

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
1953-11-10 · 10 min · ★ 6.7
Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.
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- Directors
- Ward Kimball, Charles August Nichols
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Bill ThompsonProfessor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Gloria WoodSusy Sparrow
Thurl RavenscroftThe MellomenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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