Rediscovering Walt Disney

Trailer for the 1983 mystery suspense horror film based on the novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury who was a friend of Walt Disney's. Plot: A coming of age story about a father, his son, and his son's best friend when a mysterious circus of evil comes to town. This was Walt Disney Productions' attempt at producing a horror film to reach the market then popular at the time that was started by The Exorcist. The film had a troubled production as Disney execs got cold feet on the tone of the first cut of the film and new scenes were shot as well as a different score created. Part of the Walt Disney back lot was torn down to build the town set used in this film. Starring Jason Robards as Charles Halloway Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark Diane Ladd as Mrs. Nightshade Royal Dano as Tom Fury Vidal Peterson as Will Halloway Arthur Hill as Adult Will (Narrator) Shawn Carson as Jim Nightshade Mary Grace Canfield as Miss Foley Sharan Lea as Young Miss Foley Richard Davalos as Mr. Crosetti Jack Dodson as Dr. Douglas Bruce M. Fischer as Mr. Cooger Pam Grier as the Dust Witch Jack Dengel as Mr. Tetley Ellen Geer as Mrs. Halloway James Stacy as Ed, the Bartender Tony Christopher as Young Ed Angelo Rossitto as Little Person #1 Screenplay by Ray Bradbury Directed by Jack Clayton Release date April 29, 1983 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 14th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date March 5, 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 4th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date October 3, 1927 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

The Alice Comedies are Walt Disney's first successful animated series. The cartoons follow the adventures of a live action little girl named Alice and her animated cat, Julius, through an animated world. The original actress who played Alice was Virginia Davis. The second actress to play Alice was Dawn O'Day. This is her only short in the series. The cartoons are animated by Ub Iwerks and were distributed by Margaret J. Winkler. The successful Alice Comedies series ran for 57 episodes and are the foundation of the Disney Bros Studio. The series was finally replaced by Walt's new star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 1927. 16 Alice Comedies shorts are believed to be lost. This is the 16th Alice Comedies cartoon in the series. Release date May 30, 1925 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. Two gags from this short were later reused in the Mickey Mouse cartoons The Karnival Kid and Wild Waves. 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 5th Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date October 31, 1927 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

In 1982 Walt's widow, Lilly, was interviewed alongside their daughters Diane and granddaughter Jenny at the United Kingdom Pavillion in EPCOT Center. This is the raw interview conducted by Imagineers that was later excerpted in other venues. Mrs. Disney lived until 1997 and gave very few interviews so this is a very special piece of history. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This 1951 promo for Walt's new film, Alice in Wonderland, aired on the June 14, 1951 episode of the Ford Star Revue. It's narrated by opera singer James Melton for his daughter Margo. In the time, there were very few behind the scenes documentaries on how films or cartoons were made so this was very much a novelty. Some of the footage is reused from the 1941 theatrical film The Reluctant Dragon. This short also demonstrates just how much of an A-list release Alice in Wonderland was for Walt Disney. Original airdate June 14, 1951 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This 1952 trailer for Peter Pan features rare documentary footage of Walt's collaborators working on the film. Such documentaries on how films or animated cartoons were made were unusual for the time. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Celebrate Black History Month by nominating a classic film to the National Film Registry that Woke Disney is purging every aspect of 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. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or the Blaze.

This 1942 documentary trailer was released to advertise the forthcoming films Walt Disney had in production. Ultimately only Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros were completed but several others were planned. The documentary was distributed by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs rather than in theatrical venues. Walt and 18 of his artists had been sent on a Goodwill Tour of South America on the cusp of World War II because the American government feared the Nazis gaining a foothold on America's doorstep. Several film makers were sent under this policy in the hopes that American capitalism and freedoms would take root in the Latin American countries. Orson Welles was another of these film makers who were sent on a tour via this policy but his films were abandoned and went unfinished in his lifetime. We are very fortunate that this footage exists because documentary films of film productions and animation were a rarity at the time. Release date November 23, 1942

This 1938 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. 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.

