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The Brave Engineer is a 1950 Walt Disney-produced short subject cartoon, based on the exploits of legendary railroad engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones. It is narrated by comic Jerry Colonna and is a madcap fanciful re-telling of the story related in the Wallace Saunders ballad, later made famous by Eddie Newton and T. Lawrence Seibert.
This short was released fifty years after Jones' death.
This cartoon appears on many specials being Four Fabulous Characters in 1957 episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, an episode of The Mouse Factory (1973), an episode of Good Morning, Mickey! (1983), an episode of Sing Me A Story With Belle (1995), Disney TV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues in 1984, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah in 1986, Rootin' Tootin' Roundup in 1990, in an episode of Ink & Paint Club: From Zero to Hero in 1998, and American Legends in 2002.
Original Release
03/03/1950
US Release
03/03/1950
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jerry Colonna | Narrator |
| The King's Men | The King's Men |
| Ken Darby | Singer / Himself |
| Jon Dodson | Singer / Himself |
| Bud Linn | Singer / Himself |
| Rad Robinson | Singer / Himself |
| Mel Blanc | Casey Jones |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jerry Colonna | Narrator |
| The King's Men | The King's Men |
| Ken Darby | Singer / Himself |
| Jon Dodson | Singer / Himself |
| Bud Linn | Singer / Himself |
| Rad Robinson | Singer / Himself |
| Mel Blanc | Casey Jones |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
