Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
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Walt Disney started the 1940s with two of the most ambitious creative gambles of his career: Pinocchio and Fantasia. Neither one paid off the way he had hoped. What followed was arguably the most tumultuous decade of his life. World War II, an animators strike, and too many expensive box office flops had forced him to scale back considerably. Walt had started the decade with high hopes and big dreams. By 1949, he just wanted to be done.
Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The Adventures Of…
Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
Walt Disney started the 1940s with two of the most ambitious creative gambles of his career: Pinocchio and Fantasia. Neither one paid off the way he had hoped. What followed was arguably the most tumultuous decade of his life. World War II, an animators strike, and too many expensive box office flops had forced him to scale back considerably. Walt had started the decade with high hopes and big dreams. By 1949, he just wanted to be done.