This 1937 short film was made at the request of Walt's distributor RKO Radio Pictures to show executives and theater managers who were interested in seeing how Walt Disney made his films. The footage was shot in early July of 1937 and features a plethora of notable Walt Disney Legends at work on some of Walt's most beloved films. While this film was never intended to be viewed by the general public, during the following year another documentary film was produced for general release titled How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made that included some footage from this short. 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.

Edgar Bergen was a ventriloquist who had a weekly radio show with his dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd that started in the 1930's. Bergen and his characters starred in feature films and were like the Muppets of their era. (Jim Henson had Bergen and his characters on the Muppet Show, cameo in The Muppet Movie and dedicated that film to his memory.) In 1947 Walt Disney cast Bergen and his dummies as themselves in his package feature Fun & Fancy Free. Bergen was a friend and neighbor of Walt Disney and Walt called on him again to star in his first TV show One Hour in Wonderland in 1950. To promote Fun & Fancy Free, Walt appeared on Bergen's show with Donald Duck. When the film debuted, Bergan and his dummies were given top billing. When the film was released to VHS, DVD, and streaming many decades later, they're no longer featured in the promotional materials. The irony is this film is probably the only piece of media that most modern audiences of today have seen with Bergen and his dummies. His daughter is actress Candince Bergen. Original airdate September 21, 1947 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1940 roadshow art film. Plot: Walt Disney's artistic masterpiece about man's quest for God. Starring Leopold Stokowski Deems Taylor Story by Joe Grant & Dick Huemer Directed by Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen, David D. Hand, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe, T. Hee, Norman Ferguson, & Wilfred Jackson Release date November 13, 1940 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Teaser Trailer for the 1941 Americana fantasy film based on the roller-book Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson & Harold Pearl Plot: Davy A young elephant learns his handicap is actually a gift and overcomes adversity. Starring Edward Brophy as Timothy Q. Mouse Verna Felton as Elephant Matriarch & Mrs. Jumbo Cliff Edwards as Jim Crow[ Herman Bing as The Ringmaster Sterling Holloway as Mr. Stork Margaret Wright as Casey Junior The Hall Johnson Choir as Crow Chorus Hall Johnson as Deacon Crow James Baskett as Fats Crow Nick Stewart as Specks Crow Jim Carmichael as Dopey Crow The King's Men as Roustabout Chorus Noreen Gammill as Elephant Catty Dorothy Scott as Elephant Giddy Sarah Selby as Elephant Prissy Billy Bletcher as Clown Malcolm Hutton as Smitty John McLeish as the narrator Songs by Frank Churchill & Oliver Wallace Story adapted by Joe Grant & Dick Huemer Directed by Ben Sharpsteen Release date October 23, 1941 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1947 animated package feature combining the stories of Jack & the Beanstalk by the Brothers Grimm and Bongo the Bear by Sinclair Lewis. Plot: Bongo the Bear tells the story of a circus bear falling in love. Mickey & the Beanstalk is the story of three friends facing a giant and liberating Laughing Valley from his greed. Jiminy Cricket bridges the sequences together. Starring Edgar Bergen as himself, Charlie McCarthy, & Mortimer Snerd Luana Patten as herself Dinah Shore as singer, the narrator & Lulubelle Jimmy MacDonald as Bongo & Lumpjaw Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse Clarence Nash as Donald Duck Pinto Colvig as Goofy Billy Gilbert as Willie the Giant Anita Gordon as The Golden Harp The King's Men as The bears, & Happy Valley crows Songs by Oliver Wallace, Paul Smith, Eliot Daniel, & Charles Wolcott Story by Homer Brightman, Ernest Terrazas, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Ralph Wrigh, Elmer Plummer, Roy Williams, William Cottrell, Del Connell, & James Bodrero Directed by Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Hamilton Luske, & William Morgan Release date September 27, 1947 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company

