The years that the probable contents were released, as well as some info on the various works.
FILMS
1943
VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER - This film was basically propaganda with some entertainment and some great animation. Mainly championed Major Seversky’s 1942 book of the same title with the theory that long-range air power could defeat the WWII enemies. The scene of an American eagle attacking the Japanese octopus is very mighty, consuming animation.
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ENTERTAINMENT/PROPAGANDA SHORTS
1942
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DONALD GETS DRAFTED-always enjoyed the opinion of Donald reporting to the draft board in his sailor suit.
THE ARMY MASCOT-Pluto schemes to win over the job of a mascot goat, with hilarious results.
THE VANISHING PRIVATE-Donald goes crazy with invisible paint, leading to war with his sergeant Pete, with a perfect, amusing ending.
SKY TROOPER-Donald wants to be a pilot, and his sergeant Pete gives him more than Donald bargained for.
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1943
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DER FUEHRER’S FACE-the well-known and tainted cartoon in which Donald dreams he is in Naziland where he is forced to work in a munitions plant.
EDUCATION FOR DEATH-very strong propaganda about Germany’s totalitarian residence which turns an innocent young boy into a robotic soldier.
PRIVATE PLUTO-Pluto has a war with the chipmunks in guarding the status.
FALL OUT - Plunge IN-Donald experiences some of the trials of Army life, such as super-long hikes.
REASON AND EMOTION-entertainment and propaganda obsolete in a anecdote about reason and emotion working together for the war pains, palatable animation.
VICTORY VEHICLES-Goofy shows off alternate transportation due to the wartime rubber and gasoline shortage, settling on the pogo stick.
THE Ragged ARMY GAME-Sergeant Pete catches Donald sneaking benefit into irascible after a slow night on the town, leads to a merry bound.
HOME DEFENSE-Donald’s nephews conflict with Donald after he sleeps during his duty of watching for enemy attack.
CHICKEN LITTLE-The classic “the sky is falling” chronicle, originally planned to have more wartime references.
1944
HOW TO BE A SAILOR-Goofy’s chronicle of the history of sailors, ending with him using himself as a torpedo to sink Japanese ships.
COMMANDO DUCK-Donald is sent on a suicide mission to wipe out an entire Japanese air gross, with hilarious results.
EDUCATIONAL SHORTS
* = Created for Canada to sell their war bonds.
** = CIAA films (Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs) created to combat the German Nazy influence that was widespread in Latin American in the early 1940s.
1941
THE THRIFTY PIG * - animation from Three Limited Pigs cartoon adapted, with the Astronomical Unpleasant Wolf wearing a Nazi hat and armband.
THE SEVEN WISE DWARFS * - animation from Snow White adapted to indicate dwarfs buying war bonds.
1942
DONALD’S DECISION * - uses animation from 1938 Donald Duck cartoons “Donald’s Better Self” and “Self Control” to convince Donald to prefer war bonds.
ALL TOGETHER * - uses animation from several sources, including The Band Concert (1935) and Mickey’s Amateurs (1937) to expose several Disney characters in a parade to sell war bonds.
THE Fresh SPIRIT - Donald is encouraged to pay his income tax to back the war anxiety.
FOOD WILL Salvage THE WAR - Stresses the importance of farmers to the war anxiety. Includes the Three Small Pigs leading a long line of pigs.
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRING LINE - Minnie & Pluto star in an disaster to display how primary it was for housewives to do kitchen fats and greases for the war anxiety.
1943
THE GRAIN THAT BUILT A HEMISPHERE ** - Tells the history of corn and its importance to the world.
THE SPIRIT OF ‘43 - Donald Duck resists Nazi propaganda and pays his taxes to abet the war worry.
WHE WINGED SCOURGE ** - The Seven Dwarfs point out ways to defeat the malaria-carrying mosquito.
DEFENSE AGAINST INVASION ** - Shows the human body’s ability to fight off germs through vaccination.
1945
CLEANLINESS BRINGS HEALTH ** - The incompatibility between the Smart Family that is gay and healthy and the Careless Family that is melancholy and unhealthy.
WHAT IS DISEASE ** - Shows what causes disease and how to protect against disease.
1946
PLANNING FOR Suitable EATING ** - Careless Charlie is veteran to deny a family about salubrious dietary habits.
TRAINING FILMS
1942
FOUR METHODS OF FLUSH RIVETING - basic animation for education purposes
STOP THAT TANK (BOYS ANTI-TANK RIFLE) - a stout deal of live action but fun, toothsome animation of Hitler being blown to Hell by the rifle
1942-1945?
