In this special episode of the Luxe Radio Theatre, we bring to life one of the most cherished fairy tales of all time, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Originally adapted by Walt Disney into the first feature-length animated film, this timeless story is presented with the delightful music and charm that captivated audiences on the big screen. Joining us for this enchanting broadcast is none other than Walt Disney himself, who shares insights into the creation of this animated masterpiece and the magic behind its success. As the story unfolds, listeners are transported to a far-off kingdom where a young princess, Snow White, finds refuge with seven kind-hearted dwarfs, escaping the wicked queen's jealousy.
Throughout the episode, we explore the themes of innocence, friendship, and the triumph of good over evil, as Snow White's journey is brought to life through the voices of talented actors and the captivating narration of Cecil B. DeMille. The episode also features a special intermission conversation with Walt Disney, offering a glimpse into the creative process behind his beloved films and the universal appeal of fairy tales. This episode is a celebration of storytelling, imagination, and the enduring legacy of Walt Disney's work, making it a perfect treat for listeners of all ages during the holiday season.
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From Hollywood, California, the Lutz Radio Theater presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Luck presents Hollywood. It's one of the most beloved folktales of all time, Snow White and the Seven Walk. Walt Disney made it into one of the greatest pictures of all time. And tonight, for young and old, we bring it to the Luxe Radio Theatre. A charming story, the delightful music that you saw and heard on the screen. Aiding in tonight's production and our guest of honor is Walt Disney himself. Conducting our music is Louis Silver. Mister DeMille will step above the curtain in just a moment. But before he does, a word about the product that brings you this program, Luxe Flakes.
Luxe Flakes has thousands of loyal followers all over the world because lovely women everywhere depend on these fine gentle flakes to keep their things dangerous. Their nice silk and satin under things get regular luxe care. Yes, gentle luxe keeps nice things dainty and fresh, but it does more than that. It helps them stay new looking longer. You see, luxe flakes have no harmful alkali to hurt delicate materials or fade colors. It's a good thing to remember that anything safe in water alone is safe in gentle luck. And now, your host and producer, ladies and gentlemen, mister Cecil v DeMille.
Christmas greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. One year ago, almost to the day, Walter Elias Disney was here in the Luxe Radio Theatre telling us about a picture he'd just completed called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was the first feature length animated picture ever created. Into it had gone three years of work, of hope and daring, over two and one half million drawings, and the services of more than 500 artists. It was therefore a rather nervous mister Disney who spoke to us that night. If we had tied bells on his knees, he could easily have doubled for Santa Claus' sleigh. It wasn't Mike Fright, though, that attacked mister Disney. It was premier Fright. For on the night following his Lux broadcast, he was giving the world its first glimpse into animated fairyland.
In the tiny hands of a little lady named Snow White lay the reputation and the future of Walt Disney. How this picture was received is history. It brought laughter and tears from the children and grown ups of every nation. Praise came from the pulpit, from statesmen, from the press to this unassuming man who who even his switchboard operator called Wharf. Harvard and Yale gave him honorary degrees and the world its thanks. For to all of us, he recalled our childhood. We couldn't have chosen a more popular play for Christmas than Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, nor a more appropriate guest than Walt Disney.
Later on, we'll hear from him. Now we hear his masterpiece. Let's dim the lights a little. Let's sit down and shut our eyes. Forget the world and just imagine. As our curtain rises in the Luxe Radio Theatre presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In a far off world, long, long ago, a kingdom built on a mountain high lifted its turrets flecked with gold into a sapphire sky. Land of enchantment, this domain, but ruled by a queen, black hearted, vain, jealous of her beauty, and fearful lest there be another in her realm to prove more beautiful than she. Each evening in a secret hall, she conjured up a spirit from the mirror on the wall.
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Slave in the magic mirror, come from a baldest space. Through wind and darkness, I summon thee. Speak. Let me see thy faith.
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What would thou know, thy queen?
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Magic mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest one of all?
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Fame is thy beauty, majesty, of old. A lovely maid, I see. By the wishing well, she sings with a voice over to the
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Hello.
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Oh. Did I frighten you? Who are you? I am prince of another land. I've ridden far, hoping for the day when I'd find one as fair as you. Oh. Please don't run away.
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You understand my wishes in this matter, Master Huntsman? I do your majesty. Tomorrow as the shadows fall at dusk, take her far into the forest. Find some secluded glade where she can pick wildflowers. Yes, your majesty. And there, my faithful huntsman, you will kill her. Kill her? Your majesty, the little prince. Silence. You know the penalty if you fail. Yes, your majesty. Kill her or die yourself. And to prove that you have done your part, bring back this casket, Huntsman. And in it, Snow White's heart. There, master Huntsman. I think we have enough wildflowers now. Don't you? Enough for a long time. Perhaps forever. Oh, what a lovely place this is.
So quiet and peaceful. But I think we better leave now. It's growing late, master Huntsman. See how the shadows fall. Long and slender. Doctor Huntsman,
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why do you stare at me like that? What's wrong? Come here. But I don't Here. Look well around this place, your love. That look will be your last. I can't. I can't do it. Forgive me. I beg you your rightness. Forgive me. Why? I don't understand. You're mad. Jealous of you. She'll stop at nothing. But but who? The queen. The queen. Run away, child. Far away. Turn and hide and never come back. Hide in the woods anywhere. But go. Go.
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Were these the stripes that fly to me? Why? You're nothing but little birds and a tiny deer and squirrels and chipmunks. Why, you're nothing to see. Oh, I'm so ashamed of the fuss I've made. But now that the song is up, I'm not afraid. Will you forgive me? Oh, thank you. What do you see? I'm all alone and I have no place to go. Do you think that you could help me? If I only had a place to live. You don't know where such a place would be. Oh, no. I couldn't live in a tree. Did you own the new home? Yes. A house. You do? Would you show me where it is? Yes, I'm ready now.
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Oh,
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it's a lovely house. Just like a dog's house. Shall we go inside? Oh, It's dark inside. Guess there's no one home. Hello? May I come in? Oh, what a cute little chair. That's right. Seven little chairs. Must be seven little children. And from the look of this table, seven untidy little children. Look at what? Oh, a pickaxe. A stocking too. And in the fireplace, a shoe. And just look at that fireplace. Why it's covered with dust? Look. Tom lives everywhere. My, my, my. What a pile of dirty dishes. And just look at that room. Why they've never swept this room. You think their mother would? Oh, maybe they have no mother.
Then they're awesome. Oh, that's too bad. I know. We'll clean the house and surprise them. Then maybe they'll let me stay. Now you've lost the dishes. You tidy up the room. You clean the fireplace and now use the broom. We'll Oh, thank you. You sang beautifully. But I'm still wondering about the seven little children who live here. They're not children. For what are they? What? Seven little men? No. Zero up, little men.
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Listen, Hans, ma'am. What you want, doc? I think it's time. Wait. It's Mark. Smith Quirk. Quick word. What do you say? Yay. Come on, man. Let's go home. I
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hope.
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It's alright, man. What is it? Sophie's knees knocking together. Don't be quick there. Do you hear? Put it. There. I suppose there really is a dragon in the house. Mark my words. There's trouble brewing. That'd come in all day. A corns hurt. Gosh. That's a bad sign. What are we doing? Let's sneak up on it. Yes. We'll sneak up. Sneak up.
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Come on, hen men. Follow me. Don't be quick that, will you? Now careful, men. Search every crook and nanny hook and granny, crook and search everywhere.
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Shh. Quiet. Look. The floor has been swept. Hair's been dusted. And our window's been washed. Gosh. Our cobwebs is missing. Right. Right. Right. The the whole place is clean. There's dirty work afoot. This sink's empty. Hey. Someone stole a dish. They stole their head in the cupboard. My cup's been washed. Sugar's gone. Something's cooking.
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Good. That was good. Well, look. Hey. Don't touch it to food. Might be private.
