One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961) Now

In 1961, Walt Disney was in a tight spot. Sleeping Beauty (1959) had been a massive financial flop, and the studio was on the verge of closing its animation department entirely. Enter a litter of spotted pups and a revolutionary new technology that changed the face of animation forever. A Radical New Look

The Spots That Saved an Empire: A Look Back at 101 Dalmatians (1961) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

: This was the first feature to use the Xerox process to transfer drawings directly to cels. In 1961, Walt Disney was in a tight spot