Little Audrey helps a lost dream find his way back to Dream Land.Little Audrey helps a lost dream find his way back to Dream Land.Little Audrey helps a lost dream find his way back to Dream Land.
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Cecil Roy
- Lost Dream
- (voice)
Jackson Beck
- Sandman
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Mae Questel
- Little Audrey
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph
- Petunia
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThough the cartoon was released in 1949, the U.M.&M. print carries a 1948 copyright.
- Quotes
[title sequence]
Chorus: [singing] Oh, Little Audrey says, / Save for a rainy day. / She saves, but every time it rains, / She spends what she puts away. / She knows her proverbs A to Z / And knows the good they bring. / But when she has to follow them, / Well, that's another thing! / Oh, Little Audrey says, / While the sun is out, make hay. / Though she's not immense, there's a lot of sense / In what Little Audrey has to say.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Screaming Horror Theater: Fire and Ice (2010)
- SoundtracksI've Been Working on the Railroad
(uncredited)
Traditional
Incidental music
Featured review
The second solo Little Audrey cartoon (though her fourth overall appearance, after a small appearance in 'Santa's Surprise' and a cameo in 'Olive Oyl for President'), 'The Lost Dream' is not quite as good as the previous cartoon 'Butterscotch and Soda' but is still a good cartoon.
As well as being very slight, the story is very obvious, in idea and what happens, so predicting what happens next throughout is easy (this said, this is hardly new for Famous Studios cartoons and there were far worse cases in a lot of their cartoons from later years, the worst of Herman and Katnip and Casper the Friendly Ghost especially). For me, however, this was the only thing that detracted from a cartoon where everything else works pretty splendidly.
Much of Famous Studios' output boasts very good animation, more so their early efforts all the way through to the mid-50s before their cartoons started suffering from lower budgets and tighter deadlines. As to be expected, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too.
Plenty of amusement here, as well as great visual imagination. There were some very imaginative ideas that will delight children and also hold interest for adults as long as not too much is demanded. Everything here has the right amount of sweetness without being too sugary or making one queasy with sickness, and in some places it's even quite touching.
Little Audrey herself is an adorable and charming character that remains on the right side of sweet thankfully. The voice acting is dependably good.
Overall, the Little Audrey cartoons are somewhat under-appreciated but are on the very most part well worth watching. While not quite one of the best of them, like the previous cartoon 'Butterscotch and Soda' was, 'The Lost Dream' is a very pleasant diversion. 8/10 Bethany Cox
As well as being very slight, the story is very obvious, in idea and what happens, so predicting what happens next throughout is easy (this said, this is hardly new for Famous Studios cartoons and there were far worse cases in a lot of their cartoons from later years, the worst of Herman and Katnip and Casper the Friendly Ghost especially). For me, however, this was the only thing that detracted from a cartoon where everything else works pretty splendidly.
Much of Famous Studios' output boasts very good animation, more so their early efforts all the way through to the mid-50s before their cartoons started suffering from lower budgets and tighter deadlines. As to be expected, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too.
Plenty of amusement here, as well as great visual imagination. There were some very imaginative ideas that will delight children and also hold interest for adults as long as not too much is demanded. Everything here has the right amount of sweetness without being too sugary or making one queasy with sickness, and in some places it's even quite touching.
Little Audrey herself is an adorable and charming character that remains on the right side of sweet thankfully. The voice acting is dependably good.
Overall, the Little Audrey cartoons are somewhat under-appreciated but are on the very most part well worth watching. While not quite one of the best of them, like the previous cartoon 'Butterscotch and Soda' was, 'The Lost Dream' is a very pleasant diversion. 8/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jan 17, 2017
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Details
- Runtime8 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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