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See? Witches, bro. Look. Look what's happening to our stable table. Flowers. There's flowers on the table.
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Look. Goldenrod.
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Look. See Goldenrod. Oh, don't do it. Take take them away. My does my hay fever. You you know I can't stand no gold gold I can't. No. Stop playing it fool. Find time you pick the sleeve. Well, I couldn't help it. I I can't tell. When you got it, you got it. And I got it. I killed. What what what what's that? That's it. It sounded close. It's in this room right now. It's up there. Yeah. Upstairs in the bedroom. One of us has gotta go down and chase it up.
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Up, down. Well, who's it gonna be? I'm asking for volunteers, ma'am. Happy? What about you? Uh-uh. Rashful? Uh-uh. Sleepy? Uh-uh. Grumpy? Uh-uh. Sleezy? With my hay fever? Dull. So you won't go away? Well, that means, here, dopey. Take this, Leonard. Don't be nervous. Don't be afraid. Go on now. Up the stairs. The the stairs. We're we're right behind you. Yeah. Right behind you. Open the door, Dofi.
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Oh, boy. Open the door and stop
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shaking like
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that. Now. Oh, over there. Jiminy crickets. Gosh. Gee. What a monster. It's asleep. Covers three beds. Let's kill it before it wakes up. Which end do we kill? I'll take a good look at it. What is it? Why
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it's a girl. A girl? She's
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mighty birdie. She's beautiful. Just like a angel. Angel? She's a female, and all females is poison. They're full of wicked wilds. What are wicked wilds? I don't know, but I'm a get them. Come out. No. Wake her up. Oh, let her wake up. She don't belong here no how. Oh. Look at pulling out. She's moving. She's waking up. Too. Hi. Oh. Too late. Oh, gosh.
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Why? Why you're the little man. How do you do? I said, how do you do? How do you do what? Oh, you can talk. I'm so glad. Now don't tell me who you are. Let me see. You don't know us. Oh, but I know your name. I saw the mitten on your bed. Now let me see. That little man over there, you're a doctor.
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Why? Yeah. Yeah. That's cool.
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And you? You're a bashful. Oh, god. And you? You're sleepy. A hug. Yes. And you? You're sleepy. Oh, yes. And you must be Happy, ma'am. That's me. And this is Dopey. He he don't talk none. You mean he can talk? He don't know. He never tries. Oh, that's too bad.
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But what's that bell around his neck? Oh, that? Well, that that that's a cowbell. We just put that there in in case he he ever gets lost. Sure what you glue goo sure what you do when you get lost, Sophie. No. No. No. No. No. The bell. The bell. That's right. That's right. He he rings the cowbell. Oh, isn't that cute? Yeah. Cute. Take care to call. Oh, yes. It is. I ain't say it ain't. Oh, you must be grumpy. Yeah. Yeah. It is. That's who it is. Alright. We know who we are. Ask her who she is and what she's doing here.
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Yeah. What are you and who are you doing? What are you?
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Who are you, my dear? Oh, how silly of me. I'm Snow White. Snow White? Snow White?
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Yeah. Well well well, my my my dear princess, princess, princess, we're, we're honored. Yes. We're, we're Mad as hornet. Mad as hornet. No. We're not. We're as bad as hornet. No. No. It's bad as what was I saying? Nothing. Just pain in there, sputtering like a doodle bug. Who's a buttering like a spoodle dog? Who's a
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Shut up and tell her to get out. Oh, please don't send me away. If you do, she'll kill me. Kill you? Who will? Yes. Who will kill you? My stepmother is the queen. Queen.
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Queen. She is. Wicked. She is bad. She's mighty being. She's an old witch. I'm warning you. If the queen finds her here, she'll swoop down and risk her vengeance on it. Oh, but she doesn't know where I am. She don't. No. She knows everything. She's full of black magic. She can even make herself invisible. Might be in this room right now. Oh. Nothing. Stop it, dovey. He finds her here. We're lost. Lost. Not you,
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Oh, but you'll never find me here. And if you let me stay, I'll keep house for you. I'll rock and soul and sweep and cook. Can you make apple dumplings, Mumble Dappies? Apple dumplings. Oh, yes. Just a crackle Oh, yes. Just a crackle dumplings? Yes. And some play in gooseberry pie. Gooseberry pie.
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Wait a minute. Wait a minute, you crazy fools. You're gonna lose your hands over a gooseberry pie? I say she go. I say she say. I say she go. I say she don't. She does. She don't. She will. She won't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don it. I say, she say, how would you like someone to twist your nose for you? Twist my nose. I wouldn't dare.
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Stop. Stop. Please. Stop. Don't let me break up your happy home. I'll go. Good riddance. I'm not afraid of the dark woods at nighting and the goblin. The
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goblin? Think of the ghost. Think of the demons.
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The the dragons.
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Yeah. But think of our gooseberry pie. Yeah. Our gooseberry pie.
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It'll taste mighty good. Raisins in the crust. Don't you bow. Can eat till you bite. No. Alright. We'll let her stay. But just till we get that
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pie.
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So ends the first act of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. During our brief intermission, let's take a flying trip from the land of fantasy to everyday life to the home of our friends, the Browning family. It's the night after Christmas and all through the house not a creature is stirring. Except Doctor. Midge, they're still up having a little last minute fun going over their present.
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Gee, that music box is divine. Makes me think of moonlighting roses. Oh, wasn't that a lamb to give it to me? Yes. And wasn't cousin Lou an angel to give me all this lovely lingerie? Oh, look at this night down there. Isn't it sweet? Oh, it's adorable. Hold it up to you, doc. Oh, look at it slowly. It's a dream alright. Are you gonna wear it tonight? Oh my goodness. No. I'm going to do all these things to my best. Why, girls, aren't you ready for bed yet? We can't decide what to wear, mother. Miss Dot can't. She She wants to hoard all of Angelique. Oh, boy. The thing is you're so beautiful, Doc. I'm surprised you don't start right in wearing that lovely nightgown. Well, that's just it, mother. They're all so lovely. I'm afraid to wash them too often so I'm going to kind of say them. Oh, nonsense, dear. They look beautiful. You just wear them and get the use out of them. But you will use luxe plates, won't you? Oh, I will, mother. And I hope you make it one of your New Year's resolutions too, miss. I solemnly swear that I will use luxe, always luxe and nothing but luxe. And I won't forget. Won't forget. Hopa, hopa, hopa. We'll hold you to that, missy. And now let's get to the end. Yeah. I love to have some dreams.
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Yes. Dodd can rest easy about her lovely new nightgown and all her under things for that matter. Gentle locks removes soil like magic and at the same time leaves colors and materials looking like new. As mother Browning knows so well, anything safe in water alone is safe in luxe. That's because there's no harmful alkali to hurt delicate fabrics or fade colors. Use gentle luxe plates for your own nice things to keep them dainty and new looking longer. Now, here's our producer, mister Demille. Snow White and the seven dwarfs are ready to go on with our story. In our far off world long, long ago, our princess fair with skin like snow was taken in as cook by the seven little men by happy and bashful and sleepy and dumb and sneezing and grumpy and dopey.
She was taken in as cook in the house in the Glen, and we hope she'll be happy with the seven little men. We hope she'll be happy as a young girl should with seven little men so kind and good, with happy and bashful and sleepy and dark and sneezy and grumpy and dopey, knock on wood. It's supper time now in the cottage, and as softly as they're able, the seven broth with gentle grace, all tip tone to the table.
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Oh, just a minute. See. Bubbles not quite ready. You'll just have time to wash. Wash?
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Wash? Wash? Wash? I knew there was a catch to it. Why wash? What for? We ain't going nowhere. Tint New Year. Oh, perhaps you have washed. Oh, perhaps. Yeah. Yeah. Perhaps we have. But when? When? When? Yeah. You said when? Why, or last week, month, year? Why,
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recently.
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Yeah. Recently.
