A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
Adriana Caselotti
Snow White (voice) (uncredited)
Lucille La Verne
Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Stockwell
Prince (voice) (uncredited)
Roy Atwell
Doc (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
Sleepy / Grumpy / Dopey (hiccups) (voice) (uncredited)
Otis Harlan
Happy (voice) (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw
Bashful (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Collins
Dopey / Chipmunk and Squirrel Sneezes (voice) (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington
Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Stuart Buchanan
Huntsman (voice) (uncredited)
June Foray
Animals (voice) (uncredited)
Candy Candido
Raven (voice) (uncredited)
Director
David Hand
Director
Ben Sharpsteen
Director
Wilfred Jackson
Director
Perce Pearce
Director
William Cottrell
Director, Lyricist
Larry Morey
Characters
Ferdinand Horvath
Original Story
Wilhelm Grimm
Original Story
Jacob Grimm
Screenplay
Ted Sears
Screenplay
Richard Creedon
Screenplay
Otto Englander
Screenplay
Dick Rickard
Screenplay
Earl Hurd
Screenplay
Merrill De Maris
Screenplay
Dorothy Ann Blank
Screenplay
Webb Smith
June 20, 2022
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A vain Queen visits her mirror each day to have it confirmed that she is the fairest in the land. When, one morning, her validator gives her news less to her liking she determines to have her step daughter "Snow White" done away with. Her captain of the guard is dispatched into the forest with his young charge with instructions to see she doesn't return! He can't quite bring himself to murder the girl, so abandons her thinking the forest will do the job for him... Luckily, she stumbles upon the cottage of the seven dwarves - who depart each day to mine for jewels. They return home, discover her asleep in one of their tiny beds and after a bit of a bumpy start, take her to their hearts. That's basically the theme - the film has "heart"; the dwarves reflect seven differing facets of human personality but all are sensitively enveloped in a glue of loyalty and humanity. All of these are tested as the wicked Queen discovers that the girl is still thriving (via her mirror) and sets out, personally, do the job. This Brothers' Grimm story is the stuff of all of our childhoods, as is the ending to this ultimately romantic fairy tale. The animations are beautifully crafted; the dialogue of menace and humour is marvellously engaging and - at times - poignant, too. There are plenty of memorable, catchy songs into the bargain. I always preferred "Bashful" myself..