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title: 'Song of the South (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wilfred Jackson'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/song-of-the-south-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038969/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Song of the South (1946)

1946 · 94 min · Drama, Fantasy, Music, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, produced by Walt Disney, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, stars James Baskett in his final film role, and features the voices of Johnny Lee, Baskett, and Nick Stewart. The film takes place in the U.S. state of Georgia during the Reconstruction era, a period of American history after the end of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The story follows seven-year-old Johnny who is visiting his grandmother's plantation for an extended stay. Johnny befriends Uncle Remus (Baskett), an elderly worker on the plantation, and takes joy in hearing his tales about the adventures of Br'er Rabbit (Lee), Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear. Johnny learns from the stories how to cope with the challenges he is experiencing while living on the plantation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wilfred Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-jackson), [Harve Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/harve-foster)
- **Screenplay:** [Bill Peet](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-peet), [Ralph Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-wright), [Dalton Reymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-reymond), [Maurice Rapf](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-rapf), [Morton Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/morton-grant), [Vernon Stallings](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-stallings)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Daniele Amfitheatrof](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-amfitheatrof), [Charles Wolcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-wolcott), [Arthur Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-johnston), [Paul Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-smith)

## Cast

- [Ruth Warrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-warrick) as Sally
- [Hattie McDaniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/hattie-mcdaniel) as Aunt Tempy
- [Bobby Driscoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-driscoll) as Johnny
- [George Nokes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-nokes) as The Faver Boys
- [Mary Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-field) as Mrs. Favers
- [James Baskett](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-baskett) as Uncle Remus
- [Luana Patten](https://cinepixo.com/people/luana-patten) as Ginny
- [Glenn Leedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-leedy) as Toby
- [Lucile Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucile-watson) as grandmother
- [Gene Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-holland) as The Faver Boys
- [Erik Rolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-rolf) as John

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/song-of-the-south-1946
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