TRAINING FILM MONTAGE - A selection of scenes from various training films, I prefer.
There are a few war-related entertainment shorts not listed here - one or more might be added to this collection instead of what is listed above.
1943
DONALD’S TIRE Worry - most likely short. Donald has continual pain with flat tires due to the wartime shortage of rubber.
PLUTO AND THE ARMADILLO - diminutive connection to the wartime. Short releated to the Latin Armerica creep and the Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros films developed from that lunge.
1944
THE PELICAN AND THE SNIPE - same info as for Pluto and the Armadillo.
1945
DOG View - Pluto is a watchdog for a Navy ship.
The war years were a demanding time for the Disney Company. Most of their meager resources were devoted to the war worry. But this era contained a broad deal of creative misfortune that might not have existed if not for the war.
I have seen most of these war works, and I assume them interesting and among the best of all of Disney’s work. I powerful see forward to owning them on DVD.
In the early 1940s, when the United States joined a second World War against the forces of deplorable, it was distinguished that all Americans did their piece. Walt Disney was no exception, and he and his artists took on the task fearlessly! This valuable entry into the Walt Disney Treasures Collection limited-edition DVD line compiles the Disney Studios’ war-themed bewitching shorts from that era along with the feature film “Victory Through Air Power,” which is accompanied by some titanic interviews, galleries, and training film samples and clips. Mighty of this smart material has gone unseen since the 1940s, making this region a “Must Have” for Disney and WWII buffs all over! Here’s a hasten through of what you’ll score in this Disney dream-come-true!
Disc 1
Propaganda and Entertainment Shorts:
This is the first of three sections into which the shorts of disc one are divided. Each fragment is kicked off with a nice intro by film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, whom we can thank for this unbelievable Disney Treasures DVD series. Leonard puts each group of films into honorable historical context for the viewers, hands out viewer warnings when famous, and often gives nice details about individual films. Leonard also provides an introduction to both discs in each Disney Treasures 2-disc collection.
“Donald Gets Drafted” (1942) - In our first short, one of the funniest in this group, Donald gets a first hand lesson in what it’s really like to join the army. The short begins with Donald, draft card in hand and dreams of flying military aircrafts in his head, getting jazzed up on the thought of being a soldier from the alluring advertisements on the sidewalk. Many feature 1940’s style pinup girls fawning over the original recruits, and who could resist that? If women like Priscilla Lane were around today and doing military ads, I’d join-up honest now! Or, at least, I’d be tempted. As Donald enters the recruiting office, he is immediately attach through a hilarious physical examination and uniform fitting, and the Duck is in! He gets a rotten wakeup call, however, when he meets his modern drill sergeant, Pete!
“The Army Mascot” (1942) - Pluto is sniffing around outside an army camp when he notices how extraordinarily well fed two mascot dogs are! Pluto immediately disguises himself as the third mascot, Gunther Goat, in hopes of receiving a juicy steak of his hold. To Pluto’s apprehension, he instead receives a pile of empty tin cans for dinner. What’s worse, Gunther catches Pluto in the act and speedily retaliates. Pluto makes another attempt at winning a mascot area by outdoing Gunther in tobacco chewing. While this conception works to a fault, Gunther again takes action.
” The Vanishing Private” (1942) - Private Donald doesn’t seem to come by the point of conceal painting, but after a scolding from Sergeant Pete, he becomes a runt TOO pleasurable at it. Donald’s snooping around in an experimentation lab leads him to a can of invisibility paint, and soon, Pete is looking “not all there” himself.
“Sky Trooper” (1942) - Donald is stuck in the kitchen peeling potatoes as he dreams of being in the clouds. Sergeant Pete notices the duck’s obsession and comes up with an understanding. He agrees to let Donald cruise after one more pile of potatoes is peeled, and soon he is giving the Duck equilibrium tests and preparing him for the skies. What he isn’t telling Donald is that once the Duck gets in the air, he’ll be coming down under a parachute.
“Private Pluto” (1943) - In their first cartoon appearance, Chip ‘n’ Dale are storing their nuts in a military cannon and using the barrel to crack their nuts. Following orders to guard the substantial gun, Pluto the Pup takes them on!
“Tumble Out; Topple In” (1943) - Donald Duck is marching at the befriend of a line of soldiers on a long hike to a campsite, suffering from fatigue and hunger, and being tormented by all kinds of weather. When the troop finally arrives, Donald must bag his tent up before he can eat and go to bed. Naturally, his efforts are futile.
