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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
EAN: 9780788859465
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 0788859463
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
MPN: DISD40333D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 06, 2005
Running Time: 326 minutes
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1953
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Disney Rarities lives up to its title: It's been impossible to see many of these shorts for decades. Walt Disney bankrupted his fledgling Laugh-O-Gram studio making "Alice's Wonderland," but the short earned Disney his first national distribution contract. Films featuring animated characters in live-action settings were common during the silent era; Disney reversed the situation, placing a live actress (Virginia Davis) in a cartoon world. The "Alice" series ran from 1923-1926, and several girls played the title role. These silent films have been handsomely restored and given upbeat musical tracks by Alex Rannie.
The Oscar-winners "Ferdinand the Bull" (1938) and "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" (1953) rank as genuine classics, and have been unavailable for far too long. The wartime cautionary tale "Chicken Little" (1943) displays more imagination than the 2005 feature adaptation of the same story. "The Truth About Mother Goose" (1957) reflects the influence of Sleeping Beauty (1959), which was in production then; the elephants in "Goliath II" (1960) anticipate the ones in The Jungle Book (1967).
"Noah's Ark" (1959), Disney's first stop-motion film, features cleverly designed animals made from pencils, erasers, corks, pipecleaners, and other found objects, but the obstrusive '50s songs quickly cloy. Many of the films from the '50s and early '60s ("Pigs Is Pigs," "A Cowboy Needs a Horse," "Paul Bunyan" ) reflect the look of the UPA Studio. The characters are flatter, simpler, and more angular; the backgrounds, more stylized. Although Disney had dominated the cartoon short during the '30s, the studio largely shifted to feature and television production during the '40s and '50s. Disney Rarities is a set fans and students of animation will want to own. (Unrated, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
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A fascinating cross-section of Walt Disney's animated shorts from the 1920s through the 1960s, this Disney Treasures tin will fill a lot of empty spots for the hardcore Disney collector.
Perhaps most importantly, we get several installments from the silent "Alice Comedies" series. Over fifty shorts were produced between the years 1923-27, showcasing a live little girl in an animated wonderland. Several girls played Alice during the run of the series, the first and most famous being ... Read More
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I love Disney, but I normally would never buy a collection like this. I bought this collection primarily for the Humphrey the Bear cartoons. I hadn't seen most of the other shorts, but I confess I love the whole collection! I wanted it to share with my 4-year-old, and he loves the folk lore classics, especially. You just don't see many representations of these anymore. While some people would be offended by a couple of the cartoons that have racial stereotypes not acceptable in today's society, I ... Read More
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Great dvd, we have loked for several of shorts for thirty to forty years, and they are all great, thanks, KMC
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While not a big fan of The 1923 "Alice in Wonderland" or "Alice comedies", I love Disc 2 with the shorts and some of my favorite cartoons.
I love Humphey the Bear and this disc has two with Ranger Woodlore. It also contains "Ben & Me" which is probably my number 1 for Disney shorts. I would recommend it, but really only for Disc 2.
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My whole family has enjoyed this video. It's not only entertaining it's educational in its own way. It's interesting to see how television has evolved and changed throughout the years.
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