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You're under the influence with Terry O'Reilly. One night in 1934, Walt Disney summoned all his animators into an auditorium.

For the next four hours, he told them the story of Snow White, her cruel stepmother, the evil queen, and the seven dwarfs.

When he finished, the animators were entranced.

Then Walt shocked them. He said they were going to make Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs into a feature-length motion picture.

It had never been done before.

The Disney studio was the leader in animated short films, but had never attempted a full-length 80-minute film.

Meanwhile, Hollywood scoffed.

They said Snow White was a costly mistake, that it would sink Disney.

But the question remained.

Would an audience sit through an animated feature film?

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