Snow White "sequel"

David A Gerstein David.A.Gerstein at williams.edu
Fri Apr 22 05:22:21 CEST 1994


	Dear Folks,

	Harry:  "According to my Dutch index, there was also a
Snow White sequel in [the Silly Symphonies Sunday strip in]
1937/1938."
	James:  [The film's conclusion] "seemed a rather final 
ending to me.  I'm not sure what the newspaper strip to do 
afterwards.  What was the sequel about?"
	Actually, I think that the word "sequel" in Harry's letter was
a misprint for "serial."  The story was a direct adaptation of the
film, with some extra stuff developing the prince further which was
cut from the film.  This strip version was reprinted by Dell in 1954,
by Abbeville Press in 1980 (from original newspaper pages -- I've
mentioned that book, unique and not originally made by Mondadori) and 
again by Gladstone in 1987.  Gladstone's printing is the best, IMHO.

	As for Snow White sequels -- Pedrocchi and his gang did one
around 1940 in Italy, which to this day is the Italian story that has
been printed more times than any other.  "Snow White and the Magic
Basilico" (what's a Basilico?  That's one word I can't translate)

	And Dell has done a number of short stories, one in
_Disneyland Birthday Party_ (which Gladstone reprinted in full), which
are just short adventures of Snow White and the Dwarfs which
supposedly took place during the period of time when she lived at
their home, before the film's conclusion.  That's just fine by the
original fairy tale, because she DID remain there for a while.

	Hi ho, hi ho...

	David Gerstein
	<David.A.Gerstein at williams.edu>






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