Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp is the first Walt Disney Studios production based on an original idea. Walt took inspiration for the film from one of his employees and one of his childhood hometowns - Marceline, Missouri. However, his attention was not fully on the film, as he was busy opening the Disneyland theme park and running his ABC television show by the same name, which ended up pushing back the film’s release date by a year. The production, development, and directorial teams from Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan all returned to create this film. The team had learned to work without Walt’s direct leadership, and animation historians note the style and tone of the film is cohesive and uniform. The film ended up making money, but got mixed reviews from critics.
Primary Source
Lady and the Tramp, dir by Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi (1955).
Books
The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier (2007)
Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation and its Golden Age by Michael Barrier (1999)
Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks by David Koenig (1997)
Orientalism by Edward W Said (1979)
Articles
Akita, Kimiko and Rick Kenney. “A ‘Vexing Implication’: Siamese Cats and Orientalist Mischief-Making.” Diversity in Disney Films: Critical Essays on Race, Ethnicity, Gender Sexuality and Disability.
Documentaries
Lady’s Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp, directed by Mason Funk (2006)
Walt Disney, directed by Sarah Colt (2015)
Videos
The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 3) - Animation Lookback by ElectricDragon505
Lady and the Tramp Aspect Ratios Compared - Variety Films
Interviews
Tazmyn-May Gebbett
Tazmyn is an actress, writer , poet, and book blogger based in London, England. They are a proud Disney fanatic.
You can follow Tazmyn’s Book Blog on YouTube and on Instagram @teabooksandtazmyn, and you can find their poetry account on Instagram @tazmynmaypoetry
Emily Ash
Emily is a teacher in Tulsa and is passionate about education. She really likes cats - both the animal and the musical (stage show and movie).
You can follow Emily on Twitter @emily_machelle.
Morgan Edwards
Morgan is a newscast producer in Tulsa Oklahoma, and worked in Disneyland as a photographer for three years. She is passionate about movies in general, especially disney movies. If she’s not watching Disney movies, she’s watching indie movies, like Donnie Darko.
You can find Morgan @modayne on Instagram
Erica Fadaa
Erica is a masters candidate at Loyola University Chicago, studying social work and women and gender study. They do Taekwondo & love reptiles.
You can follow the adventures of their reptile children @benni.andthe.mans on Instagram.