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Oh, recently. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Why not? I'm surprised. Come on, Bashful. Let's see yours. Oh, that will never do. And Dopey? My my my. This is worse than I thought. Now all of you run right outside and wash your tails. And don't forget to hide in the ears and under the beard and comb your hair nice
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the tub, we all gotta wash. Women. Courage, man. Courage. Don't be nervous. Gosh. It's wet. It's it's cool too. We ain't gonna do it, are we? Well, it'll it'll it'll please the the princess. I say we take a vote. Alright. We'll take a go a vote. All in favor, say aye. Aye.
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What about Dopey? He don't care. Just two. Listen, Dopey. If you're for pleasing the princess, ring your bell once. If you're not in flavor, in favor, ring it twice. Understand? He understands. One ring for yes and two for no. Eight o p. Well, which is it?
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I told you he didn't count. I think we ought to wash anyhow. Me too. He's too late. Her wires are beginning to work. But I'm warning you. You give them an inch and they'll walk all over you. Oh, don't listen to that old warthog. Come on now, man. How hard do you scrub when the whiskers shrink? Do you get in the tub? Do you have to wash where it doesn't show? Nope. Nothing. Nothing. Nope.
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I hope that's the best supper I ever had. Me too, darling. Me too. Me too. Me too. Oh, thank you. I'm so glad you liked it. I I can still taste that pie.
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Gosh. I'm full. We're right up to here. What's that, grumpy? I said, hey. And Your plate's clean, clean. You gotta eat something after working all day. What do you say we go to bed? Not yet. No. It ain't bedtime yet. I'm all set for a ramekin, vanjuree. How about a song?
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Oh,
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I'm happy. You're first.
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I like to dance and tap my feet, miss Abel, and keep in rhythm. You see, I watch them both good day, and I can't do nothing with them. Easy, easy.
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A minute after I was born, it didn't have a night in. So it's time no risk because now my legs raised them for a I'm not in the And
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now, Basil. Go ahead, Basil. Nice. Oh, gosh.
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I chased the full dead of a tree way out upon a limb. And when he got the best of me, I got the worst of him. Oh, that was fun. Now now you do something. Well, what shall I do? Tell us a story. Yeah. Tell us a story. A true story. A love story.
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Well, once there was a princess.
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Was the princess, at noon?
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And she fell in love.
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Was it hard
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to do it was very easy everyone could see but the prince was charming the only one for me
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was he a strong and handsome was he was he big and tall
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There's nobody like him anywhere at all.
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Did he say he loved you? Did he steal a kiss?
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Hey. What?
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Listen. It's 12:00, hen man. Mind for Ted. Time for bed. Oh, my. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.
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It's
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midnight. Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest face.
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Oh, good flower queen.
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Magic mirror on the wall. Who now is the fairest one of all?
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Over the 7 Jewel Hill, beyond the seventh dwarves. Well, no white, there is one of all.
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No white lies dead in the forest. The huntsman has brought me proof. Behold her heart.
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No white hill lifts the hell in the land. It's the heart of those pigs you hold in your hand.
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The heart of a pig? Then I've been tricked. The heart of a pig, a blundering fool. I'll go myself to the dwarves' cottage in a disguise so complete no one will ever suspect it. I'll transform my beauty into ugliness change my queenly Raymond to a peddler's cloak. Mummy dust to make me old to shroud my clothes the black of night to age my boys an old hag's tackle To whiten my hair, a scream of fright. A blast of wind to fan my hate. A thunderbolt Look. My hand
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my voice. My voice. What perfect is this guy? And now a special eyes, it grows forever in the seeking death. But wait. There may be an antidote. Nothing must be overlooked. My book of birth.
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Thank you for saving me from the jealous queen. And bless the seven little men who've been so good to me. And and make my dreams come true. Amen. Oh, yes. And and please make Grumpy like me. He really isn't Grumpy. He's a dear And if he likes me, I can sing I'll be so safe and happy here Amen
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Snow White and the seven dwarfs have entered the second act of their They're not going away though. They'll be here again in a very little while to continue telling you their story. That will be act three. Right now in our intermission time, mister DeMille and our guest of honor are going to kind of talk things over. It's now my happy privilege to bring to the microphone one of the truly great men of the motion picture industry. Our distinguished guest is so well known that even to mention his name is utterly superfluous like, gilding the lily. Thanks. Therefore, I will not mention his name.
Indeed, our our guest is so modest and publicity shy that the mere mention of his forthcoming productions would send a shutter down his spine. Therefore, I'll refrain from any mention of them. Not even one? Instead, I'll I'll let him interview me about my work. I must say this is rather unexpected. Oh, go on. Just ask me one little question about Union Pacific. What for? I know all about it. No. Mister Disney. Oh. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. This, this is Walt Disney. Thank you, mister DeMille. Mister Disney is now at work on his next, feature. And the title is Pinocchio. Yes. And now that I have another name, Bambi. Bambi. Yes. And now that you And then, Alice in Wonderland comes after that. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And now if you please, if you please let me say just a word about my my picture. You know, I've gotten a whole new slant from Union Pacific.
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It has thousands of miles of railroad track, hundreds of Indians, hundreds of assorted actors, all in authentic costumes. Thousands of Now wait a minute. Wait a minute. You forgot
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luxe. Hundreds of boxes of luxe. Back in the unwashed sixties? Never. No. But but luxe takes an active part in every DeMille production. It's the backbone of the wardrobe department. It helps those costumes start out fresh and clean every morning. But picking up where you left off work. Well, seeing how tremendous your pictures are, if I had to make Snow White over again, I'd have 700 dwarfs instead of only seven. Seven I'd have 70,000,
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but they'd all be giants except one, and he'd be followed in the rest. And instead of Buzzard following the old witch, I'd have bombing planes. Now for a climax, the wicked queen sells Snow White a poisoned fruit stand. I think I'll do it.
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Yeah. You're all wrong, Walt. What people want is more fantasy, sweetness, whimsy, or just call it more Snow White. I think what I could do with Union Pacific if I had the Disney touch. My hero could be a steam engine, a prince in disguise. One day as he was passing the roundhouse, he heard a sweet voice singing, and looking over the garden wall, he saw a beautiful
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coal car. Yes, mister de Mille. That's colossal.
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And though she was a shabby coal car, she was really a princess.
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Her name was Snow White. No, mister de Mille. If you do, I'll sue you. They fall in love.
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But the Great West in those days were the trackless wilderness. So one day, the handsome young locomotive says to his beloved, baby, we gotta make tracks. Well, in a crude way, that's the idea. But let's get serious, Walt. In making your pictures, do you follow any ironclad rules? Just one.
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Never do anything that somebody else can do better. That's why we ordinarily sidestep stories
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that could be done successfully in live action instead of animated action. And what about the future as the art of animating human figures develops?
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We'll never do Hamlet. And what about? Well, to be honest, our medium is so young and so unexplored and so fascinating that we have to guard against daydreaming. We have too many immediate problems, and I think my most immediate problem is to let you get back to the play. Sit down then won't, but don't go away. Thanks, mister Smith. We'll be calling on you a little later.
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Once again, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In group back of night, the jealous queen, her deadly charm devised, flies toward the cottage in the glen as a witch disguise. In fiendish glee, she swears with every breath, the poisoned apple shall be Snow White's death. It's morning. At the doorway of the cottage in the glen, stands Snow White and the seven little men. Eagerly, they wait their turn in line because they know each one will get a kiss as off to work they go. Now now now don't forget my my dear. Don't forget what? The old queen's a sly one. She's full of witchcraft. So
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beware of strangers. Don't worry, doc. I will. And I'll have dinner all ready for you when you get back. Now here's your kiss.
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Well, come on, man. Let's go. And now you bashful. Now now be awful careful
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because if anything should ever happen to you, I Oh, goodbye, bashful. Oh, gosh.
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Oh, dopey. Of course. There's a kiss for you.
