Rediscovering Walt Disney

This 1939 short film was made to advertise both Walt Disney's Studios and his new animated feature, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. It was made at the request of Walt's distributor RKO Radio Pictures and features some footage from an earlier industrial short film never intended for the public called A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios. The animation sequence was adapted from an earlier cartoon created for the Academy Awards and reused animation like the Disney studios would later do in some similar parades in WWII cartoons and 1950's TV episodes. This would have been screened before a feature length film in a movie theater during the evening program that would have included a short cartoon, news real, comedy short like Laurel & Hardy, and other additions to a night's entertainment at the movie's. We're fortunate that this time capsule of Walt's studio was made and still exists today. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1966 adventure film based on the novel Red Hugh: Prince of Donegal by Robert T. Reilly. Plot: When King Richard is away, Robin Hood battles the corrupt government of Prince John and the Sherrif of Nottingham. Starring Peter McEnery as Hugh O'Donnell Susan Hampshire as Kathleen McSweeney Andrew Keir as Lord McSweeney Tom Adams as Henry O'Neill Gordon Jackson as Captain Leeds Norman Wooland as Sir John Perrott Richard Leech as Phelim O'Toole Peter Jeffrey as Sergeant Marie Kean as Lady Ineen O'Donnell Bill Owen as Officer Powell Maurice Roëves as Martin Donal McCann as Sean O'Toole Music by George Bruns Screenplay by Robert Westerby & Robert T. Reilly Directed by Michael O'Herlihy Release date October 1, 1966 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1969 spy mystery film based on the novel 1963 novel of the same name by Lockhart Amerman. Also released alternatively as The Secret of Boyne Castle and Spy-Busters. Plot: An American exchange student in europe finds himself pulled into a Hitchcockian style thriller. Starring Glenn Corbett as Tom Evans Alfred Burke as Kersner Kurt Russell as Rich Evans Patrick Dawson as Sean O'Connor Patrick Barr as Lord Boyne Hugh McDermott as Carleton Patrick Westwood as Levick Eddie Byrne as Bailey Godfrey Quigley as Meister Kevin Stoney as Enhardt Shay Gorman as Headmaster Niall Tóibín as Kettering Ernst Walder as Vollos Robert Bernal as Sgt. Clune Vincent Dowling as Maston John Horton as Stafford J. G. Devlin as Muldoon Nicola Davies as Kathleen Gerry Alexander as Paddy Eamon Morrissey as Hennessey Declan Mulholland as Retchick Mary Larkin as Mary Paul Farrell as Groundskeeper Music by Buddy Baker Screenplay adapted by Herman Goves Directed by Robert Butler Release date July 23, 1969 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Splash Mountain was originally conceived in 1983 by Imagineer Tony Baxter to solve multiple problems facing Disneyland, primarily what to do with all of the audio-animatronics from the recently closed attraction America Sings. The solution was a new ride based on the beloved 1946 Academy Award winning Walt Disney animated feature Song of the South. New CEO Michael Eisner greenlit the attraction and Splash Mountain opened July 17, 1989. Actor Nick Stewart who had portrayed Br'er Bear in the original film was brough back to reprise his role for the attraction. The attraction became the most popular attraction at Disneyland and was quickly added to the other Disney parks. After the George Floyd riots the woke social justice warriors demanded the attraction be torn down and replaced with a new version based on the Princess & the Frog. Despite still being the most popular attraction of any theme park, Woke Disney complied and Splash Mountain closed May 31, 2023. The attraction was removed from all Disney parks but Tokyo Disneyland who refused. All of the Splash Mountains were torn down shortly afterward. This video is the original demo recordings for Splash Mountain with some of the original concept art. If you listen carefully, you can hear Thurl Ravenscroft as one of the singers. Splash Mountain may be destroyed but we can still protect the film that inspired it, Song of the South. Celebrate stolen history by nominating a classic film, Song of the South, to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney is purging every aspect of it from existence. In theory, that's why the National Film Registry exists. Walt Disney's Song of the South is the first Technicolor feature film made that blended live action with animation throughout the film. The popular song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won the Oscar for Best Song. Woke Disney has purged this song from the theme parks and elsewhere. Actor James Baskett is the first black actor to win an Oscar and it was for this film! He was honored with an eternal Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South. Actor Nick Stewart played Br'er Bear, started the Ebony Showcase Theater with the earnings from this film. He returned to play Br'er Bear again in Splash Mountain and remodeled the theater. He was a Civil Rights pioneer and said "Walt Disney treated us like kings." Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel plays a major character in this film. She's the first black actress to win an Oscar for Gone with the Wind. The characters from this film were a major part of Walt Disney's stable of stars and he frequently revisited them again and again in his television, commercial, theme park ventures and more. The Uncle Remus stories were very special to Walt and so was this film inspired by them. Don't let Woke Disney erase important black, American, and cinematic history! Please nominate this historic film to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney purges every aspect of this special film from pop culture. The form is below. https://www.research.net/r/national-fim-registry-nomination-form Posted for historical purposes. Walt Disney's voice is recreated with AI. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1988 fantasy comedy film based on the novel 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf. Plot: A famed cartoon murder is framed for murder and tries to clear his name. This film is a love letter to the golden age of Hollywood animated shorts. Starring Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom Stubby Kaye as Marvin Acme Joanna Cassidy as Dolores Alan Tilvern as R.K. Maroon Richard LeParmentier as Lt. Santino Richard Ridings as Angelo Joel Silver as Raoul Paul Springer as Augie Mike Edmonds as Stretch Betsy Brantley as Jessica Rabbit's performance model Morgan Deare as an editor Charles Fleischer as Roger Rabbit, Benny the Cab, a Greasy, & Psycho Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit (speaking voice) Amy Irving as Jessica Rabbit (singing voice) Lou Hirsch as Baby Herman David Lander as Smart Ass Fred Newman as Stupid June Foray as Wheezy & Lena Hyena Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, & Sylvester the Cat Joe Alaskey as Yosemite Sam Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck Tony Pope as Goofy & Big Bad Wolf Mae Questel as Betty Boop Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse & Hummingbirds Pat Buttram, Jim Cummings (imitating Andy Devine) and Jim Gallant (imitating Walter Brennan) as toon bullets Les Perkins as Mr. Toad Mary T. Radford as Hyacinth Hippo Nancy Cartwright as a Toon shoe Cherry Davis as Woody Woodpecker Morgan Deare as Bongo the Gorilla Peter Westy as Pinocchio Frank Welker as Dumbo Richard Williams as Droopy April Winchell as Mrs. Herman & Baby Herman's "baby noises" Frank Sinatra as Singing Sword Music by Alan Silvestri Screenplay adapted by Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman Directed by Robert Zemeckis & Richard Williams Release date June 22, 1988 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Celebrate stolen history by nominating a classic film, Song of the South, to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney is purging every aspect of it from existence. In theory, that's why the National Film Registry exists. Walt Disney's Song of the South is the first Technicolor feature film made that blended live action with animation throughout the film. The popular song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won the Oscar for Best Song. Woke Disney has purged this song from the theme parks and elsewhere. Actor James Baskett is the first black actor to win an Oscar and it was for this film! He was honored with an eternal Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South. Actor Nick Stewart played Br'er Bear, started the Ebony Showcase Theater with the earnings from this film. He returned to play Br'er Bear again in Splash Mountain and remodeled the theater. He was a Civil Rights pioneer and said "Walt Disney treated us like kings." Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel plays a major character in this film. She's the first black actress to win an Oscar for Gone with the Wind. The characters from this film were a major part of Walt Disney's stable of stars and he frequently revisited them again and again in his television, commercial, theme park ventures and more. The Uncle Remus stories were very special to Walt and so was this film inspired by them. Don't let Woke Disney erase important black, American, and cinematic history! Please nominate this historic film to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney purges every aspect of this special film from pop culture. The form is below. https://www.research.net/r/national-fim-registry-nomination-form Please consider contributing to our Give/Send/Go so we can continue preserving Walt Disney history like this. https://www.givesendgo.com/RediscoveringWaltDisney Posted for historical purposes. Walt Disney's voice is recreated with AI. