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Nov 30, 1955
49 min
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The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955)

Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Walt Disney

Self - Host

Leopold Stokowski

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Wallace

Self

Émile Reynaud

Self (archive footage)

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