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Now remember, princess, be sure to to be sure to
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to watch out. I'll be very careful. Goodbye.
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Goodbye. Goodbye, princess. Now who's next?
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Oh, Dolce. Didn't I just say goodbye to you? Well, alright. But it's the very last one. Goodbye, sweetie. Goodbye, happy. Oh, grumpy.
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Now now now I'm warning you. Don't let nobody or nothing in the house.
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Why Grumpy? You do care. Well, what if I do? Oh, Grumpy. Here. Goodbye. Goodbye, everyone. Goodbye. Goodbye. Bye bye. Bye, Josie, what do you mean by the school? Who is it? Who is it? Just a minute.
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Good day, my pet. All alone.
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Why why, yes. I am. But The little, men are not here? No. They're not. But
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Mhmm. Making pie. Pies? Yes. Gooseberry pie. It's apple pies that make the men's folks mouth water. Pies made from apples like this one.
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Oh, it does look delicious.
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Yes. But wait till you taste it, dearie. Like a toy? Mhmm. Go on. Go on. Have a bite.
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What did you say, Bert? Then why shouldn't I eat it? Because I don't know. Something about telling the little men.
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The little men. The beast, the little men. Oh, oh, my heart. Let me come in and sit down. Oh, why why, of course. Thank you, my pet. And now because you've been so good to poor old Granny, I'll share a secret with you. This is no ordinary apple. It's a magic wishing apple.
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A wishing apple? Yeah.
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One bite and all your dreams will come true. Really? Yes, daddy. Now make a wish and take a bite. Oh, it looks awfully nice. There's
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oh, there's a storm coming up. I better close the window. No. No. No.
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Oh, oh, oh, there's plenty of time, my dear. Now here's the apple, the wishing apple. There must be something your little heart desires. Perhaps, someone you love.
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Well, there is someone I thought so. I thought so.
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Old granny knows a young girl's hat. Now take the apple, dearie, and make a wish.
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I wish.
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I wish That's it. Go on. Go on.
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I wish for my prince to come for me. I wish that that you'll carry me away to his castle where we'll live happily ever after. Fine.
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Fine. Now take a bite. Don't let the witch grow cold.
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That's it.
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Did it taste good, my pet?
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Oh, I feel so sweet. Her breath will
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spill. Her blood can heal. The sleeping Away. Away to the farthest mountain top. Go which is lair. Select and follow if they dare.
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Which way did she go? There she is. Tell what you're standing here for. Up the mountain after me. I
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see your mouth. That's hard. I like this way. Don't let her get away. Get out.
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Throw that cliff. She can't get down. Be careful, man. She's desperate. It fell. Hell right. Fastest. I could feel the wind. That's my light. Surgerite. Well, ma'am, the wicked queen is dead. Good riddance, I say. Stop. Fluffy. Stop. Please. Here's happy. Good news happy. And the light didn't hit her and she fell off the cliff. She's dead. Well, why why don't you cheer? I can't. Go to my wife. She's dead too. Well, there she is, ma'am. Don't she look pretty? Just like she wasn't dead at all. She she looks so pretty. I I can't think of burying her. No.
We we can't bury her, man. I'll tell you what we'll do. We'll build a glass coffin. Glass of gold. And we'll keep flowers around it all the time. Please. No goldenrod. No. No. No goldenrod, Sneezy. Because because I'm I'm gonna sit beside her and watch her all the time. Put, little mileage here, Sneezy. Sweetie. There. Dopey's daffodils
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at the side. Listen, man. Somebody's coming this way. They're riding a horse. What's your horse? Tell him to go away. We can't do that. What? He's a prince. Oh. For sure.
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Look at his look at his folds. He's a prince. Alright.
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Good morning.
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Good morning, William. There's something wrong. There are tears in your eyes. Snow White is dead. And there she lies. Snow White? Dead? Yes. Dead. I've been searching far and wide. Here. Let me near at her side oh princess there was one so fair
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with snow white skin and raven hair oh gosh
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he's giving her a kiss he loves her. God. And he's her prince. The one she spoke of in the story. Never mentioned his name since.
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This fell on call. The princess. Oh. She's away. She's gonna live. She isn't harmed. Just the charm.
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What I who called? My prince. Well, so no. I well, they thought you dead, these little men. I think I must have been,
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but then you kissed
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me. Or did I only dream? Well, no dream. I did. I searched for you so far. And I've been waiting for you so long. You knew I'd come?
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I knew. Someday. Someday, I can't Goodbye, little men. Goodbye, dog.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye, bashful and sleepy and sleazy. Goodbye. Oh, please. Oh, please. Please don't be sad, little man. I'll be coming back again. You will? Once every year, we'll meet. And every year, we'll meet. And I'll cook for you too. And I'll make your house neat. Good luck. Good luck, sir. Good luck.
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Toby said goodbye to lovely Snow White and her fairy prince. And in just a moment, you'll hear mister DeMille in a personal chat with Walt Disney. But now, I'd like to give a little friendly advice to the women in our audience. All those nice under things you've got for Christmas, you want them to stay dainty and fresh and new looking a long time, don't you? Well, why don't you do what mother Browning suggested? Why don't you plan to give all those lovely fragile things the care they deserve? Gentle luxe care. Keep a box of luxe blakes on your bathroom shelf. And after every wearing, take your nice under things and plunge them into a big bowl full of luxe suds. Those soft pure suds whisk away every trace of soil and leave your things dainty and near looking. There's no harmful alkali to hurt fine materials or fade delicate colors. In fact, luxe is safe for anything safe in water alone. Try it. Buy luxe lakes in the economical large size tomorrow. Now, mister DeMille. Picking up where we left off between the act, here's Walt Disney to continue his animated conversation in a more serious name. You'll be sorry, mister DeMille. Tell me just how old a story is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Well, it's so old that no one knows when or where it was first told. Is it true that it wasn't published until the Grimm brothers came along? Yes. Just about a hundred years ago.
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Jacob Grimm was a very learned man, a scientist. You'd hardly think he'd go in for fairy tales. But just as a hobby, he and his brother collected a lot of old folk stories and legends,
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put them into a book, and called the book Grimm's fairy tale. In their written form, Walt's fairy tales are supposedly only for children. But when you bring one to the screen, it captivates everyone. Age, language, race make no difference. What's the secret? Well, here's half an answer.
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Over at our place, we're sure of just one thing. Everybody in the world was once a child. We grow up. Our personalities change. But in every one of us, something remains of our childhood. You mean that's a common denominator? That just about sums it up, mister DeMille. The same level you speak of knows nothing of sophistication and distinction. It's where all of us are simple and naive without prejudice and bias. We're friendly and trusting. And it just seems to me that if your picture hits that spot in one person, it's going to hit that same spot in almost everybody. So when planning a new picture, we don't think of grown ups and we don't think of children, but just of that fine, clean, unspoiled spot down deep in every one of us that maybe the world has made us forget and that maybe our pictures could help recall.
But when a picture maker turns philosopher, mister DeMille, it's it's time for him to quit. So thanks for your swell treatment of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Uh-huh. Good night.
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That was Walt Disney, whose magic turns a theater ticket into a grand adventure. And now, ladies and gentlemen, a word about our program for next Monday night. The past year has seen Errol Flynn rise to the heights of Hollywood stardom. In successive films like The Perfect Specimen, Robin Hood, and Dawn Patrol, he's proved himself a master of romantic comedy, adventurous melodrama, and straight dramatic roles. We hear this versatile and dashing gentleman next Monday night in the first of these hits, the perfect specimen, and costar, as she was in the picture, is another favorite, the delightful Joan Blondeau. And so Deluxe Radio Theatre says goodbye to 1938.
