Eighty years ago today, Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.
This timeless and groundbreaking masterpiece about love and friendship has enchanted generation after generation. Snow White’s journey and ultimate triumph against her evil stepmother The Queen continues to capture our imagination and charm us with its loveable characters, breathtaking animation and delightful soundtrack.
The film features the voices of Adriana Caselotti (as Snow White) and Harry Stockwell (as the Prince). Workers at the studio present Walt with a backyard playhouse for his two daughters, a child size copy of the dwarfs’ cottage from the film.
In attendance at the opening of the first American feature-length animated film are such stars as Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Judy Garland, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore, Marlene Dietrich, and future Disney Legend Fred McMurray. Also attending the premiere is Adriana Caselotti, Snow White director David Hand, and a teenager named Marjorie Belcher (later known as Marge Champion) – the animator’s live-action model for Snow White! (The Carthay will later be razed and replaced by an office building.