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1937 animated fairy tale film based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Plot: A young girl on the cusp of womanhood is perceived a threat to her wicked stepmother and takes refuge among seven dwarfs. Starring Adriana Caselotti as Snow White Lucille La Verne as the Queen & Witch Roy Atwell as Doc Pinto Colvig as Grumpy Colvig also voiced Sleepy Otis Harlan as Happy Scotty Mattraw as Bashful Billy Gilbert as Sneezy Eddie Collins as Dopey Harry Stockwell as the Prince Moroni Olsen as the Magic Mirror, Stuart Buchanan as the Huntsman Songs by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline, & Paul Smith Story by Ted Sears, Richard Creedon, Otto Englander, Dick Rickard, Earl Hurd, Merrill De Maris, Dorothy Ann Blank, Webb Smith Directed by David Hand Original Release date December 21, 1937 Rerelease date July 2, 1993 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1989 musical fairy tale based on the 1837 story by Hans Christian Andersen. Plot: A mermaid dreams of marrying a prince. This film is really when the Walt Disney Company successfully returned to their roots with animated musical fantasies. In the 1940's Walt had developed a sequence based on this story for a proposed co-production with MGM that was abandoned. Storyboards from that early adaptation of the story were used as inspiration in the development of this film. Everything about the marketing tied the film into the studio's roots with Walt. The film was the first in a string of blockbuster animated features. Starring Jodi Benson as Ariel & Vanessa Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric Pat Carroll as Ursula Kenneth Mars as King Triton Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian Paddi Edwards as Flotsam & Jetsam Ben Wright as Grimsby René Auberjonois as Chef Louis Edie McClurg as Carlotta Will Ryan as Harold Songs be Alan Menken & Howard Ashman Screenplay by John Musker & Ron Clements Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Release date November 17, 1989 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1991 musical fairy tale based on the story by the Brothers Grimm. Plot: A young woman learns to not just a book by its cover. The tradition of Walt Disney's legacy continued in this acclaimed animated feature. It's the only hand drawn animated feature ever nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and won the Best Picture Golden Globe. Starring Paige O'Hara as Belle Robby Benson as the Beast/Prince Adam Richard White as Gaston Jerry Orbach as Lumière David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts Bradley Pierce as Chip Rex Everhart as Maurice Jesse Corti as LeFou Jo Anne Worley as the Wardrobe Hal Smith as Philippe Mary Kay Bergman and Kath Soucie as the Bimbettes Jack Angel, Phil Proctor, Bill Farmer, and Patrick Pinney as Tom, Dick, Stanley, and Gramp Brian Cummings as the Stove Alvin Epstein as the Bookseller Tony Jay as Monsieur D'Arque Alec Murphy as the Baker Kimmy Robertson as the Featherduster/Babette Frank Welker as Sultan Songs be Alan Menken & Howard Ashman Screenplay by Linda Woolverton Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise Release date November 22, 1991 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1992 musical fairy tale adventure based on the ancient story from the Arabian Nights by Scheherazade. Plot: A poor boy seeks to win the hand of a princess The studio after Walt really hit their stride with this film. It even surpassed the Little Mermaid and Beauty & the Beast in success. Notice how the trailer builds on the success of the previous two releases. Starring Scott Weinger as Aladdin Brad Kane as Aladdin's singing voice Robin Williams as the Genie & Peddler Linda Larkin as Princess Jasmine Lea Salonga as Jasmine's singing voice Jonathan Freeman as Jafar Frank Welker as Abu, Rajah, & Cave of Wonders Gilbert Gottfried as Iago Douglas Seale as the Sultan Jim Cummings as Captain Razoul Charlie Adler as Gazeem Corey Burton as Prince Achmed Songs be Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, & Tim Rice Screenplay by John Musker & Ron Clements and Ted Elliott &Terry Rossio Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Release date November 11, 1992 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf was the first music hit for Walt Disney Studio. It debuted in the Silly Symphony The Three Little Pigs. The song was recorded by several artists and the popular version included content that doesn't appear in the Oscar winning cartoon. The song created a market for future Disney tunes and led to a contract with Irving Berlin Publishing Co for future Silly Symphony and Mickey Mouse sheet music. It's the most well-known of any of the Sily Symphonies songs today. Written by by Frank Churchill with additional lyrics by Ann Ronell,[ Performed by Henry Hall & His Orchestra Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This rare 1937 interview of Walt Disney by Elza Schallert also features guests Donald Duck (Clarence "Ducky" Nash) and Clara Cluck (Florence Gill) Some of the studio history here is this was conducted shortly after the Silly Symphony the Country Cousin won an Oscar for Best Animated Short, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs is under production, and Donald Duck's birthday is just around the corner. What a great piece of animation history! Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

