| Alice's Wonderland | |
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Alice's Wonderland, from the Laugh-O-Grams series. | |
| Directed by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
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| Animation by | |
| Layouts by | Ub Iwerks |
| Backgrounds by | Carman Maxwell |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | The Walt Disney Company |
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Running time | 12:29 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Alice's Wonderland is a 1923Walt Disneyshortsilent film, produced inKansas City, Missouri byLaugh-O-Gram Studio, and distributed byThe Walt Disney Company.[2] Theblack-and-white short was the first in a series of Walt Disney's famousAlice Comedies and had a working title ofAlice in Slumberland. The film was never shown theatrically, but was instead shown to prospective film distributors.
Alice (Virginia Davis) visits theLaugh-O-Gram Studio, where the animators (includingWalt Disney) show her various scenes on their drawing boards. A few of them: a cat dancing to a cat band; a mouse poking at a cat until it moves; a couple of mice boxing, while the animators crowd around cheering and acting as corner-men. That night, she dreams of taking a train to cartoon-land, where a red carpet reception awaits. She appears in live action. They have a welcoming parade, with Alice riding on an elephant. The cartoons dance for her, and she dances for them. Meanwhile, lions break out of the zoo. The lions chase her into a hollow tree, then into a cave and down a rabbit hole. They corner her at a cliffside and she jumps off. Alice is then woken up by her mother, and begins telling her about the dream.
The eighth episode of the 2014Cartoon Network miniseriesOver the Garden Wall, entitled "Babes in the Wood", contains several direct visual references toAlice's Wonderland, including the Reception Committee scene.[citation needed]
The short was released on December 6, 2005, onWalt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s.[3]
It was also included as a bonus feature in the Special "Un-Anniversary Edition" ofAlice in Wonderland.
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