Sleeping Princess

Sleeping Princess is a 1958 animated feature produced by Michael Shires Pictures and Pentagon Distribution and originally released to theaters on September 25, 1958. The film spent nearly the entire decade of the 1950s in production: the story work began in 1950, voices were recorded in 1951, animation production took from 1952 until 1957, and the stereophonic musical score was recorded in 1956.
==Voice Cast==
*Daws Butler as Lollipop, A Bat who Narrates the Story and tells it to his parents.
*Janet Waldo as Lollipop's Mom, One of the Characters that listens to the story.
*Don Messick as Lollipop's Dad, The other character that listens to the story.
*Doris Day as Princess Akita
*Jean Vander Pyl as Klora
*Donna Reed as Kauna
*Lisa Davis as Sunnyweather
*Mel Blanc as Lullo the Dragon
*Sid Raymond as King Walton
*Tony Randall as Prince Pillo
*Dallas McKennon as Somson
== Songs ==
There were only 3 songs in the film.
# I Remember You - Princess Akita
# Hummingbird Lullaby - The Good Hummingbirds
# Walking On Air - Chorus
==Trivia==
*The 60th Anniversary DVD had a Tribute to Doris Day, since She died last year.
==Credits==
*Story Adaptation: Ernest Peters
*Animation: Volus Jones, Carlo Vinci, Dick Lundy, Cliff Reeves, Marvin Woodward, Bernard Germanetti, Cliff Nordberg, John Kennedy, George Nelson, Bill Charles, Bob Johnson, J.W. Williams, James Stevens, Henry Thomas, Don Towsley, Don Lusk, Roger Meyers, Harold Anderson, Harold King, Ralph Pearson, Margaret Roberts
*Additional Story: Bill Phillips, Ray Cartwright, Ken Armstrong, Virgil Geopper, Mike Beck, Bob Beck, Tom Oreb, Tom Oliver, Walt Hulett
*Layout: Art Bartsch, Al Williamson, Willard Michaelson, Steven Rogers, Ken Anderson, McLeonard Stewart, Ernest Nelson, Tom Claster, A. Kendall O'Connor, Clark Waston, Geoffrey Martin, Henry Huffine, Thomas Patterson
*Directing Animators: Mike Klein, Fred Thompson, Oliver Jones, Mike Davies, Walt Kennedy, Norman Freeman, Eric Dodgers, James Lasseter
*Effects Animators: James Benedict, Don McManus, John Brown, James Michaels
*Backgrounds: Clarence Perkins, Jim Thornton, Al Boggs, Anderson Craig, Bill Hilliker, Yoram Garling, Philippe Alessandri, Paul Julian, Richard H. Thomas, Philip DeGuard, Irv Wyner, Tom McLaughlin, Dick Anderson
*Camera: Walter Gleason, Joseph Rasinski, Ted Moskowitz, Lester Schudde‎, George Epperson (all uncredited)
*Film Editors: Jim Faris, Fred McAlpin
*Special Process: Bert Gilbert
*Sound Director: Robert Crissman
*Production Supervisor: Ken Phillipson
*Music Editor: Emery Kennetson
*Music by George Rogers
*Orchestrations: Michael Young
*Songs by Sammy Fain, Bob Hillard, Al Hoffmann, Mack David, Jerry Livingstone
*Color and Styling: Ernest Earl, John Hathcock, Doug DeGuard, Al Davidvoich, Mary Spargo, Clarence Chase
*Layout Supervisor: Ron Graham
*Production Design: Doug DeGuard, Ken Armstrong
Category:1958
Category:English-language films
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