Alice in Wonderland (1933)
When you watch the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland, you’ll get to see so many treats. After Disney’s beloved cartoon, this is my favorite one to watch. You’ll see a host of cameos from famous stars, but if some of them don’t seem happy to wear their ridiculous costumes, don’t worry. Paramount Studios forced all their star players to collaborate, and some of them probably would have rather skipped it. Cary Grant looks pretty miserable singing about being a mock turtle, and Gary Cooper looks as ill at ease as he usually does playing the White Knight.
There are other who really get into their parts, though, like Edward Everett Horton as the Mad Hatter, Charles Ruggles as the March Hare, May Robson as the Queen of Hearts, and Edna May Oliver as the Red Queen. The two queens seem to have a blast with their tempers and odd requests. You’ll also see Sterling Holloway playing a frog, which is quite funny, since he immortalized the Cheshire Cat in Disney’s version. But, as it should be, the person who steals the show is Alice, played by Charlotte Henry in her first leading role. I watch her every Christmas playing Little Bo Peep in March of the Wooden Soldiers, so this was a great treat to see her in another classic. She’s as sweet, innocent, and curious as Alice is supposed to be, and she’s cute as a button, too!
The costumes are really outrageous, but the special effects are even more impressive. Alice shrinks and grows, sees everything backwards through the looking glass, interacts with chess pieces, bugs, and flowers, and swims in an ocean of her tears alongside a rat. It’s no great surprise that Walt Disney had his eye on creating an animated version of Lewis Carroll’s colorful adventures. He’d been anxious to make a movie, but Paramount beat him to buying the rights! I wonder if that sparked his interest in creating the infamous “Mickey Mouse” copyright law. . .
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Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 2010's Alice in Wonderland here!
There are other who really get into their parts, though, like Edward Everett Horton as the Mad Hatter, Charles Ruggles as the March Hare, May Robson as the Queen of Hearts, and Edna May Oliver as the Red Queen. The two queens seem to have a blast with their tempers and odd requests. You’ll also see Sterling Holloway playing a frog, which is quite funny, since he immortalized the Cheshire Cat in Disney’s version. But, as it should be, the person who steals the show is Alice, played by Charlotte Henry in her first leading role. I watch her every Christmas playing Little Bo Peep in March of the Wooden Soldiers, so this was a great treat to see her in another classic. She’s as sweet, innocent, and curious as Alice is supposed to be, and she’s cute as a button, too!
The costumes are really outrageous, but the special effects are even more impressive. Alice shrinks and grows, sees everything backwards through the looking glass, interacts with chess pieces, bugs, and flowers, and swims in an ocean of her tears alongside a rat. It’s no great surprise that Walt Disney had his eye on creating an animated version of Lewis Carroll’s colorful adventures. He’d been anxious to make a movie, but Paramount beat him to buying the rights! I wonder if that sparked his interest in creating the infamous “Mickey Mouse” copyright law. . .
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Mitzi Argent" for posting!
More Gary Cooper movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1985's Alice in Wonderland here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 2010's Alice in Wonderland here!