Johnny Appleseed (film)
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Full name Jonathan Chapman Duration Country United States | Director Wilfred Jackson Nationality American Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Winston Hibler , Jesse Marsh Release date May 27, 1948 Born September 26, 1774, Leominster, Massachusetts, United States Died March 18, 1845, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Buried Johnny Appleseed Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Similar movies Davy Crockett, Dennis Day, James Earl Jones, Michael Pollan, Steven Kellogg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Appleseed (1948) is a short film from Walt Disney, telling the story of American frontiersman John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.
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Synopsis
The film begins with Johnny Appleseed as a farmer in Pittsburgh, watching others go west along the Ohio River, and wishing he could, too. Johnny is inspired by an angel to abandon his farm, go west, and plant apple seeds everywhere he goes. The angel tells Johnny that he has all that he needs to go out West: a bag of seeds to plant, a Bible, and a pot that he can use for a hat. In his travels, Johnny befriends a skunk, and thereafter, all animals instinctively trust him. In the end, after walking hundreds of miles and planting apple trees all along the way, Johnny finally rests for the last time under a tree; his angel appears before him, and tells Johnny that its time to go. Johnny gets up, scared at first upon realizing hes dead, but refuses to go to his final resting place, believing that his work is not done yet. However, the angel tells him that, where theyre headed, theyre low on apple trees, so Johnny picks up his seed bag and happily agrees to go with him.
Cast
Dennis Day performed all roles, except for Johnny Appleseeds Angel, who was voiced by Dallas McKennon.
Prior release
The film was originally a sequence in Disneys Melody Time, released May 27, 1948. It was included on the DVD Disneys American Legends, on February 12, 2002.