“Victory Vehicles” (1943) - This classic Goofy short makes light of the gas and rubber shortages of WWII in a highly gripping arrangement. With an intro portraying the transportation troubles that have reach about, we go on to a cavalcade of ideas from the public (all reenacted by the Goof) for ways to net around the pickle. Various incarnations of Goofy move up and down the streets of America in a variety of absurd inventions, but the final solution to the transportation examine appears to be a mere child’s toy: the pogo stick! This short features a silly modern song that will likely net stuck in your head for a while!
“The Customary Army Game” (1943) - Sergeant Pete discovers Donald and some other soldiers have snuck out one night, and he’s there waiting when the Duck returns. Donald pulls some clever tricks, but eventually, Pete catches up with him. A mid-chase encounter with a saw leads Don to mediate he’s been slit in half. The short is a runt unlit, as it’s one of those that uses attempted suicide humor (these musty cartoons did that sometimes), when a despairing Donald puts a gun to his head and a sobbing Pete asks him to do it in the bushes so he won’t have to gape. Of course, they realize he’s in one fragment before then destroy.
“Home Defense” (1943) - Donald is manning a listening site, while Huey, Dewey, and Louie standby as the gun crew. The boys regain their kicks by playing pranks on their abominable uncle, but will they be ready for a actual attack?
“How to be a Sailor” (1944) - A typically hilarious Goofy “How to” short, this cartoon gives us a history of seafaring, Goofy style, all the arrangement up to today, and includes some standard Goofy “How to” info in the lesson as well.
“Commando Duck” (1944) - This highly provocative morale booster gets a lot of its humor from Japanese stereotypes depicting the enemy, as Donald is dropped from a plane on a mission to slay an enemy tainted. The bold duck succeeds only after a series of dangers and mishaps which involve some very Indiana Jones-ish action scenes! This was a first time viewing for me, as best I could remember, and I consider it’s one of my faves in the state (though I have many) .
Educational Shorts:
The 14 shorts in this group, as Maltin tells us in the intro, were created to allege and befriend the public to be healthy, pay their taxes on time, and rob war bonds. Recycled animation and classic characters were sometimes former in these surprisingly fascinating shorts made not only for us, but for Canada and the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs as well.
“Thrifty Pig” (1941) - This short features mostly recycled footage from the recent “The Three Shrimp Pigs,” though you won’t miss the Grand Dreadful Wolf dressed as a Nazi officer this time around! This twist on the classic fable features a house made not of regular bricks, but of war bonds! Like many of these shorts, this one ends with a straightforward message. In this case, the message is to engage Canadian war bonds.
“Seven Wise Dwarfs” (1941) - In this second short delivering the same message and also ending with a dramatic “Sustain Your Money Fighting!” finale, footage of the Seven Dwarfs from “Snow White” is reused with an edited version of the song “Heigh Ho.” This time, the song goes off on a verse about winning the war with “five for four.” The dwarfs turn in their jewels for war bonds in the limited bit of unusual footage blended in with the rest. At only 3 minutes and 46 seconds, this is an example of how short these “message sending” cartoons can sometimes be. Delectable nonetheless!
“Food Will Net the War” (1942) - One of the most captivating and recent shorts in the place, “Food Will Earn the War” is an informative fragment supervised by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There’s no fable here. Instead, the short begins by showing us the destruction the Axis powers are causing overseas, and how the hope for victimized nations lies in our abundant food supplies in the United States. Depicting American farmers as heroes, the bulk of the short is worn to exhibit the audience unprejudiced how grand food we execute here in America. This is done with amusing analogies and art depicting giant corn cobs and fruit pies, a sweater made of spaghetti that could be musty by the planet Earth, and other such bizarre concepts to illustrate our gargantuan agricultural production.
“Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Firing Line” (1942) - This curious 3 and a half tiny short brings us Minnie Mouse cooking breakfast at her stove and offering Pluto a gravy of hot bacon grease for his dog biscuits. Unprejudiced then, a command on the radio cuts in to boom “housewives of America” to cessation throwing out their frail kitchen fats! The speaker teaches Minnie and a reluctant Pluto about how such frail greases can be made into ammunition for the boys on the front lines (cue photo of Mickey in his uniform on the wall) . As in the previous short, we are treated to an in depth perceive at how kitchen fats can secure the war for us. The film rounds out with a demonstration by Minnie and Pluto about how to turn in their bacon grease to the local “meat dealer” in exchange for cash (or, in Pluto’s case, sausages) . This short also ranks as one of my favorites, not only because it’s so captivating, but also because it really makes you feel like you’re in 1942 when you leer it!
