In general, Walt Disney preferred to keep religion at arm’s length in the entertainments he produced. Back in 1959, his brother Roy had wanted Disney to release a Biblical epic called The Big Fisherman about Peter the Apostle. Walt didn’t want to go there but Roy released it anyway under the Buena Vista umbrella (it hasn’t been covered in this column because (A) it isn’t, strictly speaking, a Disney film and (B) it’s really hard to find). When men of the cloth did appear in a Disney movie, they were usually very minor supporting characters depicted as nosy busybodies (like Roddy McDowall in
Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The North Avenue Irregulars
Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The North Avenue…
Disney Plus-Or-Minus: The North Avenue Irregulars
In general, Walt Disney preferred to keep religion at arm’s length in the entertainments he produced. Back in 1959, his brother Roy had wanted Disney to release a Biblical epic called The Big Fisherman about Peter the Apostle. Walt didn’t want to go there but Roy released it anyway under the Buena Vista umbrella (it hasn’t been covered in this column because (A) it isn’t, strictly speaking, a Disney film and (B) it’s really hard to find). When men of the cloth did appear in a Disney movie, they were usually very minor supporting characters depicted as nosy busybodies (like Roddy McDowall in