Snow White Premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre - December 21, 1937
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- 00:00 Walt Disney's Introduction to Hollywood
00:20 Tom Sito - Walt's Desire to be Taken Seriously in Hollywood
00:55 Walt's Dream of a Hollywood Premiere
01:15 The Skeleton Dance - The First Silly Symphony
01:56 The Premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
02:28 Ward Kimball - Talks about 'Disney's Folly'
03:16 Walt Produces an Extravagant Opening
04:34 Snow White Sneaks in to her Own Premiere
05:10 The First Audience - Reactions
05:40 Ken O'Connor - Reaction of Audience and John Barrymore to Artwork on Screen
06:11 Ward Kimball - Audience Reactions
07:00 Tom Sito - Walt's Direction for the Bier Scene and Audience Reaction
07:33 Ward Kimball - Audience Reaction to End of Film
08:06 Walt Disney's Opening Night Response to Theater Guests
08:27 Carthay Circle Theatre Replica at Disney's Hollywood Studios
08:53 Snow White Gets a Special Oscar at 1939 Academy Awards
09:42 Box Office Numbers for First Release of Snow White
10:16 End Credits
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When Walt Disney moved to California from Kansas City in 1923, he dove into the film industry, head first. He spent many of his days inside the film studios.
Walt had a dream that one day, all of Hollywood would show up for one of his films. But the problem was, Walt made cartoons, and cartoons were not taken seriously.
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Carthay Circle Theater would host the premiere of the world’s very first feature-length animated cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
December 21, 1937
Walt had put every ounce of his passion and every dollar he had into this film and this opening.
Celebrities that attended included: Marlene Dietrich, Shirley Temple, Charlie Chaplin with Paulette Goddard, Ed Sullivan, Clark Gable and Carol Lombard, Norma Shearer, Judy Garland, Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Cary Grant, and many more.
It was such well-attended event that neither Adrianna Caselotti, who voiced Snow White, nor Harry Stockwell, who voiced Prince Charming, had a ticket. After being denied entry, Adrianna stated: “But, I'm Snow White and this is Prince Charming! But, no ticket, no entry. So, Snow White and Prince Charming waited, and snuck in when the ticket lady wasn't looking. They ran upstairs to one side of the balcony and stood there, watching themselves on the screen.
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As the film began, the audience seemed a little anxious. Then they chuckled at the first little gags. Gradually, there was an energy, a buzz, a joy, that spread throughout the entire theater. They not only applauded the songs, they not only applauded the animation, they even applauded the background and layouts when no animation was on the screen.
In an interview Ward Kimball recalled that they were seated behind Clark Gable and Carol Lombard. And when Snow White was poisoned, Clark Gable, one of Hollywoods biggest manly-man celebrities, needed to borrow a handkerchief from Carol Lombard.
As the stars exited the theater, they searched their bags for dark glasses so photographers could not get photos of them after they had been crying.
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Snow White played at the Carthay Circle for four months. The final box office gross for the first release of Snow White was close to $8.5 million, making it the highest-grossing Hollywood film up to that time. This was when the average ticket price for adults was quarter and a dime for children.
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At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Once Upon a Time store is an homage to this landmark theater, that played the host to not only the first Silly Symphony, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but Disney’s Fantasia as well.
If you enter this replica of Carthay Circle Theater and walk to the back of the store, you will find photos from the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
When the store was first opened, if you listened closely, you will hear the actual radio broadcast from the film premiere, being played throughout the store.
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RESOURCES:
Interview with Tom Sito
June 09, 2023
Attractions Magazine
Little Known Facts about the Carthay Circle Theater
www.attractionsmagazine.com
The Revised Vault of Walt by Jim Korkis
Chapter: Snow White Christmas Premiere
Theme Park Press (www.themeparkpress.com)
The Animation Guild
TAG Blog: The Ken O'Connor Interview
animationguildblog.blogspot.com
Filmic Light - Snow White Archive
"Dwarfland" at Snow White Premiere
filmic-light.blogspot.com
Animation Who and Where
Snow White at the Carthay
animationwhoandwhere.blogspot.com
Disney Parks Blog
Opening Night, 1937: ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Premieres at Carthay Circle Theatre
by Erin Glover
disneyparks.disney.go.com
Forrest!! This is wonderful!! I'm going to play it for my Cast at closing time tonight. They all need to know the history behind our buildings and then they can appreciate where we work even more. I also loved the video about the cameraman statue. I had no idea!! Thank you so much!!
This means so much that you like it!! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm. Can’t wait to see you again in the park, soon. 😀
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I wish they had recorded the audience during the premiere, the funeral scene specially with Grumpy sobbing is still a tear-jerker to this day
I don't think they had any idea just ow the audience was going to react. But I agree. I wish they had.
if they did
i think i would watch the reaction to the opening and closing
Great job! Love it!
You’re up next! 🥰
I wish that theatre was still around.
It was stunning. And they replaced it with a generic office building. Shame.
this was such a good video!! i lovedddd everything about it 🥺🫶🏼
That is great! I love that you loved it!
I don't normally go in on Disney's history, because I just figured most ever special I've ever watched talking about how they blew up big, was good enough, though they never gave me a taste of the history around the fact. This video did that. Subbed!
That is so nice to hear! Thank you so much for that.
This was so moving. Made me wish I was there.
Lever liked Snow White and the stupid dwarfs themselves, except for the WONDERFUL stepmother. Beautiful film I love it
There are a lot of people that love the evil Queen. At least you found a way to appreciate this amazing film. 😂
@tomfrost1997 You say that in every single Snow White related content, it´s seriously concerning 🤨