Peter Pan

Peter Pan


Walt Disney / RKO, 1953, Color, 76 minutes, ****

Released February, 1953



Adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
 this film - of all of the films that came from the Disney Studios - best represents what Walt Disney and Company were all about. It is the epitome of bright, colorful caricatures; high-spirited adventure and a "let's pretend" philosophy that still warms the hearts of millions of people the world over. This was the pinnacle of the Disney Studio's achievements. There should be a lot more of the "I never want to grow up" attitude in all of us, and perhaps the world wouldn't need escapism!



Producer: Walt Disney

Directors: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Story: Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, Ralph Wright, Bill Cottrell

An adaptation of the play "Peter Pan" by Sir James M. Barrie

"Walt Disney Productions is grateful to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, to which Sir James M. Barrie gave his copyright of Peter Pan."

Musical Score by: Oliver Wallace

Songs by: Sammy Fain, Sammy Cahn, Oliver Wallace, Frank Churchill, Ed Penner, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears

Orchestration: Edward Plumb

Vocal Arrangements: Jud Conlon

Directing Animators: Marc Davis, Norm Ferguson, Wolfgang Reitherman

Sound Director: C. O. Slyfield

Sound Recording: Harold J. Steck, Robert O. Cook

Music Editor: Al Teeter

Special Processes: Ub Iwerks

Color by Technicolor

Film Editor: Donald Halliday



Cast: (Voices) Bobby Driscoll [voice of Peter Pan], Kathryn Beaumont [voice of Wendy Darling], Hans Conried [voice of Captain Hook and Mr. Darling], Bill Thompson [voice of Mr. Smee and Other Pirates], Heather Angel [voice of Mrs. Darling], Paul Collins [voice of John], Tommy Luske [voice of Michael], Candy Candido [voice of Indian Chief], Tom Conway [Narrator], Roland Dupree, Don Barclay [Extra Voices]



Musical Program: [0:00] Main Title: The Second Star to the Right (sung by The Jud Conlon Chorus); [0:18] You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (sung by Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske and the Jud Conlon Chorus); [0:20] A Pirate's Life (sung by Mens Chorus [pirates]); [0:22] A Pirate's Life (reprised by the Jud Conlon Chorus [one pirate]); [0:24] Never Smile at a Crocodile (played by Orchestra as part of background score, generally repeated whenever the crocodile is on-screen); [0:32] Following the Leader (sung by Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins and the Jud Conlon Chorus); [0:50] What Made the Red Man Red (sung by Candy Candido and the Judy Conlon Chorus); [0:56] What Made the Red Man Red (reprised by Lost Boys); [0:58] Your Mother and Mine (sung by Kathryn Beaumont); [1:02] The Elegant Captain Hook (sung by Hans Conried, Bill Thompson and The Jud Conlon Chorus); [1:15] You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (sung by the Jud Conlon Chorus)