Walt Disney and Live Action

<p>Beyond Animation</p><p></p><p>In this definitive guide to Walt Disney's live-action output Dr. John West explores an often overlooked but important chapter in Disney cinematic history: the live-action films and television shows released by the Disney studio during Walt's lifetime.</p><p></p><p>From blockbuster movies like 20000 Leagues Under the Sea Mary Poppins and Treasure Island to such lesser-known efforts as Savage Sam and Monkeys Go Home! West describes the production of each film in detail with backstage stories and complete cast and crew information.</p><p></p><p>The small screen output of the Disney studio is given similar treatment: over 70 episodes of Zorro Texas John Slaughter Davy Crockett and other TV series are described and catalogued along with in-depth analyses of the shows themselves.</p><p></p><p>Plus the book features over 80 photos many of them never seen before including candid shots of Walt Disney in his office.</p><p></p><p>In addition to his detailed coverage of Disney's live-action films and TV shows West devotes several chapters to a fast-moving but comprehensive history of the Disney studio's live-action productions from the producers directors writers composers and set directors involved to the meanings behind Walt's live-action films and the values he sought to impart on American culture.</p><p></p>