WALT DISNEY TREASURES: DISNEY RARITIES - CELEBRATED SHORTS: 1920S - 1960S

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• Release Year: 1924
• Genre: Animation, Short
• Plot: This fascinating volume features some of Walt’s most unique animated triumphs. Included are several of Walt’s “The Alice Comedies,” a pioneering series of early short films that combined live-action and animation. These wonderful, lesser-known unique films pre-date much of the work that would make him world-famous. Fans will enjoy the unique animation of “Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom,” which won an Academy Award® (Best Short Subject (Cartoon) 1953) and was the first cartoon produced in Cinemascope. This short film established a completely new animation style for the Studio. DISNEY RARITIES, CELEBRATED SHORTS 1920s-1960s showcases a large collection of Walt’s outstanding animated shorts that fans may not be aware of. ; Shorts: ; Alice's Wonderland, Alice Gets in Dutch, Alice's Wild West Show, Alice in the Jungle, Alice's Egg Plant, Alice's Murderous Mystery, Alice the Whaler, Ferdinand the Bull, Chicken Little, The Pelican and the Snipe, The Truth About Mother Goose, Paul Bunyan, Noah's Ark, Goliath II, The Saga of Windwagon Smith, A Symposium on Popular Songs, Ben and Me, Football: Now and Then, Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom, Pigs is Pigs, Social Lion, A Cowboy Needs a Horse, Hooked Bear, In the Bag, Jack and Old Mac, The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A., The Brave Engineer, Morris, the Midget Moose, Lambert, the Sheepish Lion, The Little House, Adventures in Music: Melody ; ; Bonus features: ; - 'Alice's Cartoon World': Leonard Maltin discusses shorts with the original Alice, Virginia Davis ; - 'From Kansas City to Hollywood' Walt's silent era timeline ; - 'A Feather in His Collar', rarely-seen Community Chest short ; - Audio commentary by composer Richard Sherman on 'A Symposium on Popular Songs'; - still frame galleries ;
• Cast: Marc Davis, Eyvind Earle, Joshua Meador, Walt Peregoy, Walt Disney
• Director: Walt Disney
• Runtime: 5:26
• Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie