Legendary engineer Casey Jones is determined to keep his train schedule and nothing is going to stop him.Legendary engineer Casey Jones is determined to keep his train schedule and nothing is going to stop him.Legendary engineer Casey Jones is determined to keep his train schedule and nothing is going to stop him.
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Jerry Colonna
- Narrator
- (voice)
Jon Dodson
- Singer
- (as The King's Men)
Rad Robinson
- Singer
- (as The King's Men)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Casey is rushing through a tunnel at the end is mimicked in A Cowboy Needs A Horse.
- GoofsThe man who runs up to tell Casey about the oncoming train fails to get the message through, jumps off the train, and then in wide shot is shown still standing there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Magical World of Disney: Four Fabulous Characters (1957)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Casey Jones
Music by Eddie Newton
Lyrics by Wallace Saunders and T. Lawrence Seibert
Performed by The King's Men
Featured review
"The Brave Engineer" is a Walt Disney animated short about the legendary Casey Jones. This is one of several cartoon shorts made by the Disney studios over the years that celebrate American legends. Some such legends are myths but others are based on real people. Casey Jones was one of them. He was a railroad engineer who became famous after his fatal train crash of April 30, 1900. He was immortalized by a 1909 song, "The Ballad of Casey Jones."
This cartoon short focuses on Jones's reputation for being on-time with train schedules. In many instances, he made up considerable time when incoming trains had fallen way behind schedule. In one scene in this short, Jones rescues a damsel in distress. That is a parody of a real-life incident in which Jones stood on the outside front of his engine and pulled a little girl off the tracks, keeping her from being run over by the train.
Jones worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and operated trains in the South, from Tennessee to Louisiana. The Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum is located in Jackson, Tenn. Water Valley, Miss. Has a Casey Jones Railroad Museum, and the Casey Jones State Park is located in Vaughan, Miss.
This cartoon short focuses on Jones's reputation for being on-time with train schedules. In many instances, he made up considerable time when incoming trains had fallen way behind schedule. In one scene in this short, Jones rescues a damsel in distress. That is a parody of a real-life incident in which Jones stood on the outside front of his engine and pulled a little girl off the tracks, keeping her from being run over by the train.
Jones worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and operated trains in the South, from Tennessee to Louisiana. The Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum is located in Jackson, Tenn. Water Valley, Miss. Has a Casey Jones Railroad Museum, and the Casey Jones State Park is located in Vaughan, Miss.
Details
- Runtime7 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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