LIVE ACTION: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

82 years ago today, on 21st December 1937, Disney's Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs premiered.

Whenever I watch old cartoons like this, I imagine what it would've been like, if they were made into films during the golden age and what actors would've suited the parts.

Around five years ago, I shared one of my imaginary films on Instagram, and today I decided to post it here, so have a look, then tell me what you think and share your version.

NOTE: I know my photoshop skills aren't all that, but I kind of got bored in the middle of this hehe

What if you had to remake a live-action version of Walt Disney's Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs with classic actors. Who would you cast?

For my Queen/Witch I was torn between using Hedy Lamarr and Katharine Hepburn for the part, but ended up going with Hedy Lamarr, only because the animation reminded me of her. Actually ever since I was little, even before knowing about Lamarr, I imagined the Queen would've looked this way as a real person.

The setting of my story will be a little different. It will be more of a classic Hollywood film, instead of a Disney adaptation. Probably a Warner Brothers style production in the mid 1950s.

Anyway, the story begins in a country that shall remain nameless hehe and it starts on a cold night where the Queen visits a gypsy fortune-teller.

The fortune-teller tells her about her wealth, her health and her country's well-being, but the Queen had heard it all before. So she then tried another tactic. She called out "Magic mirrored- crystal ball, who's the fairest of them all?" then gazed into the crystal ball and said "The mirror says it's you my Queen", but the Queen was still unimpressed.

The fortune-teller then pretends to read it again and tells her thatshe misread it the first time, but infact it said someone else was fairer. Someone younger with pale skin and dark hair. 

In official ceremonies, people usually complimented both the Queen's beauty and that of her step daughter's, Snow White. So naturally when she heard the fortune-teller's comment, the first person that came to her mind was Snow. Thus, she decided to hire someone to kill her.

Now before we move on to the second act, I'll introduce you to the huntsman, only instead of a huntsman, he's an assassin (oooooh)

Yes Franchot Tone is The Assassin.

Originally, I didn't cast anyone for the part, but this time I thought, why not! I couldn't imagine anyone else, because his voice kept coming to me whenever I thought of the huntsman hahahaha plus I had to.

And now, Act Two.

One day, the Queen sent Snow White to pick up her tiara from Cartier as a ploy to get her assassinated. The plan was for her car to be hijacked and taken to a deserted area, where she is to be shot.

The Assassin didn't follow through though, because when he hijacked her car, he got to know her and found her to be sweet and oblivious to the feelings of hatred around her. This made him feel guilty, so instead, he took her to the airport, bought her a ticket to New York and arranged for her to stay with a family that will take good care of her.

Before we move on to Act Three, I should tell you my choice for Snow White and The Prince, don't you think hehhehe.

My Snow White is Elizabeth Taylor, because she's perfection. She has pale skin, dark hair and she has a kind of mousey voice, just as Disney's version.
Actually I wanted to use Gene Tierney at first, but thought she probably wouldn't blend with the queen.

The Prince - that's his name by the way - was Marlon Brando in my Instagram version. I went with him, because the prince in the cartoon is a little husky like him and everyone else I chose back then didn't fit the story.  But now I changed him to Frank Sinatra, because I feel it's more unpredictable haha. I could imagine him taking up a role like this, because in this version, he's not a prince. "The Prince" is actually a gangster who goes by that name. He is feared by all gangs, he's a loner who chases all those who owe him money and nobody can escape him. 

Let's continue the story shall we!

When Ms White arrived at JFK airport, she took the wrong train, which took her to Westport, Connecticut. She walked for hours and hours, lost and cold, until she stumbled upon a house with a sign that said "For Sale". As it was getting dark, she decided to sleep there and try to find the family the next morning.

Before we can move further, we should learn about The Seven Dwarfs nah. So here they are:

1. The Doc - Victor Moore
2. Grumpy Joe - Edward G. Robinson
3. Sleazy Kid (instead of Sleepy) - Akim Tamiroff
4. Sneaky Sid or Sid The Sneak (instead of Sneezy) - James Gleason
5. Creepy Face Nelson (instead of Bashful) - Peter Lorre
6. Happy Louie - Louis Armstrong
7. Cross-Eyed Dopey - Danny Kaye
   

The reason why I changed my story was actually because my dwarfs didn't look like nice fellas hehe. They aren't miners, they're mobsters, so instead of mining jewels, they steal them hahaha

Anyway let's continue the story!

When Snow entered the house, she wasn't aware that she went into a mafia hideout, so when The Dwarfs arrived after finishing a job, they were shocked to see her lying there. She woke up and asked them what they were doing in the house and they told her they lived in this "orphanage".

After seeing how pretty she was and more importantly, how dumb - for believing them and feeling sorry for them - they decided to let her stay, but on one condition, to never set foot outside the house - the reason being the found a free maid and they don't want to lose her hehe.

Three weeks passed and Snow completely forgot about the family she was supposed to stay with. She was so happy cooking and cleaning after The Dwarfs, that they felt like family to her.
 
The Dwarfs owed The Prince a lot of money, but he wasn't going to let them get away with it, so he searched far and near until he found their hideout.

When he entered, he only found Snow though and the rest is history...well not really.