“Donald’s Decision” (1942) - This cartoon made for Canada uses previous Donald Duck footage, mostly from “Donald’s Better Self,” to befriend people to become regular war savers. Donald’s devilish half encourages him to employ his money, while his angel urges him to set aside it. Considering that it is reused footage of a cartoon that was shown frequently on the Disney Channel throughout the years, it is not the most fascinating selection on the disc; however, itsy-bitsy touches here and there do design it worth a look.
“All Together” (1942) - This last short made for the National Film Board of Canada is really unprejudiced a parade of Disney favorites running unbiased under 3 minutes in length. It shows us Mickey, Goofy, Donald, his nephews, Pluto, the seven dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Geppetto marching down a street, playing music, and carrying signs to promote war bonds. Though there’s nothing more to it than that, it’s fantastic what a delight it is honest to ogle these classic characters onscreen together!
“The Fresh Spirit” (1942) - The divulge on the radio saves the day again in this classic short, encouraging Donald Duck to pay his income tax on time and instructing him on how to do it. The film takes Donald through the simplified perform for folks who made less than 3,000 dollars this year (yikes), and it’s really quite fun to view, uncommon as that may seem. There’s impartial something about seeing Donald Duck doing these very human things, like filling out his income tax construct, that is too toothsome. Amazingly, the commissioners of the film didn’t want Donald to be traditional in it to portray the “every man.” Walt had to drawl on it!
“The Spirit of `43″ (1943) - Apparently, Walt’s plan was a hit. The following year, another short was made to relieve paying taxes on time. In this short, Donald is encouraged to utilize his money by one side of his personality, and to effect it for his taxes by the other (represented by a Scottish duck) . The spendthrift half is eventually revealed to be a Nazi agent, and Donald promptly agrees to place for tax day. Like many of these shorts, this one ends with a “Taxes to sink the Axis” montage. Very toothsome stuff, if only to wax nostalgic on patriotic WWII propaganda.
“The Winged Scourge” (1943) - Public Enemy Number One: Anopheles the Malaria Mosquito! This short will dismay you straight about leaving any standing water around your home! After a disturbing intro to the world of mosquitoes carrying malaria, the announcer calls for 6 or 7 audience members to succor fight the fiendish foe. The seven dwarfs pop up from their seats, and we are soon treated to all current footage of the astounding seven spraying their cottage with bug poison, draining standing water, cutting weeds, treating water containing “wigglers” with oil and chemicals, placing screens and netting over barrels and beds, and using a sterling, ancient cruise swatter. I’m not determined how beneficial for the environment all that stuff is, but I tell it’s okay if it kills mosquitoes… This short is highly titillating due to its unique drama and apprehension tactics, but also due to its all-new footage of the seven dwarfs!
“Defense Against Invasion” (1943) - This short offers something different, in that there’s a generous amount of live-action footage to it. The short begins with a group of slight boys (and their dog) waiting to be vaccinated in a doctor’s office. An aptly named child, Fleshy, goes in first. When the doctor and nurse recognize how nervous he is, the short becomes a very clever lesson on blood and invasion by disease, depicting both as armies within the human body. These sequences within the bloodstream are the absorbing half of the note. It’s all very inviting and informative, despite the very bland casting, and everyone is proud to have their vaccinations in the slay.
“The Grain That Built a Hemisphere” (1943) - This short is all about corn; the history and uses of it. If you cherish corn (and I do), it’s resplendent provocative. Actually, this short, along with the previous one and the 3 that follow, would be legal at home in one of the “Future World” pavilions at EPCOT Center. Especially in the venerable days, when the dwelling wasn’t petrified to house fun education instead of thrill rides.
“Cleanliness Brings Health” (1945) - This film, pitting a trim family against a “careless,” dirty one, uses fun animation to illustrate the benefits of well-kept living and the hardships that advance from “going in the cornfield.” These “careless” vs. orderly shorts are quite spicy in their disgusting education style.
“What Is Disease? (The Unseen Enemy) ” (1945) - An average man is faded as an example of how disease can attack him without warning through microbes in the water, air, and everywhere!
