Walt Disney 100th Anniversary Poll Part I
by penchofifteenpolls | created - 6 months ago | updated - 6 months ago | PublicFounded in 1923 as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio by brothers Walt and Roy, Walt Disney Pictures is celebrating its first 100 years of history as one of the most important film production studios in the world.
To celebrate their cinematic history we have this poll.
From their first 25 years of history, which is the most important Walt Disney Pictures movie?
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1. Alice's Day at Sea (1924)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Alice's trip to the sea inspires her to dream of a visit to an animated underwater world.
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Virginia Davis
Votes: 265
First Disney film in history.
2. Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Alice, at the beach with her cat, tries to solve a crossword puzzle, when Woodleg Pete, a ruthless collector of rare crossword puzzles, sees that Alice's one is missing in his collection. ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Margie Gay
Votes: 222
Introduces Peg Leg Pete, Disney's longest-recurring character.
3. Trolley Troubles (1927)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Oswald the Rabbit is the conductor on a runaway trolley.
Director: Walt Disney
Votes: 673
Disney first fully animated film.
4. Steamboat Willie (1928)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 11,261
Mickey Mouse introduction and first Disney's film with sound.
5. Plane Crazy (1928)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip involving some necking, though Minnie objects to the necking.
Directors: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 2,312
Minnie Mouse introduction.
6. The Skeleton Dance (1929)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
Director: Walt Disney | Stars: Walt Disney, Carl W. Stalling
Votes: 6,299
First Silly Symphony.
7. The Karnival Kid (1929)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey, a hot dog vendor, meets and quickly falls for Minnie the "Shimmy Dancer". He serenades her by performing the song "Sweet Adeline", much to the dismay of Kat Nipp, who is trying to sleep.
Directors: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks | Stars: Count Cutelli, Walt Disney, Carl W. Stalling
Votes: 952
Mickey Mouse speaks for the first time.
8. The Chain Gang (1930)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey Mouse escapes from prison.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: George Magrill, Theodore Santoro, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 640
Pluto introduction.
9. Mickey's Revue (1932)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Mickey Mouse conducts an orchestra, while the rest of the Disney menagerie of the era provides a dance recital, with Horace Horsecollar as stage manager, and Pluto continually sneaking on stage.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Purv Pullen
Votes: 552
Goofy introduction.
10. Flowers and Trees (1932)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Clarence Nash, Esther Campbell, Pinto Colvig, Marion Darlington
Votes: 3,792
First full color cartoon and Disney's first Oscar.
11. Three Little Pigs (1933)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Three Little Pigs each build a house of different material. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and blows away the straw and stick homes, but is unable to destroy the house of bricks.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton, Mary Moder
Votes: 6,721 | Gross: $0.25M
12. The Pied Piper (1933)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
When the Pied Piper lures the rats from Hamelin Town but is not paid in gold by the mayor as promised, he lures all the children of the town to the magical Garden of Happiness in a mountain to punish the parents.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Marion Darlington, Flossie Dunlap, George Gramlich, Harriette Haddon
Votes: 1,224
13. The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Red Riding Hood is accompanied by Fiddler Pig and Piper Pig as she takes a shortcut through the forest to deliver food to her sick grandmother.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton, Mary Moder
Votes: 2,309
14. The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald and Peter Pig refuse to help the Wise Little Hen plant her corn or harvest it, but they are plenty anxious to help eat it.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Billy Deltcer, Florence Gill, Clarence Nash
Votes: 2,533
Donald Duck introduction.
15. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Big race. Hare, fast and in lead, stops to loaf and show off to girl bunnies. Tortoise, plodding along at steady, slow pace, wins, although hare tries a last minute burst of speed.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Marcellite Garner, Beatrice Hagen, Eddie Holden
Votes: 3,582
16. The Band Concert (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey is a frustrated bandleader dealing with obnoxious peanut vendor and flute player Donald, who tries to persuade the band to play "Turkey in the Straw," and a cyclone hits before his concert of "William Tell Overture" is completed.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Votes: 3,951
First Mickey's cartoon in full color.
17. Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Mickey, Donald and Goofy are firefighters. As you might expect, their attempts at fighting a boarding house fire are not particularly effective. They hear Clarabelle singing in the bathtub ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Beatrice Hagen, Elvia Allman, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 1,210
18. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of the fire, and dreams of a hell ruled ... See full summary »
Director: David Hand | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Don Brodie, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 1,160
19. Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In their quest for survival, the Three Mouseketeers continually outwit Captain Katt. While he is in pursuit of them, the blind mice get mixed up in a collection of bottles, confusing Katt and causing him to be caught in his own traps.
Director: David Hand | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 1,188
20. Clock Cleaners (1937)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are cleaning a large clock. Among the complications: Mickey fights a sleeping stork that doesn't want to leave, Donald gets tangled up in the main-spring, and Goofy is inside the bell when the clock strikes four.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 2,942
21. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,574 | Gross: $184.93M
First Full Length Animated Film.
22. Donald's Nephews (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,304
Huey, Dewey, and Louie introduction.
23. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.
Director: Dick Rickard | Stars: Don Wilson, Walt Disney, Milt Kahl
Votes: 3,632
24. Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald's frustration level is stretched to the limit when he attempts to court Daisy without the interference of his nephews.
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,346
Daisy Duck introduction.
25. Fantasia (1940)
G | 124 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton
Votes: 104,030 | Gross: $76.41M
26. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,953 | Gross: $84.25M
27. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 142,156 | Gross: $1.60M
28. Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Charles Judels, Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 4,625
29. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 154,174 | Gross: $102.80M
30. Saludos Amigos (1942)
Passed | 42 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson | Stars: Fred Shields, José Oliveira, Lee Blair, Mary Blair
Votes: 7,924
31. Private Pluto (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). Before long, the "saboteurs" reveal themselves: Chip and Dale,... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, Norma Swank
Votes: 531
Chip & Dale introduction.
32. The Three Caballeros (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
Directors: Norman Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Harold Young | Stars: Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 15,582
33. Song of the South (1946)
G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.
Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten
Votes: 15,239 | Gross: $63.72M
34. Peter and the Wolf (1946)
TV-G | 15 min | Animation, Short, Family
Animated version of the fairy tale of the Russian boy Peter and his hunt for a raiding wolf, presented to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Ivan, Mischa, Peter
Votes: 3,250
35. Bongo (1947)
30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bongo, the performing bear, escapes from the circus and tries to adapt to life in the wild.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Cliff Edwards, Dinah Shore, James MacDonald
Votes: 718
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