The Prince was taken aback by the beauty staring back at him, that for a moment he forgot what he was doing there. He asked her what she was doing in this house and she told him that she was taking care of the orphans. He was puzzled and told her "you mean The Dwarfs?". She said "well that's not very nice" and giggled "they're not that short".

Meanwhile, The Dwarfs had returned after a day filled with successful thievery. They called out Snow's name - as they usually did - and she entered the hall with The Prince.

They almost died. She introduced him to them without noticing the panic in their faces and he pretended he had never seen them before, so they all played along hoping he wouldn't reveal their true colours to the girl they all cherished.

Grumpy Joe asked Snow to serve tea and when she left, begged The Prince to give them another chance to get him the money. The Prince said he would, only if they let him stay with them as an orphan. They of course agreed.

 Act Four!

Back in the old country, the Queen was growing impatient after not recieving any news from the assassin about the killing of Snow. It has been three weeks since and no phone call...

So, she decided to go to the fortune-teller and see if she would be able to give her an answer.

The fortune-teller still repeated the same words she had in the previous meeting and that infuriated the Queen, so she rushed back to her castle and sent for the assassin.

When he arrived she told him that she knows that Snow is still alive. The assassin was shocked, because he hadn't told anyone. He thought she probably had spies following him, so he told her she shouldn't worry, because Snow might die of starvation or frostbite, since the people whom she was supposed to stay with, never heard from her. They went to pick her up at the airport, but she wasn't there.

The Queen was still not satisfied. If she wanted the job done, she had to do it herself, but first, she had to disguise herself, so she brewed her own potion to turn into an ugly old hag and then drank it!

The next morning a doctor was called in. The Queen had food poisoning...

He prescribed her to rest for five days and to drink lots of fluids.

She then proceeded to aske the doctor if she was the prettiest patient he had ever diagnosed, and after he recovered from the shock caused by the weird question, he said "of course". Then she smiled and asked if she was the prettiest he's ever seen and he - without hesitation - said "no".

"Who is she?!!!" said the Queen. "Why it's Snow White of course" he answered as he walked out.
"COME BACK HERE!" she shouted, "How do you know Snow White?".
"Umm I don't know who that is, I gotta go!" he said while he quickly wobbled out.

The Queen called the assassin and told him to follow the curious doctor, hoping he would lead them to Snow.
The assassin thanked her for giving him a second chance to make up for last time and promised to kill Snow this time. Then off he went.

Act Five...

The assassin - unnoticed - followed the doctor around for days and learned a lot about his sketchy lifestyle. They both travelled to Connecticut, New York and finally arrived at his house.

"Doc!" he was greeted as he entered the house.

The assassin stayed in a car outside the house, for days, waiting for a chance to catch Snow, but to no avail. So he decided to just go in.

He rang the bell and Snow opened the door.
She was extremely happy to see the assassin and welcomed him in, then called The Dwarfs to come greet him. She told them about how he had saved her life in the past.

The Prince walked in while the assassin was telling them about Snow being a princess and that he has to take her back to the castle, where she belonged.

The Prince was crushed, because he was planning on marrying her, but now he knows that he hasn't got a chance. Afterall she's a princess and he's a mobster.

The assassin and Snow White, left after dinner and the house felt empty.

While the gang were all gathered in the living room, discussing the good times they had with Snow, Doc revealed that he had recently met the Queen and she was furious with him, because he told her Snow was the prettiest. They all laughed and talked about her beauty.

The Prince, hearing the story, shouted "YOU IDIOTS! Why would the Queen suddenly want Snow back if she wanted her dead in the first place. And why would she send the assassin she hired to kill her, to take her back!".

They all ran out of the house, jumped in the car - which is a hearse, because Creepy Face Nelson worked as a driver in a funeral parlor - and drove straight to the airport.

The assassin and Snow White arrived at the castle the following morning and he took her straight to the Queen - the previous day he had chickened out and called the Queen to inform her that he would only deliver Snow to her, but won't kill her.

He wasn't the best assassin...

The Queen already prepared the poison; she put all her sleeping pills in the apple iced tea - Snow's favourite - that she would serve her. This time she was sure it would work.

And it did. Snow chugged the drink like a man and fell on the floor.

A few minutes later the gang ran into the Queen's chamber to find Snow lying still. They all then charged towards the Queen, who in turn ran to the terrace.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a helicopter appeared over the terrace. The Queen spotting the assassin - who should really be called the assistant - in the pilot seat signalling her to climb up, grabs the rope ladder and flew off.

The gang ran back to Snow and gathered around her, weeping over her body and plotting to avenge her. Meanwhile, The Prince felt her pulse to find it still beating. "She's ALIVE!" he screamed in delight.

They all jumped for joy at the news, when suddenly Cross-Eyed Dopey yelled "What's this?" pointing at the empty sleeping pill packet.

They all realised the danger Snow was in and rushed to keep her awake.

At this moment you can leave this blog and watch The Apartment, 1960. The scene where Baxter and the doctor try to keep Fran concious.

Anyway, after the slapping, coffee drinking and constant walking, Snow was finally in the safe zone.

After feeling he could've lost Snow forever, The Prince decides to take a chance and ask her to marry him, which she accepted. And they lived happily ever after!

The End