Alice in Wonderland (1951 movie)

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Directed by	Ben Sharpsteen; Clyde Geronimi; Wilfred Jackson; Hamilton Luske;
Story by	Winston Hibler; Ted Sears; Bill Peet; Erdman Penner; Joe Rinaldi; Milt Banta; Bill Cottrell; Dick Kelsey; Joe Grant; Dick Huemer; Del Connell; Tom Oreb; John Walbridge;
Based on	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; by Lewis Carroll
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Kathryn Beaumont; Ed Wynn; Richard Haydn; Sterling Holloway; Jerry Colonna; Verna Felton; J. Pat O'Malley; Bill Thompson; Heather Angel;
Edited by	Lloyd Richardson
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	July 26, 1951 (London); July 28, 1951 (New York City); September 14, 1951 (United States);
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$2.4 million (1951, domestic); $3.5 million (1974, domestic);

Alice in Wonderland, also referred to as Alice for short, is a 1951 American animated movie produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1865 story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It is the thirteenth Disney animated classic. It includes the voices of Kathryn Beaumont (who also voiced Wendy Darling in the 1953 Disney movie Peter Pan) as Alice, and Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter. Alice in Wonderland was the first Disney animated movie to have ending credits.

The story[change | change source]

A little teenage girl named "Alice" is bored with her history lesson given by her sister called Lorina. She, along with her kitten known as Dinah, sneaks away and dreams a world full of nonsense. However, Alice sees the unusual White Rabbit, who is holding a large golden pocket watch and running off in a hurry. Curious to find out where the rabbit is going, Alice follows him down the rabbit hole where her adventures in Wonderland in the looking-glass world begin. Changing sizes from big to small, meeting bizarre people, like the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Dormouse, the Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar, Alice is tired from her adventures in Wonderland and wishes to go home.

Voice cast[change | change source]

Kathryn Beaumont as Alice,^[3]^[4]
Ed Wynn as Mad Hatter^[5]
Richard Haydn as Caterpillar
Sterling Holloway as Cheshire Cat^[6]
Jerry Colonna as March Hare^[6]
Verna Felton as Queen of Hearts^[6]
J. Pat O'Malley as Tweedledum and Tweedledee^[7]
- O'Malley also voiced Walrus and Carpenter.^[7]
Bill Thompson as White Rabbit^[6]
- Thompson also voiced Dodo.
Heather Angel as Alice's Sister
Joseph Kearns as Doorknob
Larry Grey as Bill the Lizard
Queenie Leonard as Bird in the Tree/Snooty Iris
Dink Trout as King of Hearts (final film role before his death in 1950)
Doris Lloyd as The Rose
Jimmy MacDonald as Dormouse/Flamingo
The Mellomen (Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Lee, Max Smith and Bob Hamlin) as The Card Painters
Don Barclay as The Card Soldiers
Lucille Bliss as The Lazy Daisies/The Tulips^[8]
Pinto Colvig as The Flamingos
Jimmy and Tommy Luske as The Young Pansies
Marni Nixon as The Singing Flowers
Norma Zimmer as White Rose
Erdman Penner as The Eagle
Ken Beaumont as Card Painter^[9]

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Alice in Wonderland: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
↑ Barrier 2007, p. 230.
↑ "Kathryn Beaumont". D23. Walt Disney Archives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ Smith, Dave. "Alice in Wonderland Character History". Disney Archives. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ Fahr, Tyler; Seastrom, Lucas O. (January 19, 2017). "Celebrating Ed Wynn: Walt Disney's Partner in Laughter". Walt Disney Family Museum. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Smith, Dave. "Alice in Wonderland Movie History". Disney Archives. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Veteran Film-TV Actor J. Pat O'Malley Dies". Los Angeles Times. March 1, 1985. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ "Voice Chasers". Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
↑ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. pp. 316–317.

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[AFI-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Alice in Wonderland: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEBarrier2007230-2] Barrier 2007, p. 230.

[KathrynBeaumontD23-3] "Kathryn Beaumont". D23. Walt Disney Archives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[4] Smith, Dave. "Alice in Wonderland Character History". Disney Archives. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[5] Fahr, Tyler; Seastrom, Lucas O. (January 19, 2017). "Celebrating Ed Wynn: Walt Disney's Partner in Laughter". Walt Disney Family Museum. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[AliceInWonderlandMovieHistory-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Smith, Dave. "Alice in Wonderland Movie History". Disney Archives. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[OMalleyDies-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Veteran Film-TV Actor J. Pat O'Malley Dies". Los Angeles Times. March 1, 1985. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[8] "Voice Chasers". Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[CartoonVoices-9] Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. pp. 316–317.

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