Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen feeds her a poison apple, but Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss.

Directors:

William Cottrell, David Hand,

Writers:

Ted Sears (story), Richard Creedon (story),

Stars:

Roy Atwell, Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Roy Atwell	...	Doc (voice) (uncredited)
Stuart Buchanan	...	Huntsman (voice) (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti	...	Snow White (voice) (uncredited)
Hall Johnson Choir	...	Finale Chorus (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Collins	...	Dopey / Chipmunk / Squirrel sneezes (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig	...	Sleepy / Grumpy (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington	...	Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert	...	Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)
Otis Harlan	...	Happy (voice) (uncredited)
Lucille La Verne	...	Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw	...	Bashful (voice) (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen	...	Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen	...	Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Stockwell	...	Prince (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

The first, and by far most memorable full-length animated feature from the Disney Studios, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" may have been superseded technically by many of the films that followed it. But its simple story of a charming little princess saved from the evil deeds of her wicked step-mother, the queen, by a group of seven adorable dwarfs made history when it was first released in December, 1937 and has since become an incomparable screen classic.

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Plot Keywords:

dwarf | queen | poison apple | princess | apple | 

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Taglines:

Still the fairest of them all!

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$184,925,485 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was a particular favorite of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.

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Goofs

As Snow White is piling clothes on top of the deer, birds drop a green cloth over the chipmunk on the deer's back. In the next shot, the cloth is now a shirt sleeve.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Queen: Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! Let me see thy face.
Magic Mirror: What wouldst thou know, my Queen?
Queen: Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?
Magic Mirror: Famed is thy beauty, Majesty. But hold, a lovely maid I see. Rags cannot hide her gentle grace. Alas, she is more fair than thee.
Queen: Alas for her! Reveal her name.
Magic Mirror: Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow.
Queen: Snow White!

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Crazy Credits

Unusual for a film of this era, the words "THE END" never appear on screen.

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Connections

Referenced in Taxi: Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Some Day My Prince Will Come"
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Larry Morey
Sung and reprised by Adriana Caselotti
Sung by an offscreen chorus at the end
Played often as background music

User Reviews

A classic!!

Snowwhite and the 7 dwarfs is one of the best cartoon-movies ever made, and is much better than many of Disney`s newer movies. The animation is brilliant, and could teach many modern cartoons a lesson or two about how to make a good cartoon-movie. I guess that I don`t have to tell you much about the story, since most of you are familiar with it, but I`ll tell you some of it(in case some of you have missed out on this classic). Snowwhite(a princess) is the most beautiful woman in the country, which her stepmother(the queen) doesn`t like. The queen orders her best hunter to kill Snowwhite when she is picking flowers. The hunter is not able to kill Snowwhite, and she runs deeper into the forest. The eventually discovers a small house, which is the dwarfs` house. The queen finds out that Snowwhite is still alive. Snowwhite is a true classic, with superb animation and stunning soundtrack. It was also a groundbreaking movie, which meant that Disney could produce more high-class cartoon-movies to an audience which was gasping for more. 9,5/10