The best Ward Kimball’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Ward Kimball’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Ward Kimball.
The Reluctant Dragon
6.7/10
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.
Disneyland '59
7.5/10
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail, and the Submarine Voyage, a project so massive that it was called "The Second Opening of Disneyland". Highlights include a mammoth, star-studded parade and the official launching of the Disneyland submarines by U.S. Navy officers. Among the guests are then-Vice-President Richard Nixon and family, Clint Eastwood, and Meredith Willson, who leads the Disneyland band in his own "76 Trombones." Sponsored by Kodak, the commercial spokespersons include Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a docile dragon the art of being a force to be reckoned with. In 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' (1947), Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck confront the fearsome Willie the Giant to try to retrieve the magical singing harp to Happy Valley.
One Hour in Wonderland
7/10
Airing on Christmas Day, 1950, this holiday special was the first Disney TV production. It features Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd at Walt Disney's Christmas party. The show includes clips of movies and animated shorts and the first appearance of the Fire House Five Plus Two jazz band.
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
7.1/10
The making of Cinderella (1950).
The Nifty Nineties
6.6/10
Mickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good Old Summertime". Goofy rides by on a penny-farthing bicycle, and the whole Duck family rides by on a bicycle built for five.
Operation Wonderland
6.4/10
1951 behind the scenes featurette of the Walt Disney animated classic.
The Making of Pinocchio: No Strings Attached
8/10
Documentary focusing on the Disney studio's making of the 1940 classic animated film Pinocchio.
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
6.9/10
Walt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically anywhere.
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.
