For more videos related to this film, check out this curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZFgbRgB9m-gOaWy56cYe23S Alice in Wonderland (75 min) Synopsis: Bored by her lessons, Alice daydreams about what life would be like “In A World Of My Own” – a world in which everything would be nonsense. After tumbling down a rabbit hole in pursuit of a well-dressed but very tardy White Rabbit, Alice finds herself in just such a nonsense world. There she embarks on a madcap series of adventures, which include her changing size more than once. She meets a whimsical array of wacky characters, including the pompous Tweedledum and Tweedledee, a hookah-smoking Caterpillar, and an enigmatic Cheshire Cat. The dream turns into a nightmare with a celebration of Alice’s very merry “Unbirthday” at a never-ending tea party with the Mad Hatter and March Hare, and a very unconventional game of croquet with the tyrannical Queen of Hearts. Emerging back into the safety of the English countryside, Alice realizes there’s no place she’d rather be than back in her world. Cast: Kathryn Beaumont (Alice), Verna Felton (Queen), Bill Thompson (White Rabbit/Dodo), Ed Wynn (Mad Hatter), Jerry Colonna (March Hare), Sterling Holloway (Cheshire Cat), Richard Haydn (Caterpillar), J. Pat O’Malley (Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum; The Walrus and the Carpenter) Songs: “Alice in Wonderland,” “In a World of My Own,” “I’m Late,” “All in the Golden Afternoon,” “AEIOU,” “Twas Brillig,” “The Unbirthday Song,” “Very Good Advice,” “Painting the Roses Red,” Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wilfred Jackson. Premiered in England on July 26, 1951 and released in the U.S. two days later. US Theatrical Reissues: March 15, 1974 and April 3, 1981. US Home Media Releases: October 15, 1981 (VHS/LD); May 28, 1986 (VHS/LD); July 12, 1991 (VHS/LD); October 28, 1994 (VHS/LD); November 22, 1995 (LD); July 13, 1999 (VHS); July 4, 2000 (DVD/VHS); January 27, 2004 (DVD); March 30, 2010 (DVD); February 1, 2011 (BR); Trivia: • Frames: 108,000 • Based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. • The characters of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare were modeled after their real-life voices, Ed Wynn and Jeremy Colonna, an unprecedented move for Disney animation to create a character based on the persona and voice of the actor. • Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. • This animated feature had been on Walt Disney’s mind since 1933, when he considered a live action version starring Mary Pickford. He shelved the project after Paramount made a version. • An edited version aired on television on November 3, 1954. • The film was rediscovered by the psychedelic generation when it was made available on 16mm for schools. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.