So Dear to My Heart
| So Dear to My Heart | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster Hamilton Luske |
| Written by | Ken Anderson John Tucker Battle Marc Davis Bill Peet Maurice Rapf Ted Sears Novel Sterling North |
| Produced by | Walt Disney Perce Pearce |
| Starring | Bobby Driscoll Luana Patten Beulah Bondi Burl Ives |
| Cinematography | Winton C. Hoch |
| Edited by | Lloyd L. Richardson Thomas Scott |
| Music by | Eliot Daniel Irving Berlin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Warner Bros. (Today) Buena Vista Distribution |
Release dates | November 29, 1948 (Chicago premiere) January 19, 1949 (United States) |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
So Dear to My Heart is a 1948 movie produced by Walt Disney. It was released nationwide on January 19, 1949. So Dear to My Heart was re-issued to theaters in 1964. The movie combines animation and live action. It is based on the Sterling North book Midnight and Jeremiah.
Cast
- Bobby Driscoll as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kincaid
- Luana Patten as Tildy
- Beulah Bondi as Granny Kincaid
- Burl Ives as Uncle Hiram Douglas
- Harry Carey
- Raymond Bond
- Walter Soderling
- Matt Willis
- Spelman B. Collins
- John Beal
- Ken Carson
- Bob Stanton
- The Rhythmaires
Awards
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Burl Ives's version of the 17th-century English folk song "Lavender Blue". It lost to "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from Neptune's Daughter.