WALT DISNEY
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 @ 6:00PM & 12:00AM
Part Two (1941-1966) continues to explore the life and enduring legacy of Walt Disney, as he makes films such as Cinderella and Mary Poppins and realizes his dream project, Disneyland.
With the coming of World War II, funding for feature films dries up and the studio is faltering. When Bambi is released in 1942, critics give mixed reviews, but the film does not make its costs back, and the company faces a mountain of debt.
Soon another wave of union organizing takes place in Hollywood, and studio bosses are determined to fight back. Along with a dozen other Hollywood executives and celebrities, Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 as one of the “friendly witnesses.”
