 Cinderella 1950  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Iline Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Mike Douglas, William Phipps, James MacDonald, Luis Van Rooten, Don Barclay, Rhoda Williams, Earl Keen, June Foray, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeffrey Stone, Marion Darlington, Lucille Bliss
This is the classic Disney animated version of poor Cinderella (voice of Ilene Woods) who lives with her evil stepmother, Lady Tremaine (voice of Eleanor Audley) and stepsisters Drizella and Anastasia (voices of Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss) but ends up going to the ball and meeting Prince Charming (voice of William Phipps/singing voice of Mike Douglas).
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 Pinocchio 1940  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen
Cast: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Cliff Edwards, Evelyn Venable, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Charles Judels, Don Brodie, Mel Blanc, Jack Mercer, Marion Darlington, Patricia Page
This is an early Disney masterpiece of animation. It tells the story of Pinocchio (voice of Dickie Jones), a wooden puppet crafted by Gepetto (voice of Christian Rub). Gipetto wishes that Pinocchio could be his real son, and the Blue Fairy (voice of Evelyn Venable) grants his wish. Jimminy Cricket (voice of Cliff Edwards) is appointed to be Pinocchio's "conscience." This proves a difficult task when Pinocchio lies, skips school, and heads to Pleasure Island. But, when Pinocchio learns that Gepetto has been swallowed by a whale, he risks his life and saves Gepetto–proving that he deserves to be Gepetto's son. "When You Wish Upon a Star" won an Academy Award for Best Song.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: David Hand
Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Moroni Olsen, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Eddie Collins, Marion Darlington, James MacDonald
This prototype for Disney animated films tells the story of Snow White (voice of Adriana Caselotti) who escapes the clutches of her evil stepmother and finds refuge with seven dwarfs–Grumpy, Happy, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, and Dopey. Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar (actually an Oscar and seven miniatures) for significant screen innovation. An all-time great–and still good.
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| 1. Cinderella (1950)
2. Pinocchio (1940)
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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