“Planning for Pleasurable Eating” (1945) - Careless Charlie and his rundown family need to eat more than unprejudiced beans and cornbread. This short teaches Charlie, and the audience, that the contrivance to a healthy life is eating three types of food: meat for muscles, breads and roots for energy, and vegetables for strong bones and teeth. Later, milk is also mentioned as the “perfect” food. By the demolish, Charlie’s farm has been altered to accommodate animals and vegetables as well as beans and corn. Now, he’s known as “Careful” Charlie.
From the Vault:
Leonard Maltin introduces each of the following 4 shorts individually, as they are the most spirited and controversial of anything in this 2-disc location. I’m told you can’t swiftly forward or skip the intros, though I haven’t tried. These four shorts manufacture no apologies for showing the cruelty and inhumanity of the nazis and their beliefs in masterfully done animation.
“Der Fuehrer’s Face” (1942) - It’s no surprise that this short has been locked away for so long. Dream or not, it does depict Donald Duck as a downtrodden citizen of Nazi Germany, wearing a swastika on his arm and declaring “Heil Hitler!” nearly every other second to avoid being shot. He spends most of his time on an assembly line screwing the tops onto shells. It is, of course, a nightmare, and our beloved duck wakes up in the well-behaved obsolete U.S. of A., incredibly thankful for it. This cartoon is unforgettable, as are all these “From the Vault” selections, and there is a tremendous deal of Chaplin inspiration found within it. Of course, that was accurate of powerful of Disney’s used cartoons. This short also features an novel song by the same name that become a enormous hit at the time!
“Education for Death” (1943) - This has to be the most memorable, the most poignant of anything you’ll gather in this collection. This is the myth of one of “Hitler’s children.” In the beginning, the film asks, “What Makes a nazi? ” The rest of the cartoon short is the respond to that expect. It starts off with a couple proving their Aryan heritage to the German government through documentation so that they will be allowed to withhold and name their original baby, Hans. Petite Hans becomes sick as a child, and his mother fears the government will near to select him away. Such children were never heard from again. Luckily, Hans gets better, and is off to school, where he learns the bent nazi fairytales that form Hitler a hero and democracy a villain, and where Hans learns that he must be cruel to survive. Time marches on, and as it does, Hans is brainwashed to view, hear, and mediate only what the fuehrer tells him to. Books are burned, churches are destroyed, the wicked replaced with the sword and the Bible replaced with Mein Kampf. Hans becomes a ample nazi soldier, (his marching image lickety-split replaced by a unsuitable in a graveyard), having completed his education for death. This is probably the darkest, most disturbing thing you will ever eye from Disney. Of course, it is meant to be so.
“Reason and Emotion” (1943) - Within the mind of a child sits the old-fashioned, thrill-seeking characterization of “Emotion.” Appearing a bit later is “Reason,” the nerdy, detached one. The two argue for decision making control throughout the child’s life, though when he has grown into a man, it is Reason that sits in the driver’s seat…most of the time. Within a woman’s mind goes on the same struggle. This short proceeds to expose us how gossip and rumors, particularly those about what is going on overseas, can have a negative affect on the individual who allows emotion to dominate his brain. This lively and imaginative short is fantastically appetizing WWII propaganda.
“Chicken Diminutive” (1943) - No, this isn’t the astronomical CGI film that came to theaters last year. This is the new classic one might have imagined was a Comic Symphony in the past. It was, in fact, a wartime parable about how Hitler uses psychology to control the masses. However, unlike most of the other cartoons in this dwelling, we don’t salvage any Hitler caricatures this time around. Aside from the suspicious quotes Foxy Loxy reads from his psychology book, everything appears to be a straight up animal account. Foxy tricks Chicken Tiny into thinking that the sky is falling, and he eventually has the whole farm believing it. Foxy gets Chicken Cramped to lead all the chickens, ducks, turkeys, and whatever else into a nearby cave, where we peek objective how pleased an ending you obtain when the injurious fox is given total control. Here’s a hint - It’s not delighted. It’s ravishing humorous though!
Disc 2
This Disney Treasures DVD area is special for many reasons, but one of those is that it combines several classic Disney shorts with a full-length feature film. Previous Disney Treasures sets containing shorts have contained the shorts ONLY. Here, you have the pleasure of getting several short cartoons AND a main feature together!
