The Sword in the Castle is a 1962 animated feature produced by Michael Shires Pictures and Pentagon Distribution and originally released to theaters on December 26, 1962.
Plot[]
Welly’s Dad tells her a story about a Sword in a castle, so she goes exploring the next day and teams up with a retired superhero called Captain Cluton to be the first to pull it out, but in order to reach the Sword, they much pass three tests.
Voice Cast:[]
- Eva Gabor as Welly
- Kathryn Beaumont as Welly’s Singing Voice
- Scatman Crothers as Captain Cluton
- Janet Waldo as Queen Quartz
- Pat Buttram as The Sword Protector
- Ben Wright as Welly’s Dad
- Bill Lee as Welly’s Dad’s Singing Voice
- Lisa Davis as Welly’s Mom
- Michael Hordern as Sir Eddy
- Mel Blanc and Dallas McKennon as Clockwuk and Gearno
- Jean Vander Pyl as Ugly Squrriel
- Sterling Holloway as Archer the Owl
- Adriana Caselotti, Ilene Woods, and Mary Costa as The Lovely Ladies
- Bill Thompson as Sir Guard
- Bernard Cribbins (uncredited) as Narrator
- Spike Milligan (uncredited) as Sir Kenny
Songs[]
- We’re Together - Welly and Her Dad
- Three Tricky Riddles - The Sword Protector, Welly, and Captain Cluton
- The Power of Two - Welly and Captain
- You Can’t Find Me - Queen Quartz
- The Gift of Intelligence - The Sword Protector
Credits[]
- Story: Bill Phillips
- Animation: Harold Anderson, Harold King, Don Lusk, Don Towsley, Eric Dodgers, James Stevens, Volus Jones, Carlo Vinci, Dick Lundy, Roger Meyers, George Kriesl, George Nicholas, George Germanetti, George Geopper, George Nelson, Cliff Reeves, Marvin Woodward
- Directing Animators: Mike Klein, Fred Thompson, Oliver Jones, James Lasster
- Effects Animators: James Benedict, John Brown, Don McManus
- Layout Supervisor: Robert Givens
- Background Supervisor: Robert Gribbroek
- Layout: Ron Graham, Willard Michaelson, Steven Rogers, Al Williamson, Ed Benninger, Ralph Bruckheimer
- Background: Dick Anderson, Ray Hartshorne, Ray Hellmann, Bill Lynn, Richard H. Thomas, Al Davidovich, Richard Grandmain
- Camera: George Epperson, Edward Albertson (all uncredited)
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Warren Johnson (uncredited)
- Special Effects: Bert Gilbert
- Film Editor: Levitow Robertson
- Sound Supervisor: Robert Crissman
- Sound Recording: Harry Thomas, Harold J. Scott, C.O. Stevens (all uncredited)
- Sound Effects: Jack King, Dale Pickett (all uncredited)
- Music Editor: Emery Kennethson
- Songs by Gene DePaul, Don Raye
- Music by George Rogers
- Orchestrations: Michael Young
- Production Design: Ken Armstrong
- Art Director: Maurice Nelson
- Character Design: George Get, Tom Oliver, Doug Scheib
- Directed by Waltham Richardson