Trailer for the 1942 travelog package feature film celebrating South American culture. Plot: Donald Duck is introduced to the culture and customs of Latin America via his new friend,José Carioca, This was the first of a proposed series of films for the United States Department of State as part of the Good Neighbor policy. Starring Lee Blair – himself Mary Blair – herself Pinto Colvig – Goofy Walt Disney – himself Norman Ferguson – himself Frank Graham – himself Clarence Nash – Donald Duck José do Patrocínio Oliveira – José Carioca Fred Shields – narrator Frank Thomas – himself Stuart Buchanan – flight attendant Songs by Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith, Charles Wolcott, Charles Wolcott, Ned Washington, Ary Barroso, & Zequinha de Abreu Story by Homer Brightman, William Cottrell, Richard Huemer, Joe Grant, Harold Reeves, Ted Sears, Webb Smith, Roy Williams, & Ralph Wright Directed by Norm Ferguson Release date August 24, 1942 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1944 travelog package feature film celebrating South American culture. Plot: Donald Duck is introduced to the culture and customs of Latin America via his new friends, José Carioca, This was the first of a proposed series of films for the United States Department of State as part of the Good Neighbor policy. Starring Clarence Nash as Donald Duck José do Patrocínio Oliveira as José Carioca Joaquin Garay as Panchito Pistoles Pinto Colvig as the Aracuan Bird Aurora Miranda as Yaya Dora Luz Carmen Molina Sterling Holloway as the Narrator Frank Graham as the Narrator Fred Shields as the Narrator Francisco "Frank" Mayorga as the Mexican Guitarist Nestor Amaral as José Carioca's singing voice Trío Calaveras Trío Ascencio del Río Padua Hills Player Carlos Ramírez – Mexico Songs by Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith, & Charles Wolcott Story by Homer Brightman, Ernest Terrazas, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Ralph Wrigh, Elmer Plummer, Roy Williams, William Cottrell, Del Connell, & James Bodrero Directed by Norm Ferguson Release date December 21, 1944 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1941 Americana fantasy film based on the roller-book Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson & Harold Pearl Plot: Davy A young elephant learns his handicap is actually a gift and overcomes adversity. Starring Edward Brophy as Timothy Q. Mouse Verna Felton as Elephant Matriarch & Mrs. Jumbo Cliff Edwards as Jim Crow[ Herman Bing as The Ringmaster Sterling Holloway as Mr. Stork Margaret Wright as Casey Junior The Hall Johnson Choir as Crow Chorus Hall Johnson as Deacon Crow James Baskett as Fats Crow Nick Stewart as Specks Crow Jim Carmichael as Dopey Crow The King's Men as Roustabout Chorus Noreen Gammill as Elephant Catty Dorothy Scott as Elephant Giddy Sarah Selby as Elephant Prissy Billy Bletcher as Clown Malcolm Hutton as Smitty John McLeish as the narrator Songs by Frank Churchill & Oliver Wallace Story adapted by Joe Grant & Dick Huemer Directed by Ben Sharpsteen Release date October 23, 1941 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Promo for the 1957 western comedy superhero series based on the Zorro stories created by Johnston McCulley. Plot: A wealthy playboy fights corrupt crime in his community as a caped crusader. The only one who knows his secret identity is his butler and they have a secret lair beneath the mansion accessed via a secret passage behind a grandfather clock. Starring Guy Williams as Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro s George J. Lewis as Don Alejandro de la Vega Gene Sheldon as Bernardo Henry Calvin as Sergeant Demetrio Lopez García Don Diamond as Corporal Reyes ( Britt Lomond as Captain Enrique Sánchez Monastario Nestor Paiva as Innkeeper Than Wyenn as Licenciado Piña Jan Arvan as Don Ignacio Torres Romney Brent as Padre Felipe Henry Rowland as Count Kolinko Jay Novello as Juan Greco Charles Korvin as José Sebastián de Varga Steve Stevens as Don Rodolfo Jolene Brand as Ana María Verdugo Gloria Talbott as Moneta Esperon Joan Evans as Leonar Eduard Franz as Señor Gregorio Verdugo Richard Anderson as Ricardo del Amo Cesar Romero as Esteban de la Cruz Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., as Vivera Annette Funicello as Anita Cabrillo Everett Sloane as Andrés Felipe Basilio John Litel as Governor of California Rodolfo Acosta as Perico Verdugo Eugenia Paul as Elena Torres Suzanne Lloyd as Raquel Toledano Jonathan Harris as Carlos Fernandez Tony Russel as Carlos Martinez Fred Cavens was the Fencing Consultant of the series and appeared uncredited in various episodes, as did his son Albert Cavens, who also stunt-doubled for some of the guest actors in the fencing scenes. Theme song by Norman Foster & George Bruns Original air date October 10, 1957 – July 2, 1959 78 episodes and 4 one hour specials. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1956 western film based on the Davy Crockett Almanac Tall Tales. Plot: Davy Crockett has adventures with Mike Fink and river pirates. Starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett Buddy Ebsen as George "Georgie" Russell Jeff York as Mike Fink Kenneth Tobey as Jocko Clem Bevans as Captain Cobb Irvin Ashkenazy as Moose Mort Mills as Samuel Mason Paul Newlan as Big Harpe Frank Richards as Little Harpe Hank Worden as Fiddler Dick Crockett as Ben Troy Melton as Hank Douglass Dumbrille as Saloon owner Walter Catlett as Colonel Plug William Bakewell as Keelboat Race Master of Ceremonies William Fawcett as Old Timer with Livestock George J. Lewis as Chief Black Eagle Songs Thomas W. Blackburn, George Bruns, & Edward H. Plumb Screenplay by Tom Blackburn & Norman Foster Directed by Norman Foster Release date July 18, 1956 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Hall of Fame was a radio show that aired on NBC in the early 1930's hosted by John McIntire. For their 1934 Christmas show they brought in Walt Disney and his stable of animated characters. This is one of Walt Disney's earliest radio appearances and you get a glimpse at who the popular Walt Disney characters were in 1934. Over the years several of them vanished from the core group but here they are at the dawn of the Walt Disney Studios and their popularity. Both Walt and his characters would go one to appear on several radio shows at the height of the medium. Original airdate December 23, 1938 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

