Johnny Appleseed (film)

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed in Disney's American Legends
Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Story by	Winston Hibler Joe Rinaldi Erdman Penner Jesse Marsh
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Dennis Day
Music by	Paul J. Smith Joseph Dubin (orchestration)
Animation by	Milt Kahl Eric Larson Don Lusk Ollie Johnston Hal Ambro Harvey Toombs George Rowley (effects)
Layouts by	McLaren Stewart Don DaGradi Thor Putnam
Backgrounds by	Claude Coats Brice Mack
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	May 27, 1948 (1948-05-27) (original, as a segment of Melody Time) December 25, 1955 (1955-12-25) (re-released, as a stand-alone short film)
Running time	17/19 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed is an animated short musical segment from Walt Disney's 1948 film Melody Time. It is narrated by Dennis Day and is based on the American frontiersman John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. It is also included on the 2001 direct to video, VHS, and DVD release of Disney's American Legends.