“Victory Through Air Power” (1943) - As Maltin states in the intro, this is the most unique film Walt Disney ever made. “Victory Through Air Power” is less of a “extinct” movie and more of a documentary of sorts. It begins with a dedication to Billy Mitchell, an Army general who was ignored and ridiculed by the nation for his advice to examine into aerial assaults after the events of WWI. This is followed with a fun and informative bewitching history of the airplane, starting with the Wright brothers’ legendary first flight advance Kitty Hawk, and coming all the scheme up to today. The animation here is prankish, silly, and typical Disney. After this allotment of the film, we are introduced to Major Alexander de Seversky, a Russian born conventional pilot and aviation expert who had become an American citizen and U.S. Army officer and wrote the book “Victory Through Air Power,” which inspired Walt Disney to perform this very film. From here on out, the film goes help and forth between Seversky’s live-action hosting and mighty more realistic tantalizing sequences under his narration, as Seversky explains the power and potential of point to day aircraft and how Mitchell’s dream of major aerial assaults would be the deciding factor of who would accept WWII. This is the whole purpose of the film, to convince the viewer that we must focus on aerial attacks, taking out the source of the enemy’s power by heavy bombing from above. The film is high on military tactics and slight else, so it is not for everyone. Once the history of aviation sequence is over, I could only recommend the rest to the Disney fanatic (such as myself) or the military or aviation buff, but for those fervent, it is clear to be a rewarding viewing experience. The finale features an American eagle taking out a villainous octopus that holds several nations in its arms. Once the octopus is defeated, the eagle flies off to perch atop a flagpole where an American flag waves triumphantly. It’s a very movie portion of animation.
Disc 2 includes 2 training films as well, plus a training film montage and all the bonuses of the area.
“Four Methods of Flush Riveting” - This is a training film on impartial what it says, four methods of flush riveting. It is tedious after a very short time. It is what it is. It was exciting to stare, though, as a novelty from the Disney studios.
“Terminate That Tank” - This training film made for Canada is a bit different. It incorporates laughable Disney animation, such as one of those hilarious Hitler caricatures, in a training film about how to exhaust and super an anti-tank rifle. There’s not a LOT of animation, but what it has is substantial. We even obtain to scrutinize Hitler go to Hell. The quality of this short is attractive poor compared to those on disc one, but it’s calm very watchable. Far more piquant than the “Flush Riveting” short.
“Training Film Montage” - Leonard Maltin narrates this montage of scenes from the over 200 training films Disney made for the army. It contains some inviting animation, including a elegant pinup girl that must have been drawn by Fred Moore. While I can devour Maltin not bombarding us with a lot more training films like the “Riveting” film, you tend to wonder unbiased how remarkable pretty animation you are missing out on (or how many bewitching pinup girls) .
The Bonus features, which are all on Disc 2, are beneficial. We receive a trailer for “Victory Through Air Power,” plus some still gradual the scenes footage. There are several profitable galleries for both “Victory Through Air Power” AND the shorts we saw on disc one. Several images arrive with narration from Leonard Maltin. Really treats were the galleries not directly related to the films. For example, there are galleries of insignias Disney created for the war trouble, military posters, Joe Grant’s sketchbook, Dispatches from Disney’s (a very short-lived Disney publication), and my personal fave, the gallery on Disney’s abandoned “Gremlins” project with author Roald Dahl. The feature film for “Gremlins” (the Dahl Gremlins, that is) never happened, though some Disney Gremlin merchandise is peaceful out there, like the noteworthy prized children’s book. Also, the Gus Gremlin character from the line-up did go on to minor Disney humorous book fame (something not mentioned on the DVD) . An enchanting designate from Maltin is that Dahl’s time expend with Walt Disney at the studio was reportedly his inspiration for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Lastly, we also accumulate 3 interviews among the bonus features: “A Conversation with John Hench,” “A Conversation with Joe Grant,” and “A Conversation with Roy Disney.” The two Disney artists give broad insight into what it was like in and out of the studio during wartime, while Roy gives his boyhood memories of the same. Very delicious stuff!
“Walt Disney Treasures - On the Front Lines” comes in the usual ravishing tin case with a screen, paper I.D. band. Within is the snapcase, which holds the two discs, as well as the bonuses of a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, a booklet, and the old-fashioned collector’s card, this one featuring poster art for Donald Duck’s “Tumble In; Descend Out.” This is simply an outstanding collectible DVD. This sort of release is the reason DVD exists! It’s a masterpiece! Determined, the audience for these films is probably not as wide as for.. say…Bambi or Cinderella, but the work is no less spectacular. If you are a Disney fanatic, you simply MUST take this up!
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