List of Walt Disney Studios films (1937–1959)

This is a list of films produced and distributed by the U.S. film studio Walt Disney Studios, one of the Walt Disney Company's divisions and one of the "Big Five" major film studios. The list includes films produced or released by all existing and defunct labels or subsidiaries of the Walt Disney Studios; including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures. The list does not include films produced by studios that are now owned by Disney (as part of acquisitions), but were historically not distributed by Disney during their original, initial time of release.

This article is about a broader list of Disney films produced by all studios owned by the Walt Disney Studios during their initial release. For a list of films only released under the Disney banner, see List of Walt Disney Pictures films.

All films listed are theatrical releases by Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. unless specified.

1930s
Release date Title Studio Notes
May 19, 1937Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Anthology film; compilation of previously released shorts[1]
December 21, 1937Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney Studios' first feature-length film[2][3][4][5]
Academy Honorary Award

1940s
Release date Title Studio
February 7, 1940Pinocchio Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
November 13, 1940Fantasia
June 20, 1941The Reluctant Dragon
October 23, 1941Dumbo
August 13, 1942Bambi
February 6, 1943Saludos Amigos
July 17, 1943Victory Through Air Power
February 3, 1945The Three Caballeros
April 20, 1946Make Mine Music
November 12, 1946Song of the South
September 27, 1947Fun and Fancy Free
May 27, 1948Melody Time
November 29, 1948So Dear to My Heart
October 5, 1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1950s
Release date Title Studio
February 15, 1950Cinderella Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
July 29, 1950Treasure Island
July 28, 1951Alice in Wonderland
June 26, 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
February 5, 1953Peter Pan
July 23, 1953The Sword and the Rose
November 10, 1953The Living Desert Walt Disney Productions
February 27, 1954Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
August 16, 1954The Vanishing Prairie
December 23, 195420,000 Leagues Under the Sea
May 25, 1955Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
June 22, 1955Lady and the Tramp
September 14, 1955The African Lion
December 22, 1955The Littlest Outlaw
June 8, 1956The Great Locomotive Chase
July 18, 1956Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
November 6, 1956Secrets of Life
December 20, 1956Westward Ho the Wagons!
June 19, 1957Johnny Tremain
August 28, 1957Perri
December 25, 1957Old Yeller
January 21, 1958The Missouri Traveler
July 8, 1958The Light in the Forest
August 12, 1958White Wilderness
December 25, 1958Tonka
January 29, 1959Sleeping Beauty
March 19, 1959The Shaggy Dog
June 26, 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little People
August 4, 1959The Big Fisherman
September 10, 1959Zorro the Avenger
November 10, 1959Third Man on the Mountain

See also

References
  1. Smith, Dave. (2006). Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (3rd ed). p. 3. Disney Editions. ISBN 978-0786849192.
  2. Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-19-516729-5.
  3. Kinni, Theodore (December 16, 2011). Be Our Guest: Revised and Updated Edition. Disney Electronic Content. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4231-4014-6. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  4. "The Seven Dwarfs and Walt Disney". TIME. [New York NY]. XXX (26). December 27, 1937. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. Nugent, Frank S. (January 14, 1938). "The Music Hall Presents Walt Disney's Delightful Fantasy". The New York Times. New York NY. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

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