The Sword in the Castle

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
 * Mel Blanc as Clockwuk
 * Dallas McKennon as Gearno
 * 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
 * Jean Vander Pyl as Ugly Squrriel
 * Sterling Holloway as Archer the Owl
 * Andrina Caselotti as Snow White
 * Ilene Woods as Cinderella
 * Mary Costa as Aurora
 * Bill Thompson as Sir Guard
 * Michael Hordern as Narrator

Songs

 * The Story Never Ended - Welly’s Dad
 * Three Tricky Tests - The Sword Protecter, Welly, and Captain Cluton
 * Me Oh Mya - Queen Quartz
 * Life is a Great Discovery - Welly and Captain Cluton
 * You Passed The Test - 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 (uncredited)
 * Special Effects: Bert Gilbert
 * Film Editor: Levitow Robertson
 * Sound Supervisor: Robert Crissman
 * Music Editor: Emery Kennethson
 * Songs by Gene DePaul, Don Raye
 * Music by George Rogers
 * Orchestrations: Michael Young
 * Production Design: Ken Armstrong
 * Directed by Waltham Richardson