The quality of Walt Disney's second feature — which boasts an Academy Award winning score and song (When You Wish Upon A Star) — still shines through decades on.
The preaching against the evils of actors, drink, pool (!) and smoking seems a bit heavy-handed even for a kids' film, but the story covers more ground than most of the studio's early output and, although the animation shows its age, the characters and songs are as distinctive as ever.
