Movies: Richard M. Sherman

Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut...

Explore the fascinating relationship between author P. L. Travers and her much-loved character, Mary Poppins. This is the story of a complex woman who escaped her upbringing in rural Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, reinventing her...

Using archival, never-before-released footage and newly shot interviews, this is a definitive behind-the-scenes look at Walt Disney's moviemaking magic and the creation of this classic film....

Comments from composers Richard and Robert Sherman....

In the rolling, wooded hills of Tennessee in the 1920s, a 14-year-old orphan, Jace, comes to town with his hound dog and tries to teach him to hunt. Bristle Face is unskilled, but he shows remarkable ability in tracking down foxes. Jace stays with a ...

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Short documentary about Cubby Broccoli....

"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack....

A short but informative documentary on the the 1971 Disney movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," which discusses the making of the film, the origins of the songs (including portions of two that were dropped in pre-production), the pre-release edits suppo...

Composer Richard Sherman, and actors Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson reminisce about the making of the 1968 Disney film....

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are stil...

Walt Disney introduces Julie Reems,Miss Disneyland Tencennial,who is to travel as Disneyland's official ambassador,and he shows Julie the imagineering department at Disneyland,and shows her the initial project of the IT'S A SMALL WORLD building that ...

Short Documentary on the Sherman Brothers: Theses two brothers discuss the songs and lyrics for The Sword In the Stone, Mary Poppins, Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh....

A short documentary on the lives of songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby and the making of the film, Three Little Words....

Leonard Maltin talks with song writer Richard M. Sherman about Disney music....

A Disney featurette about composer Paul Smith....

A short documentary on Jerome Kern and the making of Till the Clouds Roll By....

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia....

A story of love and sacrifice set in Russia. A 9-year old girl raises a young tiger cub, but as the cub grows up, trouble ensues....

Short Documentary on the art of Mary Blair: An extraordinary talented artist....