The Original Version Of Snow White Has Parents Shook

You may think you know Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but the beloved cartoon wasn't telling kids the whole story. Disney took the well-known fairy tale from the famous Brothers Grimm, and that animated movie script left out many of the scarier moments that it deemed unfit for children. Yes, the Evil Queen was even more wicked in the original! But what was Disney hiding?

A movie phenomenon

Well, back in 1937, the company debuted a film that was undeniably groundbreaking. Parents and children paid their 25 cents and filed into the movie theaters to experience the very first full-length animated musical feature: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The dark underbelly

The fairy tale gave life to a booming franchise — theme park rides, cartoons, TV shows, and even Broadway musicals — and it remains a go-to movie for any parent looking to entertain kids on a rainy day. But the beloved Disney version is based on a story that's not so wholesome.

Popular version

In the film version, a young, innocent beauty spends her days washing pans and sweeping filthy floors. Even stuck as a scullery maid, Snow White's positive vibes can't be squashed. She trills with her songbird pals happy as ever, to her evil stepmother's chagrin.

Keeping it tame

Disney's version of the tale is an epic throwdown of good versus evil, pitting pure defenseless Snow White against the conniving, wart-faced wickedness of the Queen. But while there are moments of terror, it is a kids' film, meaning Walt kept the details fairly PG.