An Interview with Walt Disney
Herewith is the skeleton of an interview which Walt Disney granted the Young Reviewers after a recent showing and discussion of the new Disney feature cartoon, Dumbo. A diligent stenographer took down some of the conversation but she found it too thick and fast, especially from the children. Therefore it is understandably disconnected. However, 4-Star Club Members should be able to see a truer portrait of Mr. Disney's sympathetic and likeable personality from the material as presented than any amount of re-writing could give. The Young Reviewers are, of course, younger than most 4-Star Club members, which accounts for the occasional breaches of formality. Before taking down the fragments of conversation, the stenographer laid the scene thus:
Here is Mr. Disney — quiet, steady gazes. They are pleased and thrilled to see him but their faces retain serious dignity. Ice breaks. A small boy is pushed forward. Mr. Disney goes close to him to discuss matters more intimately as the boy is very shy.
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