We who are behind the scenes are not alone in making these presentations possible. If our efforts have brought you pleasure, won't you remember that in the Luxe Radio Theatre is the meme taken by the makers of Luxe flakes and Luxe toilet soap to show their gratitude for your loyalty to these fine products. All of us then work together. And in 1939, our goal is again your entertainment and your friendship. A year of greater joys to be shared with you in the Luxe Radio Theater. From all of us goes the hope that the new year will light your hearts and homes with happiness and health. Our sponsors, the makers of Luxe Plates, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Luxe Radio Theatre presents
From Hollywood, California, the Lutz Radio Theater presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Luck presents Hollywood. It's one of the most beloved folktales of all time, Snow White and the Seven Walk. Walt Disney made it into one of the greatest pictures of all time. And tonight, for young and old, we bring it to the Luxe Radio Theatre. A charming story, the delightful music that you saw and heard on the screen. Aiding in tonight's production and our guest of honor is Walt Disney himself. Conducting our music is Louis Silver. Mister DeMille will step above the curtain in just a moment. But before he does, a word about the product that brings you this program, Luxe Flakes.
Luxe Flakes has thousands of loyal followers all over the world because lovely women everywhere depend on these fine gentle flakes to keep their things dangerous. Their nice silk and satin under things get regular luxe care. Yes, gentle luxe keeps nice things dainty and fresh, but it does more than that. It helps them stay new looking longer. You see, luxe flakes have no harmful alkali to hurt delicate materials or fade colors. It's a good thing to remember that anything safe in water alone is safe in gentle luck. And now, your host and producer, ladies and gentlemen, mister Cecil v DeMille.
Christmas greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. One year ago, almost to the day, Walter Elias Disney was here in the Luxe Radio Theatre telling us about a picture he'd just completed called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was the first feature length animated picture ever created. Into it had gone three years of work, of hope and daring, over two and one half million drawings, and the services of more than 500 artists. It was therefore a rather nervous mister Disney who spoke to us that night. If we had tied bells on his knees, he could easily have doubled for Santa Claus' sleigh. It wasn't Mike Fright, though, that attacked mister Disney. It was premier Fright. For on the night following his Lux broadcast, he was giving the world its first glimpse into animated fairyland.
In the tiny hands of a little lady named Snow White lay the reputation and the future of Walt Disney. How this picture was received is history. It brought laughter and tears from the children and grown ups of every nation. Praise came from the pulpit, from statesmen, from the press to this unassuming man who who even his switchboard operator called Wharf. Harvard and Yale gave him honorary degrees and the world its thanks. For to all of us, he recalled our childhood. We couldn't have chosen a more popular play for Christmas than Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, nor a more appropriate guest than Walt Disney.
Later on, we'll hear from him. Now we hear his masterpiece. Let's dim the lights a little. Let's sit down and shut our eyes. Forget the world and just imagine. As our curtain rises in the Luxe Radio Theatre presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In a far off world, long, long ago, a kingdom built on a mountain high lifted its turrets flecked with gold into a sapphire sky. Land of enchantment, this domain, but ruled by a queen, black hearted, vain, jealous of her beauty, and fearful lest there be another in her realm to prove more beautiful than she. Each evening in a secret hall, she conjured up a spirit from the mirror on the wall.
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Slave in the magic mirror, come from a baldest space. Through wind and darkness, I summon thee. Speak. Let me see thy faith.
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What would thou know, thy queen?
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Magic mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest one of all?
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Fame is thy beauty, majesty, of old. A lovely maid, I see. By the wishing well, she sings with a voice over to the
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Hello.
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Oh. Did I frighten you? Who are you? I am prince of another land. I've ridden far, hoping for the day when I'd find one as fair as you. Oh. Please don't run away.
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You understand my wishes in this matter, Master Huntsman? I do your majesty. Tomorrow as the shadows fall at dusk, take her far into the forest. Find some secluded glade where she can pick wildflowers. Yes, your majesty. And there, my faithful huntsman, you will kill her. Kill her? Your majesty, the little prince. Silence. You know the penalty if you fail. Yes, your majesty. Kill her or die yourself. And to prove that you have done your part, bring back this casket, Huntsman. And in it, Snow White's heart. There, master Huntsman. I think we have enough wildflowers now. Don't you? Enough for a long time. Perhaps forever. Oh, what a lovely place this is.
So quiet and peaceful. But I think we better leave now. It's growing late, master Huntsman. See how the shadows fall. Long and slender. Doctor Huntsman,
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why do you stare at me like that? What's wrong? Come here. But I don't Here. Look well around this place, your love. That look will be your last. I can't. I can't do it. Forgive me. I beg you your rightness. Forgive me. Why? I don't understand. You're mad. Jealous of you. She'll stop at nothing. But but who? The queen. The queen. Run away, child. Far away. Turn and hide and never come back. Hide in the woods anywhere. But go. Go.
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Were these the stripes that fly to me? Why? You're nothing but little birds and a tiny deer and squirrels and chipmunks. Why, you're nothing to see. Oh, I'm so ashamed of the fuss I've made. But now that the song is up, I'm not afraid. Will you forgive me? Oh, thank you. What do you see? I'm all alone and I have no place to go. Do you think that you could help me? If I only had a place to live. You don't know where such a place would be. Oh, no. I couldn't live in a tree. Did you own the new home? Yes. A house. You do? Would you show me where it is? Yes, I'm ready now.
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Oh,
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it's a lovely house. Just like a dog's house. Shall we go inside? Oh, It's dark inside. Guess there's no one home. Hello? May I come in? Oh, what a cute little chair. That's right. Seven little chairs. Must be seven little children. And from the look of this table, seven untidy little children. Look at what? Oh, a pickaxe. A stocking too. And in the fireplace, a shoe. And just look at that fireplace. Why it's covered with dust? Look. Tom lives everywhere. My, my, my. What a pile of dirty dishes. And just look at that room. Why they've never swept this room. You think their mother would? Oh, maybe they have no mother.
Then they're awesome. Oh, that's too bad. I know. We'll clean the house and surprise them. Then maybe they'll let me stay. Now you've lost the dishes. You tidy up the room. You clean the fireplace and now use the broom. We'll Oh, thank you. You sang beautifully. But I'm still wondering about the seven little children who live here. They're not children. For what are they? What? Seven little men? No. Zero up, little men.
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Listen, Hans, ma'am. What you want, doc? I think it's time. Wait. It's Mark. Smith Quirk. Quick word. What do you say? Yay. Come on, man. Let's go home. I
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hope.
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It's alright, man. What is it? Sophie's knees knocking together. Don't be quick there. Do you hear? Put it. There. I suppose there really is a dragon in the house. Mark my words. There's trouble brewing. That'd come in all day. A corns hurt. Gosh. That's a bad sign. What are we doing? Let's sneak up on it. Yes. We'll sneak up. Sneak up.
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Come on, hen men. Follow me. Don't be quick that, will you? Now careful, men. Search every crook and nanny hook and granny, crook and search everywhere.
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Shh. Quiet. Look. The floor has been swept. Hair's been dusted. And our window's been washed. Gosh. Our cobwebs is missing. Right. Right. Right. The the whole place is clean. There's dirty work afoot. This sink's empty. Hey. Someone stole a dish. They stole their head in the cupboard. My cup's been washed. Sugar's gone. Something's cooking.
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Good. That was good. Well, look. Hey. Don't touch it to food. Might be private.
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See? Witches, bro. Look. Look what's happening to our stable table. Flowers. There's flowers on the table.
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Look. Goldenrod.
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Look. See Goldenrod. Oh, don't do it. Take take them away. My does my hay fever. You you know I can't stand no gold gold I can't. No. Stop playing it fool. Find time you pick the sleeve. Well, I couldn't help it. I I can't tell. When you got it, you got it. And I got it. I killed. What what what what's that? That's it. It sounded close. It's in this room right now. It's up there. Yeah. Upstairs in the bedroom. One of us has gotta go down and chase it up.
