Rediscovering Walt Disney

Trailer for the 1978 science fiction film based on the characters created by Alexander Key. Plot: The children from Witch Mountain return for a visit in the city when Tony is kidnapped and mind controlled by a mad scientist and his assistant and Tia must rescue her brother from their clutches. Starring Bette Davis as Letha Wedge Christopher Lee as Dr. Victor Gannon Kim Richards as Tia Malone Ike Eisenmann as Tony Malone Jack Soo as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto Anthony James as Sickle Richard Bakalyan as Eddie Ward Costello as Mr. Clearcole Christian Juttner as Dazzler Brad Savage as Muscles Poindexter Yothers as Crusher Jeffrey Jacquet as Rocky Stu Gilliam as Dolan William Bassett as Operations officer Tom Scott as Monitor Helene Winston as Dowager Albert Able as Engineer Denver Pyle as Uncle Bené Brian Part and Pierre Daniel as Goons Wally Brooks as Taxi fare Mel Gold as Security guard Bob Yothers as Cop Casse Jaeger as School patrolman Larry Mamorstein as Guard Bob James as Gate guard Ruth Warshawsky as Lady in car Adam Anderson as Man in museum Rosemary Lord as Woman in museum Ted Noose as Policeman Wally Berns as Man in car Screenplay by Malcolm Marmorstein Directed by John Hough Release date March 10, 1978 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1989 science fiction comedy film. Plot: A wacky inventor accidently shrinks his kids and they get lost in the backyard. This film is really when the Walt Disney Company successfully returned to their roots with a popular, successful special effects comedy family film. Starring Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski Matt Frewer as Russell "Big Russ" Thompson Sr. Marcia Strassman as Diane Szalinski Kristine Sutherland as Mae Thompson Thomas Wilson Brown as Russell "Little Russ" Thompson Jr. Jared Rushton as Ronald "Ron" Thompson Amy O'Neill as Amy Szalinski Robert Oliveri as Nick Szalinski Carl Steven as Tommy Pervis Mark L. Taylor as Donald "Don" Forrester Kimmy Robertson as Gloria Forrester Lou Cutell as Dr. Brainard Laura Waterbury as Female Cop Trevor Galtress as Male Cop Martin Aylett as Harold Boorstein Janet Sunderland as Lauren Boorstein Craig Richard Nelson as Prof. Frederickson Frank Welker as Special Vocal Effects Screenplay by Ed Naha & Tom Schulman Directed by Joe Johnston Release date June 23, 1989 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1982 science fiction film. Plot: A computer programmer is sucked into the game he'd created. This was Walt Disney Productions' attempt at producing a Science Fiction film in the vein of those that were popular at the time. This film is famous for its then groundbreaking CGI visual effects. Starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn & Clu (Codified Likeness Utility) Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley & Tron David Warner as Ed Dillinger, Sark, & Master Control Program (MCP) Cindy Morgan as Dr. Lora Baines & Yori Barnard Hughes as Dr. Walter Gibbs, Dumont & Master Control Program's original incarnation. Dan Shor as Roy Kleinberg & Ram Peter Jurasik as Crom Tony Stephano as Peter & Sark's Lieutenant. Screenplay by Steven Lisberger Directed by Steven Lisberger Release date July 9, 1982 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Teaser 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.

Trailer for the 1980 mystery suspense horror film based on the novel of the same name Florence Engel Randall. Plot: A teenage girl tries to solve the mystery on what happened to a teenage girl thirty years ago during the same upcoming eclipse. 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 original filmed ending had a science fiction identity for the Watcher but was later reshot in favor of an occult one. Starring Bette Davis as Mrs. Aylwood Carroll Baker as Helen Curtis David McCallum as Paul Curtis Lynn-Holly Johnson as Jan Curtis Kyle Richards as Ellie Curtis Ian Bannen as John Keller Richard Pasco as Tom Colley Frances Cuka as Mary Fleming Benedict Taylor as Mike Fleming Eleanor Summerfield as Mrs. Thayer Georgina Hale as Young Mrs. Aylwood Katharine Levy as Karen Aylwood Screenplay by Brian Clemens, Harry Spalding & Rosemary Anne Sisson Directed by John Hough & Vincent McEveety Release date April 17, 1980 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1979 science fiction adventure film. Plot: 20,000 Leagues Unser the Sea in outer space. Originally conceived as a disaster film like The Towering Inferno or The Poseidon Adventure by Disney legend Winston Hibler, the success of Star Wars made Walt Disney Productions rework the script after Hibler passed away. The result is the first Disney film to receive a PG rating. Starring Maximilian Schell as Dr. Hans Reinhardt Anthony Perkins as Dr. Alex Durant Robert Forster as Captain Dan Holland Joseph Bottoms as Lieutenant Charlie Pizer Yvette Mimieux as Dr. Kate McCrae Ernest Borgnine as Harry Booth Tom McLoughlin as Captain S.T.A.R. (Captain Special Troops/Arms Regiment) Roddy McDowall as the voice of V.I.N.CENT. LF-396 (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized Labor Force-396) Slim Pickens as the voice of Old BO.B. LF-28 (Old BiO-sanitation Battalion Labor Force-28) Screenplay by Gerry Day & Jeb Rosebrook Directed by Gary Nelson Release date December 18, 1979 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 17, 1927 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 2nd Oswald cartoon in the series. Release date September 19, 1927 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

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.