Noah's Ark (1959)
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- Approved
- 19min
- Animation, Short
- 10 Nov 1959 (USA)
- Short
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast
| Jerome Courtland | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Jeanne Bruns | ... |
Mrs. Hippo (voice)
(as Jeanne Gayle)
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James MacDonald | ... |
Noah's Gibberish / Animal Sounds / Harry Hippo (voice)
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| Paul Frees | ... |
Noah / God (voice)
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Thurl Ravenscroft | ... |
Shem / Ham / Japeth (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Bill Justice | ||
Written by
| T. Hee | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| George Bruns | ||
Art Department
| Xavier Atencio | ... | stylist (as X. Atencio) |
| T. Hee | ... | stylist |
Animation Department
| Xavier Atencio | ... | animator (as X. Atencio) |
| Ralph Hulett | ... | background artist |
| Bill Justice | ... | animator |
Music Department
| Mel Leven | ... | songs by |
Additional Crew
| Jim Love | ... | technical assistant |
| Ed Sekac | ... | technical assistant (as E. J. Sekao) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc.)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Noah gets the word: build an ark in seven days. His sons cut the necessary trees in three days, and much furious sawing and hammering follows. But there's no rest, as they need to round up all the animals. Noah boards the animals, then his sons, their wives, and his wife (who packed a ferocious picnic). The rains and flood begin. The animals soon develop cabin fever and get restless, but Mrs. Noah has the answer: "Music has charms to soothe the savage beast." His sons find instruments and begin playing; everyone dances. But Harry the hippo dances with everyone but his wife; Noah goes to her, and while she tells him not to mention Harry's name, Noah convinces her that Harry is thinking only of her. The rains end; Noah sends a dove out who brings back an olive branch. They land on Mount Ararat and disembark.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shown in theatres with THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN and 6 cartoons. See more » |
| Goofs | The voices of Noah's sons are inconsistent with each other. This is especially evident when they are singing as they build the ark. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into A Rag, a Bone, a Box of Junk (1964). See more » |
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Now, when this earth was just beginning, there was much fussing and fighting and sinning. [sounds of fighting and shouting are heard in houses; a cloud appears over another] Narrator: Then one day, a cloud appeared up in the sky. [lightning flashes and thunder crashes from the cloud; Noah steps out from the one house] Narrator: And a great heavenly voice spoke from on high. God: [inside the cloud] O good man Noah... Narrator: ...said the voice... God: The things I see leave me no choice. I must send rain and flood one day to wash the wickedness away. But what few things are good and true, those will be spared to start anew. Now, Noah, you must build an ark, and these dimensions you will mark: three hundred cubits for the length. To cut such logs will take some strength. Thirty cubits high and fifty wide, an entrance to be built on one side, one window and a single door, basement, mezzanine and main floor. It must be built of gopher wood. Is that point clearly understood? [Noah nods] God: Use pitch to fill each crack or leak. I'll begin the rains in a week. [lightning flashes and thunder crashes from the cloud] God: You have seven days to do it, so don't just stand there, go, man, go! See more » |