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Up, down. Well, who's it gonna be? I'm asking for volunteers, ma'am. Happy? What about you? Uh-uh. Rashful? Uh-uh. Sleepy? Uh-uh. Grumpy? Uh-uh. Sleezy? With my hay fever? Dull. So you won't go away? Well, that means, here, dopey. Take this, Leonard. Don't be nervous. Don't be afraid. Go on now. Up the stairs. The the stairs. We're we're right behind you. Yeah. Right behind you. Open the door, Dofi.
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Oh, boy. Open the door and stop
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shaking like
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that. Now. Oh, over there. Jiminy crickets. Gosh. Gee. What a monster. It's asleep. Covers three beds. Let's kill it before it wakes up. Which end do we kill? I'll take a good look at it. What is it? Why
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it's a girl. A girl? She's
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mighty birdie. She's beautiful. Just like a angel. Angel? She's a female, and all females is poison. They're full of wicked wilds. What are wicked wilds? I don't know, but I'm a get them. Come out. No. Wake her up. Oh, let her wake up. She don't belong here no how. Oh. Look at pulling out. She's moving. She's waking up. Too. Hi. Oh. Too late. Oh, gosh.
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Why? Why you're the little man. How do you do? I said, how do you do? How do you do what? Oh, you can talk. I'm so glad. Now don't tell me who you are. Let me see. You don't know us. Oh, but I know your name. I saw the mitten on your bed. Now let me see. That little man over there, you're a doctor.
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Why? Yeah. Yeah. That's cool.
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And you? You're a bashful. Oh, god. And you? You're sleepy. A hug. Yes. And you? You're sleepy. Oh, yes. And you must be Happy, ma'am. That's me. And this is Dopey. He he don't talk none. You mean he can talk? He don't know. He never tries. Oh, that's too bad.
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But what's that bell around his neck? Oh, that? Well, that that that's a cowbell. We just put that there in in case he he ever gets lost. Sure what you glue goo sure what you do when you get lost, Sophie. No. No. No. No. No. The bell. The bell. That's right. That's right. He he rings the cowbell. Oh, isn't that cute? Yeah. Cute. Take care to call. Oh, yes. It is. I ain't say it ain't. Oh, you must be grumpy. Yeah. Yeah. It is. That's who it is. Alright. We know who we are. Ask her who she is and what she's doing here.
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Yeah. What are you and who are you doing? What are you?
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Who are you, my dear? Oh, how silly of me. I'm Snow White. Snow White? Snow White?
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Yeah. Well well well, my my my dear princess, princess, princess, we're, we're honored. Yes. We're, we're Mad as hornet. Mad as hornet. No. We're not. We're as bad as hornet. No. No. It's bad as what was I saying? Nothing. Just pain in there, sputtering like a doodle bug. Who's a buttering like a spoodle dog? Who's a
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Shut up and tell her to get out. Oh, please don't send me away. If you do, she'll kill me. Kill you? Who will? Yes. Who will kill you? My stepmother is the queen. Queen.
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Queen. She is. Wicked. She is bad. She's mighty being. She's an old witch. I'm warning you. If the queen finds her here, she'll swoop down and risk her vengeance on it. Oh, but she doesn't know where I am. She don't. No. She knows everything. She's full of black magic. She can even make herself invisible. Might be in this room right now. Oh. Nothing. Stop it, dovey. He finds her here. We're lost. Lost. Not you,
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Oh, but you'll never find me here. And if you let me stay, I'll keep house for you. I'll rock and soul and sweep and cook. Can you make apple dumplings, Mumble Dappies? Apple dumplings. Oh, yes. Just a crackle Oh, yes. Just a crackle dumplings? Yes. And some play in gooseberry pie. Gooseberry pie.
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Wait a minute. Wait a minute, you crazy fools. You're gonna lose your hands over a gooseberry pie? I say she go. I say she say. I say she go. I say she don't. She does. She don't. She will. She won't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don it. I say, she say, how would you like someone to twist your nose for you? Twist my nose. I wouldn't dare.
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Stop. Stop. Please. Stop. Don't let me break up your happy home. I'll go. Good riddance. I'm not afraid of the dark woods at nighting and the goblin. The
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goblin? Think of the ghost. Think of the demons.
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The the dragons.
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Yeah. But think of our gooseberry pie. Yeah. Our gooseberry pie.
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It'll taste mighty good. Raisins in the crust. Don't you bow. Can eat till you bite. No. Alright. We'll let her stay. But just till we get that
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pie.
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So ends the first act of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. During our brief intermission, let's take a flying trip from the land of fantasy to everyday life to the home of our friends, the Browning family. It's the night after Christmas and all through the house not a creature is stirring. Except Doctor. Midge, they're still up having a little last minute fun going over their present.
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Gee, that music box is divine. Makes me think of moonlighting roses. Oh, wasn't that a lamb to give it to me? Yes. And wasn't cousin Lou an angel to give me all this lovely lingerie? Oh, look at this night down there. Isn't it sweet? Oh, it's adorable. Hold it up to you, doc. Oh, look at it slowly. It's a dream alright. Are you gonna wear it tonight? Oh my goodness. No. I'm going to do all these things to my best. Why, girls, aren't you ready for bed yet? We can't decide what to wear, mother. Miss Dot can't. She She wants to hoard all of Angelique. Oh, boy. The thing is you're so beautiful, Doc. I'm surprised you don't start right in wearing that lovely nightgown. Well, that's just it, mother. They're all so lovely. I'm afraid to wash them too often so I'm going to kind of say them. Oh, nonsense, dear. They look beautiful. You just wear them and get the use out of them. But you will use luxe plates, won't you? Oh, I will, mother. And I hope you make it one of your New Year's resolutions too, miss. I solemnly swear that I will use luxe, always luxe and nothing but luxe. And I won't forget. Won't forget. Hopa, hopa, hopa. We'll hold you to that, missy. And now let's get to the end. Yeah. I love to have some dreams.
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Yes. Dodd can rest easy about her lovely new nightgown and all her under things for that matter. Gentle locks removes soil like magic and at the same time leaves colors and materials looking like new. As mother Browning knows so well, anything safe in water alone is safe in luxe. That's because there's no harmful alkali to hurt delicate fabrics or fade colors. Use gentle luxe plates for your own nice things to keep them dainty and new looking longer. Now, here's our producer, mister Demille. Snow White and the seven dwarfs are ready to go on with our story. In our far off world long, long ago, our princess fair with skin like snow was taken in as cook by the seven little men by happy and bashful and sleepy and dumb and sneezing and grumpy and dopey.
She was taken in as cook in the house in the Glen, and we hope she'll be happy with the seven little men. We hope she'll be happy as a young girl should with seven little men so kind and good, with happy and bashful and sleepy and dark and sneezy and grumpy and dopey, knock on wood. It's supper time now in the cottage, and as softly as they're able, the seven broth with gentle grace, all tip tone to the table.
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Oh, just a minute. See. Bubbles not quite ready. You'll just have time to wash. Wash?
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Wash? Wash? Wash? I knew there was a catch to it. Why wash? What for? We ain't going nowhere. Tint New Year. Oh, perhaps you have washed. Oh, perhaps. Yeah. Yeah. Perhaps we have. But when? When? When? Yeah. You said when? Why, or last week, month, year? Why,
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recently.
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Yeah. Recently.
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Oh, recently. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Why not? I'm surprised. Come on, Bashful. Let's see yours. Oh, that will never do. And Dopey? My my my. This is worse than I thought. Now all of you run right outside and wash your tails. And don't forget to hide in the ears and under the beard and comb your hair nice
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the tub, we all gotta wash. Women. Courage, man. Courage. Don't be nervous. Gosh. It's wet. It's it's cool too. We ain't gonna do it, are we? Well, it'll it'll it'll please the the princess. I say we take a vote. Alright. We'll take a go a vote. All in favor, say aye. Aye.
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What about Dopey? He don't care. Just two. Listen, Dopey. If you're for pleasing the princess, ring your bell once. If you're not in flavor, in favor, ring it twice. Understand? He understands. One ring for yes and two for no. Eight o p. Well, which is it?
