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Behind the mad musical caperings in Walt Disney's brilliant new film are the voices of many leading luminaries of radio. For each one Disney selected a roll that personified something they had always wanted to be or do. Jerry Colonna, a red-hot baseball fan, is right in his element as Casey at the Bat. The Andrews sisters have always wanted to do a romantic role and here they sing the love story of Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet. Long-time Disney fan Nelson Eddy was so enamoured of the tragi-comedy role of Willie The Whale he practically begged Disney for the part. Dinah Shore, who adds vocal luster to the ballet sequence, has cherished a childhood dream of being a ballerina. And Andy Russel, who sings the Spanish tune "Without You," is Latin by birth and temperament.