{"product_id":"walt-disney-and-live-action-john-g-west-9798896092537","title":"Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio's Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeyond Animation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive guide to Walt Disney's live-action output, Dr. John West explores an often overlooked but important chapter in Disney cinematic history: the live-action films and television shows released by the Disney studio during Walt's lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom blockbuster movies like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Mary Poppins, and Treasure Island to such lesser-known efforts as Savage Sam and Monkeys, Go Home!, West describes the production of each film in detail, with backstage stories and complete cast and crew information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe small screen output of the Disney studio is given similar treatment: over 70 episodes of Zorro, Texas John Slaughter, Davy Crockett, and other TV series are described and catalogued, along with in-depth analyses of the shows themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, the book features over 80 photos, many of them never seen before, including candid shots of Walt Disney in his office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his detailed coverage of Disney's live-action films and TV shows, West devotes several chapters to a fast-moving but comprehensive history of the Disney studio's live-action productions, from the producers, directors, writers, composers, and set directors involved to the meanings behind Walt's live-action films and the values he sought to impart on American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896092537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theme Park Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"John G. West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440511365375,"sku":"9798896092537","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63e04bc5-ad3e-4e9f-8acc-69adf05c2134.jpg?v=1777182918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walt-disney-and-live-action-john-g-west-9798896092537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}