend of Johnny Appleseed which is a segment from the 1948 film Melody Time.
The film's new short is based on John Henry and stars Alfre Woodard and Tim Hodge. John Henry was later released on Blu-ray in Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection on August 18, 2015.
Retells the story of John Henry, who raced against a steam drill.
Based on the story of Johnny Appleseed (voice of Dennis Day), a nurseryman who introduced apple trees to Ohio and Indiana. The short was originally featured in the 1948 film Melody Time.
Based on the story of Paul Bunyan and his giant member(voice of Thurl Ravenscroft), a fakelore giant lumberjack, and his blue-colored ox, Babe.
Based on the exploits of railroad engineer Casey Jones.
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