227 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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The lads grab their heart-boxes and make for the creepy woods as they cover Walt Disney’s 1937 landmark animated film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Topics include the origins of Walter Elias Disney, the make-it-up-as-you-go-along production, and the enduring legacy of the film that built the Disney empire.

Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Dir. Walt Disney. 1937.
• “Before Snow White” by J.B. Kaufman. Film History, Jun., 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2, Animation (Jun., 1993), pp. 158-175
• “The Disney Way of Death” by Gary Laderman. Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Mar., 2000, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Mar., 2000), pp. 27-46. Oxford University Press.
• “The Great Animation Strike” by Kristin Hunt. JSTOR Daily. January 2nd, 2020.
• Walt Disney: An American Original by Bob Thomas. Simon & Schuster. 1976.
• Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. Alfred A. Knopf. 2006.
• “‘With a smile and a song …’: Walt Disney and the Birth of the American Fairy Tale” by Tracey Mollet. Marvels & Tales, Vol. 27, No. 1 (2013), pp. 109-124. Wayne State University Press

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