1966 Danish 'Snehvide' Storyteller Record KELP 107 (Grethe Mogensen)

A 1966 Snow White story record issued in Denmark. His Master's Voice/Disneyland Record label. Catalog no. KELP 107. Vinyl 33 ¹⁄₃ rpm. The discs were made in Denmark and the album cover in Finland. The cover artwork comes from the title page of 1960 US Magic Mirror storyteller album (ST-3906). The attached 11-page book is otherwise identical to the Magic Mirror version except for the language difference, of course. The book text does not follow along with the audio script. The recording features both story and songs by Grethe Mogensen. This LP is part of the "Storyteller" series.

Sample pages.

The record disc.

Images courtesy of the Greg Philip Collection.

2001/2006 Danish 'Snehvide' Soundtrack CD

Snehvide og de syv Dværge was dubbed into Danish in 1938. Over 40 years later, Disney commissioned a second recording featuring updated voice talents. The 1982 dub features Tove Hyldgaardin as Snow White and Kirsten Rolffes playing both the Queen and Witch. A soundtrack compact disc was issued in 2001 on the Walt Disney Records label. The content included a CD-Rom movie trailer.

The recording was reissued in 2006 without the CD-Rom. Same cover artwork. Distributed by EMI records, Ltd.


1938 Danish cast:

• Snehvide (Snow White) - Annie Jessen
• Dronningen & Heksen (Evil Queen & Witch) - Clara Pontoppidan
• Prinsen (Prince) - Marius Jacobsen
• ​Brille (Doc) - Victor Montell
• Gnavpot (Grumpy) - Sigurd Langberg
• Lystig (Happy) - Alfred Arnbak
• ​Flovmand (Bashful) - Carl Fischer
• Prosit (Sneezy) - Aage Foss
• Søvnig (Sleepy) - Valdemar Lund
• ​Dumpe (Dopey) - Carl Bauder

1982 Danish cast:

• Snehvide (Snow White) - Tove Hyldgaard
• Dronningen & Heksen (Evil Queen & Witch) - Kirsten Rolffes
• Prinsen (Prince) - Tonny Landy
• Brille (Doc) - Thomas Eje
• Gnavpot (Grumpy) -  Benny Hansen
• Lystig (Happy) - Jess Ingerslev
• ​Flovmand (Bashful) - Jesper Klein
• Prosit (Sneezy) - Kurt Ravn
• Søvnig (Sleepy) - Paul Hagen
• ​Spejlet (Magic Mirror) - Erik Mørk
• Jægeren (Huntsman) - Hugo Herrestrup
• ​Fortæller (Narrator) - ​Holger Juul Hansen

Voice actor info via Charguigou.

1938 RKO Danish Promotional Flyer for Snow White

Like the Danish flyer issued by Gloria-Film (in previous post), this advertising proposal (reklameforslag) would also have been sent to theatre operators. However, it was issued by RKO and probably not until late 1938. The official Denmark premiere of Snow White occurred on September 29th of that year, but the movie was re-released on Christmas Day in major provincial cities and later in smaller town cinemas.

The text on the front reads, "The movie everyone asks for!" (Filmen, alle spørger efter!) It also says "New copy!" (NY kopi!) This seems to indicate that more prints of the picture had come available for this new screening.

Inside the flyer are the Danish cast credits, the song list, favorable press reviews, and the usual buzzwords like--"a world success!" (En verdens-sukces!)

The back includes theatre promotional materials (reklamemateriale) and more info about the film. There's also a newspaper ad slick (annoncekliché) which was not included with the earlier flyer.

Special thanks to Holger Paulsen for sharing these images found online.

Also read the firsthand account of Harry Rasmussen who as a young boy first saw Snehvide og de syv Dværge on Christmas Day 1938.

1938 Gloria-Film Danish Promotional Flyer for Snow White

This four-page promotional flyer was given to theatre-operators in Denmark to help with their Snow White campaigns. Distributed by Gloria-Film, it would have predated the theatrical premiere which occurred on September 29, 1938. Snehvide og de syv Dværge was one of several international dubbed versions of the film to be released during its premiere run. The dwarfs' word bubble reads, Vi taler Dansk! which means, We speak Danish!

Much like a pressbook, the flyer contains information about the picture and encouragement to theatres as to why they should screen it. The heading on this section basically says that no other Danish film has received better press than Snow White, so why not show it? Below are numerous positive review blurbs.

The back page has info on renting/purchasing advertising (reklamen.) tools--including posters (klichéplakaten); 24-page programs (tekstbogen); flyers (lobeseddelen); color photos (kolorerede fotos); trailers (traileren); and a box of woodcut Dwarf figures, about one meter high.

Special thanks to Holger Paulsen for sharing these images found online.

1938 RKO Danish Theatre Program for Snow White

Here's a 24 page program that would have been handed out to moviegoers in Denmark during the 1938 run of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Snehvide og de syv Dværge). Like most playbills, the booklet contains information about the picture, as well as a number of advertisements. RKO and Gloria-Film are listed as the distributors.

On the title page, the movie's characters (personerne) are named, but the actors whose voices were employed are not. This was how Walt Disney wanted it back in 1938, thinking that if the audience knew who was playing the role, it would take away from the character on screen. And since this is an official RKO publication, it adhered to Walt's directive. However, as we saw in an earlier Archive entry, other Danish publications openly credited the actors, something that at the time wasn't done in most countries.

The first few pages introduce the Snow White story and Walt Disney. Plus there's the Danish lyrics to the I'm Wishing song and a writeup on live-action reference model Marge Belcher as "the living Snow White" (Den levende Snehvide).

A Snow White record advertisement from His Master's Voice (RCA) & Columbia appears on page 8; some facts and figures (nogle tal der taler) about the film on page 9.

The lyrics to With a Smile and a Song (Med et Smil og en Sang).

Snow White merchandise for children including a doll book, board game, and coloring book.

Gustaf Tenggren's log scene.

Page 14-17: an advertisement by Wilhelm Hansen music publishers for Snow White songs; recipes for Snow White's fritters, Grumpy's bread pudding, and Dopey's cake; lyrics for Whistle While You Work and Dig, Dig, Dig.

The Witch's poison apple spell, plus an ad for a Dopey bracelet. Contest prizes and Snow White toothbrushes.

Page 20: a Polyphon Records ad for Teddy Peterson and His Orchestra with Annie Jessen (the Danish voice of the princess) and Valdemar David singing the songs from Snow White. Page 21: a set of eight soap figures like the ones by Lightfoot Schultz (seen in an earlier Archive entry).

Page 22: a list of the Dwarf names as they appear in eight different languages: Danish, English, French, Swedish, German, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese. Page 23: an ad for different size Snow White dolls, sold exclusively at Magasin du Nord, a Danish department store chain.

On the back cover is what appears to be an advertisement aimed at businesses--encouraging applications for Danish licenses for the manufacture and marketing of all types of goods attached to Walt Disney's characters. 'Help them to double their turnover' (hjælpe Dem til at fordoble Deres Omsætning ).

Special thanks to Holger Paulsen for sharing these images found online.

1938 Danish Theater Playbill for Snow White

Available to 1938 moviegoers in Denmark, this theatre booklet--Walt Disney's Snehvide og de syv Dværge--tells the story of Snow White in Danish. It's a total of 12 pages including covers. A variety of illustration styles are used throughout, including those found in the published storybooks of the time. On the front cover is Gustaf Tenggren's distinctive work.

It's very interesting to note that on the title page, details are provided about the Danish dubbed soundtrack, in particular, the names of the voice actors. This is quite unusual since Walt Disney went to great strides to not reveal this information to the public. He believed that it would "heighten the audiences' acceptance of the voice as part of a character" if the actors were not associated with the roles they portrayed. But in a smaller country like Denmark, it was probably outside Walt's ability to keep this under wraps. Note that the page does contain the official RKO logo.

Annie Jessen was the voice of Snow White, and Clara Pontoppidan played the Evil Queen.

Special thanks to Holger Paulsen for sharing these images found online.

Marge Belcher in Danish Theatre Program

In a 1938 RKO Danish theatre program, one page is dedicated to Marge Belcher and the story of how she came to be the live-action reference model for Snow White.

"The living Snow White" (Den levende Snehvide) is pictured here looking all grown up. The photo was original published in the April 4, 1938 issue of Life magazine.

1994 Danish Promotional Flyer for Snow White

Similar to the 1982 Danish promotional flyer (seen in an earlier post), this two-sided advertisement would have been mailed to theatre owners in Denmark to help promote the re-release of Disney's Snehvide og de syv Dværge, which according to IMDb, returned to Danish cinemas in 1994.

The opposite side includes "a little about the movie" (lidt om filmen), info on the Danish dub, and a few examples of newspaper ad slicks. This re-release was distributed in Denmark by Warner & Metronome Film ApS.

Special thanks to Holger Paulsen for sharing these images found online.

1982 Danish Promotional Flyer for Snow White

Like a scaled down version of a pressbook, this two-sided flyer was sent to theatre operators in Denmark to encourage the screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Snehvide og de syv Dværge) and to promote the merchandise. The text--i en splinterny dansk version translates as--in a brand new Danish version. Up until now, the original 1938 Danish soundtrack had been used for all the earlier releases of the film, but in 1982, Disney created a new dub.

The text in the lower left box plugs Snow White books, and in the lower right, Snow White records and tapes.

On the opposite side of the flyer, we see different versions of ads that could be utilized in the theatre's newspaper promotions. A press release (pressemeddelelse) is included along with a few short press blurbs (pressen skrev). A couple of reviewer images (2 spaltet anmelder aftryk) were available too.

The new Danish voice actors are credited at the bottom. Snow White was voiced by Tove Hyldgaard, the Evil Queen & Witch by Kirsten Rolffes. The film was distributed in Denmark by Columbia-Fox.

Special thanks to Holger Paulsen for sharing these images that he found online.

Snow White X-mas Advent Calendar

An Advent calendar starring Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The 3-dimentional pop-up display has 24 picture windows for celebrating the season. Printed in Denmark. Dates from the late1970s or early '80s.