Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland - Fred Warring Show (1951)

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

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