French Theatre Photo

This photograph of the REX theatre dates from the 1973 re-release of Snow White in France. Note the huge Snow White billboard over the marquee which matches the same design seen in the one-sheet movie poster from that year.

Image courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

Collins 'Snow White' Colouring Book from UK

Walt Disney's Snow White Colouring Book was first published in 1938 by Collins Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow. Full-color cover with black and white illustrations inside for coloring. Measures 21 x 29 cm (8.25" x 11.5").

First edition images courtesy of Richard Holliss.

Author Richard Holliss shared these images from his collection. This book originally belonged to his mum who held onto it because she always loved the film. She also liked painting as a youngster. These two pages show off her colorful artistic style as a child.

In the 1940s, a second edition was issued. New cover but the content is almost identical to the first version.

Additional second edition images courtesy of Nunziante Valoroso.

Snow White Storybook by Collins

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs illustrated storybook published in 1938 by Collins of London and Glasgow. Hardcover with dust jacket. Measures 10" x 7.5". A total of 77 pages.

With dust jacket.

Without jacket.

Images via Van Eaton Galleries + the Richard Hollis Collection.

Although this book sports unique artwork on the cover, the contents (title page, pagination and endpapers) are identical to other books issued in the same time period, including another Collins version and the Harper & Bros. / Grosset & Dunlap first editions.

1997 Snow White on Ice at Wembley Arena

A 1997 flyer for Walt Disney's World on Ice Snow White show. It ran from October 14th to November 2nd at Wembley Arena in London.

Image scans courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

Also see a US press kit and a French program for this ice tour.

1939-40 Mickey Mouse "Xmas Special" Magazine

Mickey Mouse Xmas Special is a British publication dated 1939-40. Retail price sixpence. While the issue is dedicated mostly to Pinocchio, it does include a page with some nice Dopey artwork.

MM Magazine image scans courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

Note that the same artwork was seen the year before in the December 1938 Radio Guide.

Radio Guide courtesy of Rick Payne via dadric's attic..

Also see the 1938-39 Mickey Mouse Holiday Special which featured Snow White.

1949 Snow White London Stage Show - Poster

Jack Hylton was a well-known English band leader and impresario. In 1949, he produced a London stage show based on Disney's Snow White. A poster from the period advertises it's opening at the Victoria Palace "by arrangement with Walt Disney-Mickey Mouse Ltd."

Poster image courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

The show was directed by Harry Benet and ran from 24 December 1949 to 4 February 1950. It's listed here in The London Stage: 1940-1949 by J.P. Wearing.

See a couple postcards from the stage production in the next post.

1964 UK Costumed Character Appearances - Press Photos

In an earlier Archive entry, we saw costumed Snow White characters in a 1964 edition of the British trade newspaper, Kinematograph Weekly. The photos were part of the promotional campaign for the re-issue of the film that year to UK theatres. Disney would have invited the press to cover the characters on 'walkabout' around London, and the pictures then could be used in newspapers and magazines.

The 8 x 10 photos below are two out of many that were been taken by United Press International for offering to publications who couldn't cover the promotion. Each has a text description printed on the back. They're dated December 4th, 1964 and are marked "United Press International Photo."

Snow White and the dwarfs cross a street "en route to E.M.I. headquarters to discuss the making of a long-playing record."

Sleepy falls asleep on a parking meter.

Image scans and info courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

The envelope in which these two photos were kept is marked "'Picture Library", and after the loan, they probably had to be returned to the United Press archive.

1938 "House of the Seven Dwarfs" Postcards

The Ideal Home Exhibition is an annual event held in London at the Olympia (exhibition center). Because the Disney film was making such a splash in its initial theatrical run, the 1938 event included a replica of the dwarfs' cottage. There was also a Snow White "host" and several costumed dwarfs to greet guests.

This set of three postcards commemorates the occasion. Each features the same caption on the reverse: "The House of the Seven Dwarfs as built at Olympia, 1938, by Richard Costain Ltd., from the Walt Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

Postcard images courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

The exhibition was sponsored by the Daily Mail newspaper. "The House of the Seven Dwarfs" is mentioned in an April 7, 1938 ad for the event in the News Review.

Ad via fulltable.com.

Images from the exhibition appeared in the Daily Mail.

In the last two photos, Snow White is pictured with Prince George--Duke of Kent and Mrs. Anne Chamberlain.

Images can be purchased (watermark-free) from Alamy Stock Photos.

Kinematograph Weekly Ad from 1965

A Snow White advert appeared in the centerfold of the January 21, 1965 issue of the British trade newspaper, Kinematograph Weekly. Wash out those "box-office blues".

Special thanks to the Richard Holliss Collection for sharing this image scan.

1954 Kinematograph Weekly Snow White Ad

A 1954 RKO trade ad for the UK re-release of Snow White. The advert appeared in the January 7th issue of Kinematograph Weekly.

Image scan courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.

1938 UK Screen Pictorial Magazine

Snow White on the cover of the October 1938 issue of Screen Pictorial...Britain's Only Film Monthly. Retail price sixpence.

Scenes and sketches from the movie.

Walt Disney and the making of the film.

The Seven Dwarfs voice actors.

Image scans courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection. Additional images courtesy of Greg Philip of A Lost Film.

1960s Disney Character Rug

Vintage children's rug. Fringed. Large size, approximately 105" x 70". Mickey Mouse is popping out of a television set into a room full of Disney characters, including the Seven Dwarfs.

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Close-up of the carpet pile.

Reverse side.

Images via kchew3.

In the 1964 pressbook issued to theatres in the United Kingdom, it's referred to as a "Play Pen Rug" available through Quetta Carpets. An individual Snow White rug is also listed and can be seen in an earlier Archive entry.

Pressbook image courtesy of the Richard Holliss Collection.