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I told you he didn't count. I think we ought to wash anyhow. Me too. He's too late. Her wires are beginning to work. But I'm warning you. You give them an inch and they'll walk all over you. Oh, don't listen to that old warthog. Come on now, man. How hard do you scrub when the whiskers shrink? Do you get in the tub? Do you have to wash where it doesn't show? Nope. Nothing. Nothing. Nope.
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I hope that's the best supper I ever had. Me too, darling. Me too. Me too. Me too. Oh, thank you. I'm so glad you liked it. I I can still taste that pie.
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Gosh. I'm full. We're right up to here. What's that, grumpy? I said, hey. And Your plate's clean, clean. You gotta eat something after working all day. What do you say we go to bed? Not yet. No. It ain't bedtime yet. I'm all set for a ramekin, vanjuree. How about a song?
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Oh,
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I'm happy. You're first.
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I like to dance and tap my feet, miss Abel, and keep in rhythm. You see, I watch them both good day, and I can't do nothing with them. Easy, easy.
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A minute after I was born, it didn't have a night in. So it's time no risk because now my legs raised them for a I'm not in the And
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now, Basil. Go ahead, Basil. Nice. Oh, gosh.
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I chased the full dead of a tree way out upon a limb. And when he got the best of me, I got the worst of him. Oh, that was fun. Now now you do something. Well, what shall I do? Tell us a story. Yeah. Tell us a story. A true story. A love story.
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Well, once there was a princess.
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Was the princess, at noon?
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And she fell in love.
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Was it hard
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to do it was very easy everyone could see but the prince was charming the only one for me
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was he a strong and handsome was he was he big and tall
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There's nobody like him anywhere at all.
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Did he say he loved you? Did he steal a kiss?
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Hey. What?
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Listen. It's 12:00, hen man. Mind for Ted. Time for bed. Oh, my. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.
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It's
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midnight. Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest face.
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Oh, good flower queen.
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Magic mirror on the wall. Who now is the fairest one of all?
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Over the 7 Jewel Hill, beyond the seventh dwarves. Well, no white, there is one of all.
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No white lies dead in the forest. The huntsman has brought me proof. Behold her heart.
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No white hill lifts the hell in the land. It's the heart of those pigs you hold in your hand.
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The heart of a pig? Then I've been tricked. The heart of a pig, a blundering fool. I'll go myself to the dwarves' cottage in a disguise so complete no one will ever suspect it. I'll transform my beauty into ugliness change my queenly Raymond to a peddler's cloak. Mummy dust to make me old to shroud my clothes the black of night to age my boys an old hag's tackle To whiten my hair, a scream of fright. A blast of wind to fan my hate. A thunderbolt Look. My hand
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my voice. My voice. What perfect is this guy? And now a special eyes, it grows forever in the seeking death. But wait. There may be an antidote. Nothing must be overlooked. My book of birth.
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Thank you for saving me from the jealous queen. And bless the seven little men who've been so good to me. And and make my dreams come true. Amen. Oh, yes. And and please make Grumpy like me. He really isn't Grumpy. He's a dear And if he likes me, I can sing I'll be so safe and happy here Amen
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Snow White and the seven dwarfs have entered the second act of their They're not going away though. They'll be here again in a very little while to continue telling you their story. That will be act three. Right now in our intermission time, mister DeMille and our guest of honor are going to kind of talk things over. It's now my happy privilege to bring to the microphone one of the truly great men of the motion picture industry. Our distinguished guest is so well known that even to mention his name is utterly superfluous like, gilding the lily. Thanks. Therefore, I will not mention his name.
Indeed, our our guest is so modest and publicity shy that the mere mention of his forthcoming productions would send a shutter down his spine. Therefore, I'll refrain from any mention of them. Not even one? Instead, I'll I'll let him interview me about my work. I must say this is rather unexpected. Oh, go on. Just ask me one little question about Union Pacific. What for? I know all about it. No. Mister Disney. Oh. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. This, this is Walt Disney. Thank you, mister DeMille. Mister Disney is now at work on his next, feature. And the title is Pinocchio. Yes. And now that I have another name, Bambi. Bambi. Yes. And now that you And then, Alice in Wonderland comes after that. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And now if you please, if you please let me say just a word about my my picture. You know, I've gotten a whole new slant from Union Pacific.
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It has thousands of miles of railroad track, hundreds of Indians, hundreds of assorted actors, all in authentic costumes. Thousands of Now wait a minute. Wait a minute. You forgot
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luxe. Hundreds of boxes of luxe. Back in the unwashed sixties? Never. No. But but luxe takes an active part in every DeMille production. It's the backbone of the wardrobe department. It helps those costumes start out fresh and clean every morning. But picking up where you left off work. Well, seeing how tremendous your pictures are, if I had to make Snow White over again, I'd have 700 dwarfs instead of only seven. Seven I'd have 70,000,
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but they'd all be giants except one, and he'd be followed in the rest. And instead of Buzzard following the old witch, I'd have bombing planes. Now for a climax, the wicked queen sells Snow White a poisoned fruit stand. I think I'll do it.
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Yeah. You're all wrong, Walt. What people want is more fantasy, sweetness, whimsy, or just call it more Snow White. I think what I could do with Union Pacific if I had the Disney touch. My hero could be a steam engine, a prince in disguise. One day as he was passing the roundhouse, he heard a sweet voice singing, and looking over the garden wall, he saw a beautiful
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coal car. Yes, mister de Mille. That's colossal.
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And though she was a shabby coal car, she was really a princess.
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Her name was Snow White. No, mister de Mille. If you do, I'll sue you. They fall in love.
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But the Great West in those days were the trackless wilderness. So one day, the handsome young locomotive says to his beloved, baby, we gotta make tracks. Well, in a crude way, that's the idea. But let's get serious, Walt. In making your pictures, do you follow any ironclad rules? Just one.
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Never do anything that somebody else can do better. That's why we ordinarily sidestep stories
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that could be done successfully in live action instead of animated action. And what about the future as the art of animating human figures develops?
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We'll never do Hamlet. And what about? Well, to be honest, our medium is so young and so unexplored and so fascinating that we have to guard against daydreaming. We have too many immediate problems, and I think my most immediate problem is to let you get back to the play. Sit down then won't, but don't go away. Thanks, mister Smith. We'll be calling on you a little later.
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Once again, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In group back of night, the jealous queen, her deadly charm devised, flies toward the cottage in the glen as a witch disguise. In fiendish glee, she swears with every breath, the poisoned apple shall be Snow White's death. It's morning. At the doorway of the cottage in the glen, stands Snow White and the seven little men. Eagerly, they wait their turn in line because they know each one will get a kiss as off to work they go. Now now now don't forget my my dear. Don't forget what? The old queen's a sly one. She's full of witchcraft. So
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beware of strangers. Don't worry, doc. I will. And I'll have dinner all ready for you when you get back. Now here's your kiss.
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Well, come on, man. Let's go. And now you bashful. Now now be awful careful
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because if anything should ever happen to you, I Oh, goodbye, bashful. Oh, gosh.
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Oh, dopey. Of course. There's a kiss for you.
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Now remember, princess, be sure to to be sure to
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to watch out. I'll be very careful. Goodbye.
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Goodbye. Goodbye, princess. Now who's next?
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Oh, Dolce. Didn't I just say goodbye to you? Well, alright. But it's the very last one. Goodbye, sweetie. Goodbye, happy. Oh, grumpy.
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Now now now I'm warning you. Don't let nobody or nothing in the house.
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Why Grumpy? You do care. Well, what if I do? Oh, Grumpy. Here. Goodbye. Goodbye, everyone. Goodbye. Goodbye. Bye bye. Bye, Josie, what do you mean by the school? Who is it? Who is it? Just a minute.
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Good day, my pet. All alone.