For the 1964 NY World's Fair, Walt Disney and his team of imagineers created four different attractions; the Magic Skyway, the Carousel of Progress, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and It's a Small World. They also presented the Tower of the Four Winds kinetic sculpture in from of Small World. Costume Walt Disney characters could also be found at the NY World's Fair. Here, Walt discusses his shows in one of the few interviews he ever gave. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Walt Disney gave very few long form recorded interviews. This one was conducted by actor, writer, producer, director, announcer, Fletcher Markle shortly after he'd completed The Incredible Journey for Walt. This interview has been excerpted in many documentaries about Walt Disney and his creations. This is the complete interview. Original airdate September 25, 1963 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

To promote the original release of Alice in Wonderland, Walt appeared on the Fred Warring Show along with several actors from the film who played their characters in person. Walt had been doing similar promotions with his film releases going all the way back to radio in the 1930's. Fred Warring was a popular musician and bandleader in the golden ages of television and radio. His band was known as Fred Warring & his Pennsylvanians and recorded dozens of albums over the years including an album tying in with the release of Alice in Wonderland. The Fred Warring Show ran on radio from 1933 to 1957 and transitioned to television from 1949 to 1954. Warring was a comic strip art collector and had a friendship with Walt Disney so it was natural they would collaborate together on this episode. This presentation is notable for including characters from the book who were cut from the film. Walt had been trying to adapt Alice in Wonderland into a feature film since the early 1930's and when he was finally successful, it was marketed just like all of his previous films had been. Starring Walt Disney Fred Waring & his Pennsylvanians Kathryn Beaumont as Alice Sterling Holloway as Cheshire Cat Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum as The Mad Hatter Mark Brull as Jabberwocky Mike Doty as Tweedle Dum Poley McClintock as Tweedle Dee Hugh Fleming as The Queen Nadine Gay as Boy with the sword Herman Hennig as Walrus Ray Sax as Carpenter Gloria Mudell as Dormouse Johnny Petterson as White Rabbit Betty Reynolds as Duchess Directed by Bob Banner Original airdate March 11, 1951 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.