Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Today we're going to wrap up looking at Silver Age films, beginning with Lady and the Tramp. The Movie: Lady and the Tramp is the 15th movie in the Disney Animated Canon and the 4th movie of Disney's Silver Age. It also holds the distinction of being the first animated film to be done in CinemaScope widescreen. Although a big box-office draw, it was panned by most critics upon its release. However, modern audiences and critics tend to view it as a classic, both in the categories of animation and romance. Lady and the Tramp is credited as being based on a short story called Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog by Ward Greene, but in reality that is only half the story. While that story provided the basis for the romantic elements, the original idea for the character of Lady came from Disney writer Joe Grant, who had an English Springer Spaniel named Lady that was shoved aside by his new baby. As told in the movie, one Christmas around the begin...