The Brave Engineer
Studio: Disney Release Date : March 3, 1950
  1. General Info
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Synopsis

A fanciful resetting of the tale of Casey Jones who, through all sorts of dangers and trials, always brings his train in on time (at least, what's left of it.)

Distributor(s)

RKO Radio Pictures

Clips Used In:

Three Tall Tales

Included in:

Four Fabulous Characters

Bloopers

  • After the conductor says "So long," he jumps off the train. But in the next far-away shot, he is back on the train.

Cut Scenes

  • A scene featuring train robbers brandishing guns and knives has been editied out.

Television

Mickey Mouse Tracks (Season 1, Episode 38)

VHS

United States

Disney's Tall Tales

Germany

Donald Total Verliebt

France

Disney Festival

Italy

Paperino Pippo Pluto e …

Laserdisc (CLV)

Japan

Disney Cartoon Festival 1
Disney Cartoon Festival 7

DVD

United States

Disney Rarities
Disney's American Legends

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 7:39
MPAA No.: 11169
MPAA Rating: PG
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color Type: Technicolor
Sound Type: Mono: RCA Sound Recording
Print Type: 35mm
Negative Type: 35mm
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Original Language: English
Original Country: United States

Reviews and Comments

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From Ryan :

I find this to be quite a fun musical short. I remember singing this song back in school. This was long before I saw this cartoon. Aside from the music, I also enjoy the animation.

From Gabe Bennett :

At the time this short was released, Janie, widow of the real Casey Jones, and Simm Webb, the African-American fireman who was with him the night he died, were both very much alive. I would be interested in knowing what they might have thought of this cartoon.

Personally, though, The Brave Engineer has always been one of my favorite Disney shorts. I think its an absolute shame that we've gotten so thin-skinned in this country that we can't even show a brief two-second scene of train robbers brandishing a knife or gun. I mean, that's just ridiculous!

Someone needs to put a stop to all this PC-editing before its too late.


From Baruch Weiss :

Not a bad cartoon! Jerry Colonna, who also voiced the March Hare in "Alice in Wonderland" is great as the narrator!

From C.J. :

This is by far my favorite short!

From David :

Nice cartoon!

Credits

Director

Jack Kinney

Animator

Milt Kahl
Fred Moore
Al Bertino
John Sibley

Story

Dick Kinney
Dick Shaw

Music

Ken Darby
The Kings Men

Backgrounds

Ray Huffine

Layout

Don da Gradi

Effects Animation

Andy Engman

Narration

Jerry Colonna

Producer

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney

Screenshots

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History

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8/24/2012

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3/29/2020

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6/15/2020

    Sources

    Jack Kinney: Director
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Milt Kahl: Animator
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Fred Moore: Animator
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Al Bertino: Animator
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Andy Engman: Effects Animation
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Dick Kinney: Story
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Dick Shaw: Story
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Ken Darby: Music
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Don da Gradi: Layout
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Ray Huffine: Backgrounds
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    Jerry Colonna: Narration
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    The Kings Men: Music
    • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

    John Sibley: Animator
    • Verified by IMDb (not always reliable)

    Walter Elias "Walt" Disney: Producer
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