An enthusiastic behind-the-scenes article from Photoplay concerning Walt Disney's 1938 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
• "He employed 569 people who worked all day and frequently all night to finish it."
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"The film took three and half years to make and cost $1,500,000.00".
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"He concocted 1500 different paints to give it unmatched color."
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"He spent $70,000.00 developing a brand new camera to give it depth."
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"He threw away four times the drawings he made and the film he shot."
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"He made over 2,000,000 separate drawings..."
Although Disney's wife, Lilian, was said to have remarked, "No one's ever gonna pay a dime to see a dwarf picture", the movie generated more box office receipts than any other film in 1938.
From Amazon: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
