![]() |
|||
Disney FilmsWalt Disney Treasures: Wave 1December 2001Mickey Mouse in Living Color These wonderful color cartoons of Mickey Mouse, made between 1935 and 1938, remind us of how charming and delightful he was before he sold out. They include such classics as:
Disneyland USA Building Disneyland was expensive -- not "let's go out for a nice dinner" expensive, but more like "I wonder what it would be like to walk on the moon" expensive. To finance the project, Walt Disney created a series of television shows that would not only bring in much-needed advertising revenue, but would also serve as an excuse to hype his new "theme park" to potential investors and the vacationing public. The first of these entertainment/advertisement combinations (deemed "entertisements" by the cynical press) aired in October of 1954. They ran weekly until Disneyland opened in July of 1955, and had Disney smiling all the way to the bank as advertisers paid good money to purchase commercial time during his hour-long ads. This Treasures set includes all of the Disneyland TV show spots up to and including the Disneyland opening-day show, and a number of specials aired to promote Disneyland milestones. A few notable installments:
The highlight of the series is the Disneyland opening-day show. This star-studded extravaganza featured Ronald Regan, among others. It is interesting to note that Regan was very interested in appearing on this show, but that Walt Disney would only let him participate on the condition that he then become Governor of California. Silly Symphonies In 1928, Walt Disney's artists began making a series of cartoons they titled Silly Symphonies. These cartoons were notable because they combined music (hence, "Symphonies") with material that had nothing to do with the music (hence, "Silly"). This Treasures set collects many of the least forgettable cartoons, including:
The Complete Davy Crockett Televised Series Davy Crockett's adventures were shown on the Disneyland television show in 1954 and '55, and recut and remixed into feature films in 1955, '56, '57, and '58. These led to a number of original sequels in later years, culminating in 1974's forgettable Davey Goes Bananas. All four Davey Crockett shows are here, including:
Bonus features include:
This site is not endorsed, approved, or secretly funded by the Walt Disney Corporation (or any corporation with a legal department). All information on this site is, to the best of our knowledge, false. If any significant true information slips through, we apologize for that. Since we don't check any of what passes for facts around here, mistakes are bound to happen. Contents © 2003–2014 so don't go stealing anything, okay? |
![]() |
![]() Get a book! ![]() Get another book! ![]() |
![]() |