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The Truth About Mother Goose
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The Truth About Mother Goose

1957-08-28 · 14 min · ★ 7.2

Animation

We learn the true stories behind various nursery rhymes. Little Jack Horner: a servant to a city official was delivering a present to King Henry VIII, baked, as was the custom of the time, in a pie. The present was the deed to a valuable estate, which Horner stole. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary Stuart brought "quite contrary" French style to the Scottish court. After a series of disastrous romances, she was jailed; the jailer's son, captivated by her, helped her escape. After a brief but disastrous attempted coup, she fled to England, where her sister, Queen Elizabeth, soon grew jealous and had her imprisoned. London Bridge: The bridge, finished in 1209, was soon lined by shops with luxury apartments upstairs, turning into a popular commercial and cultural zone. The Great Fire that broke out in 1666 spread to the bridge, but the houses were rebuilt. Over the ages, things decayed. In 1823, things finally got bad enough that the bridge was demolished and replaced.

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Directors
Wolfgang Reitherman, Bill Justice
Production companies
Walt Disney Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

John DehnerJohn DehnerNarrator
Page CavanaughPage CavanaughTrio (voice)
Kevin CorcoranKevin CorcoranLittle Jack Horner (voice) (uncredited)
Ginny TylerGinny TylerMary Mary Quite Contrary / Various (voice) (uncredited)

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