In 1955 Walt Disney contributed the essay "My Faith" to the book How Prayer Helps Me edited by Samuel Duff McCoy. Walt was one of the 71 figures to composes an essay for this book. Walt's brother, Roy, was so moved by Walt's words that he had the studio print shop publish cards with this text to be distributed to guests of Disneyland. We have used AI to recreate Walt's essay as it may have sounded in his own voice. Walt's mother played the piano and organ in their church when Walt was growing up. We've chosen a hymn from an early 20th century congregational hymnal to accompany Walt's words because of this. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

On May 29, 1957 Walt's TV show aired the episode called the Liberty Story to promote the release of his film Johnny Tremain. The film is based on the book by Ester Forbes that was published during WWII and won the Newberry Medal in 1944. It is one of the twenty top-selling children's novels of the 20th century. Walt felt this story was important to tell at the height of the Cold War. In this Liberty Story excerpt, Walt briefly discusses man's history of freedom correctly tying it in with Robin Hood (which he'd made into a film in 1952) before revealing his plans to add Liberty Street to Disneyland. Liberty Street had been announced along with Edison Square but the plans for both were put on hold as Walt and his team focused on the 1964-1965 World's Fair. Neither land was built at Disneyland. Edison Square evolved into the General Electric Carousel of Progress and Liberty Street was re-imagined as Liberty Square at Walt Disney World. In fact, some of the audio for the Hall of Presidents had originally been recorded under Walt's supervision back in 1958. The film Johnny Tremain aired in two episodes of Walt's TV show in 1958. The Boston Tea Party on November 21 and The Shot Heard Around the World on December 5. We have included Walt's intros to these episodes as well. These two episodic versions of Johnny Tremain were also distributed in schools for decades. When the film bombed in the UK Walt opted to not release it in Europe. A few years later Walt would reach Europeans with another story on Independence set at the time of America's founding but not released theatrically in America, Dr Syn/the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

On May 30, 1956 this episode of Walt's TV show aired (Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker) to advertise the release of Walt's latest big budget film, the Great Locomotive Chase. The Great Locomotive Chase was filmed in Cinemascope and a very ambitious project. There were only a few Cinemascope lenses in existence at the time and only very prestigious productions were produced in this format then. The film told the true story of when Union spies were sent behind enemy lines to cut off Confederate communications as they stole a train headed north. The story evenly portrayed the Americans on both sides of the war and this TV episode demonstrated the great lengths Walt always went to in order to ensure historical accuracy in his films. This is also a story that doesn't end happily but Walt knew it was an important story for families to hear. In many cases, the stories Walt dramatized in film were either the first time they had ever been told in cinema or they became the definitive cinematic versions. In this excerpt is Walt's intro for this TV episode where he talks about how he knew veterans from both sides of the Civil War when he was a boy. The theme of Walt's intro and the film is about the nation healing and coming together. It's a message just as timely for today. You also see Walt show the well-worn copy of the book the film is based on from his family library when he was a boy. If you've not seen the Great Locomotive Chase it's a film worth seeing. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

On Oct 27, 1966, the same day Walt Disney filmed his EPCOT presentation film, he also filmed this. It was meant to be shown before the premiere of Follow Me, Boys! at Radio City Music Hall in December but was withheld because Walt had died. When you see this footage and hear him talk about how he can't get away from the studio and you realize he's actually a sick man nearing his deathbed, you can't help but get a little misty-eyed. Follow Me, Boys! is a forgotten film but it was a story that resonated with Walt. Whenever he cast Fred MacMurry in a role it was because Walt saw himself in that role. Follow Me, Boys! was also the first Disney film starring Kurt Russell who would go on to enjoy a career of Disney films well into the 1970's. Kurt has discussed his friendship with Walt many times over the years. Walt also created the role for Lillian Gish in that film as the emotional heart of the story because he wanted to give her the work. In a lot of ways, this film is Walt telling the world goodbye whether he realized it of not. The world lost one of the most innovative figures of all time when Walt Disney passed away and this channel exists so you can rediscover the things he did. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 12th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date February 6, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 13th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date February 20, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 19th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date May 14, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 23rd Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date July 9, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 25th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date August 6, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 11th Oswald cartoon in the series and most of it is lost. Release date January 23, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

In the spring of 1940 Walt Disney and Billy Bletcher were filmed at their recording session for the Mickey Mouse cartoon Mr Mouse Takes a Trip. The short was released on November 1, 1940. This is the only footage of Walt performing Mickey Mouse's voice that's known to exist. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This theatrical featurette was a newsreel released to advertise the original release of Mary Poppins. This historical document shows what it was like on the night of August 27. 1964 when Mary Poppins debuted at the Grauman's Chinese Theater and was a smash success. There were also live radio and television broadcasts of this very special night. Although the announcer claims this was Walt's first premiere since Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, that's inaccurate. All of Walt's films had a gala premiere from Song of the South in Atlanta to Darby O'Gill & the Little People in Dublin. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

After the Alice Comedies had run their course due to cost and technical restrictions, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was developed as the lead character in an new all animated series. Walt and Ub Iwerks began the series once they moved into the new Hyperion Studio building. When the first short, Poor Papa, was rejected by Universal, Walt and Ub went back to the drawing board and redesigned the character to be more like Charlie Chaplin. After Oswald was accepted, the short Poor Papa was tweaked to fit the new character design and became the 21st short released while it was the first one made. With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten acres of land in the desert. They also invested in an oil-drilling venture. Iwerks also invested his income in several stone mills to crush paint pigment he used to make paint formulas that were utilized by animators for decades. 6 of the 27 Oswald shorts Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks made are believed to be lost. This is the 15th Oswald cartoon in the series and the final one produced by Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks. Release date March 19, 1928 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.