When Walt began to make "Song of the South," he considered creating an entirely live-action film. But that simply wasn't in the cards, and it wound up featuring a blend of animation and live-action.

Several years later, Walt acquired the rights to the Jules Verne novel, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" for an animated film. Just months later, he decided to make a live-action picture, but retained the notion of including animated sequences including scenes of underwater life at the deepest depths of the ocean, including sequences of large, predatory fish feasting on smaller, less fortunate species.

This idea was ultimately dropped - but not until work had been done. In the original development stages of 20,000 Leagues, animation was drawn, shot, and edited, some of it in black-and-white film, so that Walt and his producers could get an impression of what the sequences would look like.

Some pieces of the animated footage that was completed for the film found their way into television episodes of Walt's "Disneyland" TV series. Others, only existing in black-and- white, were never used. This film clip shows some of this rarely seen animation, set to music in both in color and black-and- white. It can be found today on the special Disney Collector's Edition of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Be sure to also visit the other exhibits on the picture:

The Story of "20,000 Leagues"
The Cast of "20,000 Leagues"
The Special Effects of "20,000 Leagues"