Disney has immortalized some of the world's most famous fairy tales in its animated productions. Between the mid-1930's and the mid-1950's, Disney embraced and mastered a new sound technology that allowed the synchronization of music and animated action and produced a vast array of music-driven productions that included the 'Silly Symphony' cartoon shorts. This collection is comprised of six animated tales, both musical and non-musical, produced in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s that range from 7-1/2 minutes to 21-minutes in length and explore themes like cooperation, overconfidence, and greed. The Academy Award nominated 1953 short 'Casey at the Bat' is a musical recitation of the tale of a baseball player whose overconfidence proves his downfall. The short 'Morris the Midget Moose' (1950) shows how even the smallest of creatures can do great things when they collaborate with others. Oscar-nominated 'Ben and Me' (1953) is the longest production at 21-minutes and tells the fanciful tale of
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