This article originally ran on February 3, 2017. We’ve republished it now alongside the release of Episode 3 of Land of the Giants: The Disney Dilemma, a Vulture-Vox Media Podcast Network collaboration that looks at the many facets and ever-changing fortunes of the sprawling entertainment company. You can listen to it here, and follow the entire series at the Disney Dilemma hub.
In 1944, Disney rereleased Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs into theaters nationwide.