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Wilfred Jackson
Director 1906 - 1988

Wilfred Jackson

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Wilfred Emmons Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an American animator, musical arranger, and director best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

14 titles
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1955 1h 16m 7.9

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1953 1h 17m 7.5

An adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Land, where an ongoing war between Peter's gang of rag-tag runaways and the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.

The Little House

The Little House

Wilfred Jackson 1952 8m

A small house has to try to compete with progress and the encroaching press of the big city.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1951 1h 15m 8.1

Disney version of Lewis Carroll's Children's story. Alice becomes bored and her mind starts to wander. She sees a white rabbit who appears to be in a hurry. She chases it into its burrow and then a most bizarre series of adventures begins.

Cinderella

Cinderella

Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1950 1h 14m 7.7

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother.

Melody Time

Melody Time

Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney 1948 1h 15m 5.0

Melody Time is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures. Made up of several sequences set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the contemporary version of Fantasia.

Song of the South

Song of the South

Wilfred Jackson, Harve Foster 1946 1h 34m 6.0

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1942 42m 5.4

Live-action segments show members of the Disney staff touring South America and recording their impressions in sketches. These segue into four animated sections: "Lake Titicaca" depicts tourist Donald Duck's troubles with a stubborn llama; and in "Aquarela do Brasil," Jose Carioca shows Donald the sights and sound of Rio de Janeiro

Dumbo

Dumbo

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1941 1h 4m 7.8

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1940 1h 28m 7.9

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Fantasia

Fantasia

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1940 2h 4m 8.4

Fantasia is the adventurous 1940 experiment from Disney. The film sets Disney animated characters to classical music as Mickey Mouse uses his magic wand to set broom stick to dancing in one of the more famous elaborate scenes. The film was ground breaking in it’s usage of animation and music and is still considered a masterpiece decades later.

The Old Mill

The Old Mill

Wilfred Jackson, Graham Heid 1937 9m 6.3

We see the various birds, mice, and bats that have moved into an old windmill, followed by the frogs, crickets, and fireflies making their music in an adjacent pond. Then a storm comes, shaking loose parts in mill and threatening everything we've seen.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson 1937 1h 23m 8.0

Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen feeds her a poison apple, but Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss.

The Band Concert

The Band Concert

Wilfred Jackson 1935 9m

Mickey is trying to lead a concert of The William Tell Overture, but he's continually disrupted by ice cream vendor Donald, who uses a seemingly endless supply of flutes to play Turkey in the Straw instead. After Donald gives up, a bee comes along and causes his own havoc.

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