Disney’s “B” Movie
Back in the 1960s our morning was interrupted by a special meeting. It was held in a small conference room just off A-Wing in Disney’s animation building. I honestly don’t recall everyone in the meeting. But I do know that production boss Ken Peterson and Andy Engman were present.
Why this special meeting? Well, Disney’s Animation Department was still recovering from the “failure” of Sleeping Beauty at the box office. Disney Studios, and Walt Disney in particular, began to explore the idea of producing less-expensive films. Hardly a new idea, Hollywood studios had their A-list productions, along with other shows that became known as “B” movies. These were films produced at a lower cost and provided a training ground for up-and-coming actors and directors. Live action produced “B” movies, why not animation?
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Parent contents
- Parent entry
- 1 - Thurston Harper (Dave Smith)
- 2 - Berny Wolf (Ray Pointer)
- 3 - Fanny Rabin about Art Babbitt (John Canemaker)
- 4 - Art Babbitt (John Culhane)
- 5 - Bill Melendez (Tom Sito)
- 6 - Ken O’Connor (Mark Langer)
- 7 - Thor Putman (John Canemaker)
- 8 - Art Scott (John Culhane)
- 9 - Ken Anderson (Dave Smith)
- 10 - Ken Anderson (Christopher Finch, Linda Rosenkrantz)
- 11 - Les Clark (Christopher Finch, Linda Rosenkrantz)
- 12 - Jack Cutting (Christopher Finch, Linda Rosenkrantz)
- 13 - Jack Cutting (Robin Allan)
- 14 - Bob Jones (Robin Allan)
- 15 - Joe Grant (Robin Allan)
- 16 - Three Disney Story Guys - (Pete Young, Fred Lucky and Vance Gerry) (Floyd Norman)
- 17 - Margaret Kerry (Jim Korkis)
- 18 - Jack Ferges (Paul F. Anderson)
- 19 - Fred Joerger (Paul F. Anderson)
- 20 - The Secret of Walt Disney Commercials (Jim Korkis)
- 21 - Paul Carlson (Michael Mallory)
- 22 - Paul Carlson (Didier Ghez)
- 23 - Just Finish that Darned Thing! (Floyd Norman)
- 24 - Victor Haboush (Didier Ghez)
- 25 - Walt Peregoy (Julie Svendsen)
- 26 - Disney’s “B” Movie
- 27 - Frank McSavage (Alberto Becattini)
- 28 - Jack Bradbury and Mary Jim Karp (Klaus Strzyz)
- 29 - Bob Foster (Klaus Strzyz)
- 30 - Bob Foster (Alberto Becattini)
- 31 - Julie Svendsen (Didier Ghez)
- 32 - Correspondence with Ollie Johnston (Göran Broling)
- 33 - Burny Mattinson (Clay Kaytis)
- 34 - Tom Sito (Didier Ghez)
