The Saga of Windwagon Smith
Studio: Disney Release Date : March 16, 1961
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Synopsis

Windwagon Smith blows into town with a strange contraption: a conestoga wagon outfitted with a wind sail. The town fathers figure that since a small windwagon does so well, a big one must do better. They set out to build one (while Smith woos the mayor's daughter) and launch it on it's maiden voyage to very unexpected results.

Included in:

Three Tall Tales

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
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Disney Cartoon Festival 7

DVD

United States

Disney Rarities
Walt Disney Animation Collection : Volume 4 : The Tortoise and the Hare

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 13:18
MPAA No.: 16424
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color Type: Technicolor
Sound Type: Mono
Print Type: 35mm
Negative Type: 35mm
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Original Language: English
Original Country: United States

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From Ryan R. :

The Saga of Windwagon Smith is a great short set on the 19th century Kansas Prarie. The protagonist in the tale reminded me of the typical oafish hero in a Disney tall tale (think Casey at the Bat).

The animation reminded me of the old George of the Jungle cartoons, and some of the characters (including the hero's love interest) are extremely one dimensional.

Still, the story is quite fun, and pure Disney. It's a shame that this short is not more readily available (but then I'm partial to the whole tall tale genre.


From Chris :

Great tall tale.

From Baruch Weiss :

This cartoon does not have a Disney look to it. Nevertheless, it's still a good one!

From Billy Joe :

This short's story is interesting, but the character animation is choppy. If there were any windwagons around today, that would probably save money on oil.

Also, you may find some familar faces in this short. Two of the citizens look similar to Jasper and Horace from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians", which was also released in 1961.


From Jesse :

What a fantastical and surreal concept ... sailing on a "sea of wheat fields"! Anyone whose ever seen wheat fields blow in the wind is surly to be reminded of water waves, and your imagination can do the rest! The only other film that I know of to explore this concept is a live action movie with Tim Curry by the name of "Pirates of the Plains".

Credits

Director

Charles A. Nichols

Animator

Julius Svendsen
Art Stevens
Floyd Norman

Story

Lance Nolley
Charles A. Nichols

Music

George Bruns

Voices

Rex Allen
Sons of the Pioneers

Asst. Animator

Chuck Williams (I)
Floyd Norman

Layout

Homer Jonas

Effects Animation

Jack Boyd

Producer

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney

Production Design

Ernest "Ernie" Nordli

Color Styling

Walt Peregoy

Lyrics

Charles A. Nichols

Screenshots

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History

9/20/2012

  • Credits added by eutychus
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  • Tech specs added by eutychus
  • Screenshots added by eutychus

2/4/2015

  • Home video info added by ToonStar95

4/22/2015

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3/26/2017

  • MPAA Number added by kintutoons32

8/1/2019

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2/3/2020

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Sources

Rex Allen: Voices
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Sons of the Pioneers : Voices
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Lance Nolley: Story
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Charles A. Nichols: Story
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Ernest "Ernie" Nordli: Production Design
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Homer Jonas: Layout
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Walt Peregoy: Color Styling
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Julius Svendsen: Animator
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Art Stevens: Animator
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Jack Boyd: Effects Animation
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

George Bruns: Music
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Charles A. Nichols: Lyrics
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Charles A. Nichols: Director
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

Chuck Williams (I): Asst. Animator
  • Verified by "Animated Life" by Floyd Norman.

Floyd Norman: Asst. Animator
  • Verified by "Animated Life" by Floyd Norman.

Floyd Norman: Animator
  • Verified by "Animated Life" by Floyd Norman.

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney: Producer
  • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

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