The Shaggy Dog (1959)

The Shaggy Dog (1959)

Disney

March 19, 1959

Children's, Comedy (tuned out before the "fantasy" part)

DVD
C-

I saw this a few times as a kid but never really warmed up to it like I did to the '70s sequel, The Shaggy D.A. (which I own on DVD).  Watching it today, I think it's that, one, none of the characters is particularly sympathetic, and two, it has a choppy feel.  Oh, and three, it needs more Annette.

This is based on Felix Salten's novel The Hound of Florence and directed by Charles Barton.

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

The misleading poster makes
this look like a teen Twist movie.

Disney

December 14, 1961

Musical, Fantasy

DVD
C-

I have to admit that I was disappointed in this, given the cast (there are those I didn't tag because they weren't in the first quarter hour, like Tommy Kirk), and it was in fact Annette's personal favorite of her movies.  First we get a ventriloquism act by Mother Goose, then a salute to lemonade, and next the villains musically scheming.  Annette dances a little but is more of a McGuffin (she's an heiress who the hero and the main villain want to marry) than an actual character.  

Jack Donohue directed.