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Why why, yes. I am. But The little, men are not here? No. They're not. But
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Mhmm. Making pie. Pies? Yes. Gooseberry pie. It's apple pies that make the men's folks mouth water. Pies made from apples like this one.
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Oh, it does look delicious.
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Yes. But wait till you taste it, dearie. Like a toy? Mhmm. Go on. Go on. Have a bite.
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What did you say, Bert? Then why shouldn't I eat it? Because I don't know. Something about telling the little men.
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The little men. The beast, the little men. Oh, oh, my heart. Let me come in and sit down. Oh, why why, of course. Thank you, my pet. And now because you've been so good to poor old Granny, I'll share a secret with you. This is no ordinary apple. It's a magic wishing apple.
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A wishing apple? Yeah.
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One bite and all your dreams will come true. Really? Yes, daddy. Now make a wish and take a bite. Oh, it looks awfully nice. There's
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oh, there's a storm coming up. I better close the window. No. No. No.
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Oh, oh, oh, there's plenty of time, my dear. Now here's the apple, the wishing apple. There must be something your little heart desires. Perhaps, someone you love.
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Well, there is someone I thought so. I thought so.
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Old granny knows a young girl's hat. Now take the apple, dearie, and make a wish.
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I wish.
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I wish That's it. Go on. Go on.
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I wish for my prince to come for me. I wish that that you'll carry me away to his castle where we'll live happily ever after. Fine.
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Fine. Now take a bite. Don't let the witch grow cold.
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That's it.
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Did it taste good, my pet?
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Oh, I feel so sweet. Her breath will
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spill. Her blood can heal. The sleeping Away. Away to the farthest mountain top. Go which is lair. Select and follow if they dare.
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Which way did she go? There she is. Tell what you're standing here for. Up the mountain after me. I
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see your mouth. That's hard. I like this way. Don't let her get away. Get out.
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Throw that cliff. She can't get down. Be careful, man. She's desperate. It fell. Hell right. Fastest. I could feel the wind. That's my light. Surgerite. Well, ma'am, the wicked queen is dead. Good riddance, I say. Stop. Fluffy. Stop. Please. Here's happy. Good news happy. And the light didn't hit her and she fell off the cliff. She's dead. Well, why why don't you cheer? I can't. Go to my wife. She's dead too. Well, there she is, ma'am. Don't she look pretty? Just like she wasn't dead at all. She she looks so pretty. I I can't think of burying her. No.
We we can't bury her, man. I'll tell you what we'll do. We'll build a glass coffin. Glass of gold. And we'll keep flowers around it all the time. Please. No goldenrod. No. No. No goldenrod, Sneezy. Because because I'm I'm gonna sit beside her and watch her all the time. Put, little mileage here, Sneezy. Sweetie. There. Dopey's daffodils
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at the side. Listen, man. Somebody's coming this way. They're riding a horse. What's your horse? Tell him to go away. We can't do that. What? He's a prince. Oh. For sure.
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Look at his look at his folds. He's a prince. Alright.
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Good morning.
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Good morning, William. There's something wrong. There are tears in your eyes. Snow White is dead. And there she lies. Snow White? Dead? Yes. Dead. I've been searching far and wide. Here. Let me near at her side oh princess there was one so fair
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with snow white skin and raven hair oh gosh
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he's giving her a kiss he loves her. God. And he's her prince. The one she spoke of in the story. Never mentioned his name since.
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This fell on call. The princess. Oh. She's away. She's gonna live. She isn't harmed. Just the charm.
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What I who called? My prince. Well, so no. I well, they thought you dead, these little men. I think I must have been,
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but then you kissed
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me. Or did I only dream? Well, no dream. I did. I searched for you so far. And I've been waiting for you so long. You knew I'd come?
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I knew. Someday. Someday, I can't Goodbye, little men. Goodbye, dog.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye, bashful and sleepy and sleazy. Goodbye. Oh, please. Oh, please. Please don't be sad, little man. I'll be coming back again. You will? Once every year, we'll meet. And every year, we'll meet. And I'll cook for you too. And I'll make your house neat. Good luck. Good luck, sir. Good luck.
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Toby said goodbye to lovely Snow White and her fairy prince. And in just a moment, you'll hear mister DeMille in a personal chat with Walt Disney. But now, I'd like to give a little friendly advice to the women in our audience. All those nice under things you've got for Christmas, you want them to stay dainty and fresh and new looking a long time, don't you? Well, why don't you do what mother Browning suggested? Why don't you plan to give all those lovely fragile things the care they deserve? Gentle luxe care. Keep a box of luxe blakes on your bathroom shelf. And after every wearing, take your nice under things and plunge them into a big bowl full of luxe suds. Those soft pure suds whisk away every trace of soil and leave your things dainty and near looking. There's no harmful alkali to hurt fine materials or fade delicate colors. In fact, luxe is safe for anything safe in water alone. Try it. Buy luxe lakes in the economical large size tomorrow. Now, mister DeMille. Picking up where we left off between the act, here's Walt Disney to continue his animated conversation in a more serious name. You'll be sorry, mister DeMille. Tell me just how old a story is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Well, it's so old that no one knows when or where it was first told. Is it true that it wasn't published until the Grimm brothers came along? Yes. Just about a hundred years ago.
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Jacob Grimm was a very learned man, a scientist. You'd hardly think he'd go in for fairy tales. But just as a hobby, he and his brother collected a lot of old folk stories and legends,
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put them into a book, and called the book Grimm's fairy tale. In their written form, Walt's fairy tales are supposedly only for children. But when you bring one to the screen, it captivates everyone. Age, language, race make no difference. What's the secret? Well, here's half an answer.
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Over at our place, we're sure of just one thing. Everybody in the world was once a child. We grow up. Our personalities change. But in every one of us, something remains of our childhood. You mean that's a common denominator? That just about sums it up, mister DeMille. The same level you speak of knows nothing of sophistication and distinction. It's where all of us are simple and naive without prejudice and bias. We're friendly and trusting. And it just seems to me that if your picture hits that spot in one person, it's going to hit that same spot in almost everybody. So when planning a new picture, we don't think of grown ups and we don't think of children, but just of that fine, clean, unspoiled spot down deep in every one of us that maybe the world has made us forget and that maybe our pictures could help recall.
But when a picture maker turns philosopher, mister DeMille, it's it's time for him to quit. So thanks for your swell treatment of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Uh-huh. Good night.
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That was Walt Disney, whose magic turns a theater ticket into a grand adventure. And now, ladies and gentlemen, a word about our program for next Monday night. The past year has seen Errol Flynn rise to the heights of Hollywood stardom. In successive films like The Perfect Specimen, Robin Hood, and Dawn Patrol, he's proved himself a master of romantic comedy, adventurous melodrama, and straight dramatic roles. We hear this versatile and dashing gentleman next Monday night in the first of these hits, the perfect specimen, and costar, as she was in the picture, is another favorite, the delightful Joan Blondeau. And so Deluxe Radio Theatre says goodbye to 1938.
We who are behind the scenes are not alone in making these presentations possible. If our efforts have brought you pleasure, won't you remember that in the Luxe Radio Theatre is the meme taken by the makers of Luxe flakes and Luxe toilet soap to show their gratitude for your loyalty to these fine products. All of us then work together. And in 1939, our goal is again your entertainment and your friendship. A year of greater joys to be shared with you in the Luxe Radio Theater. From all of us goes the hope that the new year will light your hearts and homes with happiness and health. Our sponsors, the makers of Luxe Plates, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Luxe Radio Theatre presents
Introduction to the Luxe Radio Theatre
Walt Disney's Snow White: A Historical Perspective
The Enchanted Kingdom: Snow White's Tale Begins
The Queen's Deadly Plot
Snow White's Escape and New Friends
Life with the Seven Dwarfs
The Queen's Wicked Plan Unfolds
The Poisoned Apple and Snow White's Fate
The Queen's Demise and Snow White's Awakening
Walt Disney's Philosophy on Storytelling
