Peter Pan (1953)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
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Writers:

Ted Sears (story) &
Erdman Penner (story) ...
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Release Date:

5 February 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Musical | Fantasy | Adventure

Tagline:

Walt Disney's Immortal [Peter Pan]

Plot:

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

Plot Keywords:

Journey | Child | Coming Of Age | Native American | Fantasy World

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26

8:00 PM

ABC

Cast

Bobby Driscoll	...	Peter Pan (voice)
Kathryn Beaumont	...	Wendy Darling (voice)
Hans Conried	...	Captain Hook / Mr. Darling (voice)
Bill Thompson	...	Mr. Smee / Other Pirates (voice)
Heather Angel	...	Mrs. Darling (voice)
Paul Collins	...	John Darling (voice)
Tommy Luske	...	Michael Darling (voice)
Candy Candido	...	Indian Chief (voice)
Tom Conway	...	Narrator (voice)
Roland Dupree	...	Extra Voices (voice)
Don Barclay	...	Extra Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Butala	...	Lost Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Carol Coombs	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Robert Ellis	...	Lost Boy (voice) (uncredited)
June Foray	...	Mermaid / Squaw (voice) (uncredited)
Connie Hilton	...	Mermaid (voice) (uncredited)
Margaret Kerry	...	Mermaid (voice) (uncredited)
Karen Kester	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Johnny McGovern	...	Lost Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Norma Jean Nilsson	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft	...	Chorus singer (voice) (uncredited)
Jeffrey Silver	...	Lost Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Stuffy Singer	...	Lost Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Anne Whitfield	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
Hamilton Luske

Writing credits
Ted Sears		(story) &
Erdman Penner		(story) &
Bill Peet		(story) &
Winston Hibler		(story) &
Joe Rinaldi		(story) &
Milt Banta		(story) &
Ralph Wright		(story) &
William Cottrell		(story) (as Bill Cottrell)
J.M. Barrie		play (as Sir James M. Barrie)

Original Music by
Oliver Wallace

Film Editing by
Donald Halliday

Art Department
Phyllis Craig	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert O. Cook	....	sound recordist
C.O. Slyfield	....	sound director
Harold J. Steck	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Blaine Gibson	....	effects animator
Dan MacManus	....	effects animator
Joshua Meador	....	effects animator
George Rowley	....	effects animator
Henry Brandon	....	animation model: Captain Hook (uncredited)

Animation Department
Hal Ambro	....	character animator
Ken Anderson	....	layout artist
Dick Anthony	....	background artist
Mary Blair	....	color and styling
Bob Carlson	....	character animator
Les Clark	....	directing animator
Eric Cleworth	....	character animator
Claude Coats	....	color and styling
Tom Codrick	....	layout artist
Don DaGradi	....	color and styling (as Don Da Gradi)
Marc Davis	....	directing animator
Al Dempster	....	background artist
Eyvind Earle	....	background artist
Norman Ferguson	....	directing animator (as Norm Ferguson)
Hugh Fraser	....	character animator
Don Griffith	....	layout artist
Jerry Hathcock	....	character animator
John Hench	....	color and styling
Hugh Hennesy	....	layout artist
Ray Huffine	....	background artist
Ralph Hulett	....	background artist
Ollie Johnston	....	directing animator
Bill Justice	....	character animator
Milt Kahl	....	directing animator
Ward Kimball	....	directing animator
Hal King	....	character animator
Art Landy	....	background artist
Eric Larson	....	directing animator
John Lounsbery	....	directing animator
Don Lusk	....	character animator
Brice Mack	....	background artist
Fred Moore	....	character animator
Lance Nolley	....	layout artist
Cliff Nordberg	....	character animator
Ken O'Brien	....	character animator
Kendall O'Connor	....	layout artist (as A. Kendall O'Connor)
Charles Philippi	....	layout artist
Thor Putnam	....	layout artist
Wolfgang Reitherman	....	directing animator
Art Riley	....	background artist
Art Stevens	....	character animator
McLaren Stewart	....	layout artist
Frank Thomas	....	directing animator
Harvey Toombs	....	character animator
Clair Weeks	....	character animator
Judge Whitaker	....	character animator
Thelma Witmer	....	background artist
Marvin Woodward	....	character animator
Al Zinnen	....	layout artist
David Swift	....	animator (uncredited)

Music Department
Jud Conlon	....	vocal arranger
Edward H. Plumb	....	orchestrator (as Edward Plumb)
Al Teeter	....	music editor

Other crew
Walt Disney	....	presenter
Ub Iwerks	....	special processes

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1953) (USA) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2002) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2007) (USA) (DVD) (platinum edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (platinum edition)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Pictures (19??) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Gativideo (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RKO (1955) (Japan) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital  grateful thanks (as Hospital for Sick Children)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:PG (re-rating) (2007) | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/4 | USA:Approved (PCA #16065) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1969) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

The phrase "second to the right and straight on till morning" was changed into "second star to the right..." for the Disney version. Also, since this movie came out, non-Disney versions have used the term "Never Never Land" as opposed to "Neverland."

Goofs:

Continuity: In the Indians in the trees scene, Michael's pajamas change from original pink to white and then back to pink.

Quotes:

Peter Pan: Girls talk too much!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)

Soundtrack:

What Makes the Red Man Red?

A Classic That Still Soars

"Peter Pan" is without a doubt one of Disney's classics, alongside animated features such as "Snow White" and "Pinocchio." It captures the imagination just as J.M. Barrie's novel and play have. In the movie, the eternally young Peter Pan takes Wendy Darling and her brothers to Neverland, a place of the imagination, populated by Indians, mermaids and pirates. Captain Hook, voiced by Hans Conreid, will always be a classic villain, and his henchman, Smee, is a perfect comic relief. There are many funny scenes and good animated sequences. Beneath it all, the story speaks to the kid in all of us. We remember how important it can be to remain young at heart.