# List of Walt Disney Studios films (1937–1959)

This is a list of films produced and distributed by the American film studio Walt Disney Studios, one of the Walt Disney Company's divisions and one of the "Big Five" major film studios. The list includes films produced or released by all existing and defunct labels or subsidiaries of the Walt Disney Studios; including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Blue Sky Studios, Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures. The list does not include films produced by studios that are now owned by Disney (as part of acquisitions), but were historically not distributed by Disney during their original, initial time of release.
All films listed are theatrical releases by Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. unless specified.

## 1930s

| Release date | Title | Studio | Notes |
| December 21, 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures | Walt Disney Studios' first feature-length film Academy Honorary Award |

## 1940s

| Release date | Title | Studio |
| February 7, 1940 | Pinocchio | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| November 13, 1940 | Fantasia | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| June 20, 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| October 23, 1941 | Dumbo | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| August 13, 1942 | Bambi | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| February 6, 1943 | Saludos Amigos | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| July 17, 1943 | Victory Through Air Power | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by United Artists |
| February 3, 1945 | The Three Caballeros | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| April 20, 1946 | Make Mine Music | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| November 12, 1946 | Song of the South | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| September 27, 1947 | Fun and Fancy Free | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| May 27, 1948 | Melody Time | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| November 29, 1948 | So Dear to My Heart | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| October 5, 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |

## 1950s

| Release date | Title | Studio |
| February 15, 1950 | Cinderella | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| July 29, 1950 | Treasure Island | Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| July 28, 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| June 26, 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| February 5, 1953 | Peter Pan | Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| July 23, 1953 | The Sword and the Rose | Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| November 10, 1953 | The Living Desert | Walt Disney Productions |
| February 27, 1954 | Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue | Walt Disney Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures |
| August 16, 1954 | The Vanishing Prairie | Walt Disney Productions |
| December 23, 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Walt Disney Productions |
| May 25, 1955 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (Compilation film) | Walt Disney Productions |
| June 22, 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | Walt Disney Productions |
| September 14, 1955 | The African Lion | Walt Disney Productions |
| December 22, 1955 | The Littlest Outlaw | Walt Disney Productions |
| June 8, 1956 | The Great Locomotive Chase | Walt Disney Productions |
| July 18, 1956 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (Compilation film) | Walt Disney Productions |
| September 10, 1956 | Princess Yang Kwei Fei | Daiei Studio; Distribution only |
| November 6, 1956 | Secrets of Life | Walt Disney Productions |
| December 20, 1956 | Westward Ho the Wagons! | Walt Disney Productions |
| April 22, 1957 | If All the Guys in the World | Les Films Ariane; Distribution only |
| June 19, 1957 | Johnny Tremain | Walt Disney Productions |
| August 28, 1957 | Perri | Walt Disney Productions |
| December 25, 1957 | Old Yeller | Walt Disney Productions |
| January 21, 1958 | The Missouri Traveler | C.V. Whitney Pictures; Distribution only |
| January 29, 1958 | The Story of Vickie | Erma-Film and Sie Verling; Distribution only |
| March 6, 1958 | Stage Struck | RKO Radio Pictures; Distribution only |
| May 28, 1958 | The Proud Rebel | Samuel Goldwyn Productions; Distribution only; Distribution only |
| July 8, 1958 | The Light in the Forest | Walt Disney Productions |
| August 12, 1958 | White Wilderness | Walt Disney Productions |
| December 25, 1958 | Tonka | Walt Disney Productions |
| January 29, 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Walt Disney Productions |
| March 19, 1959 | The Shaggy Dog | Walt Disney Productions |
| June 26, 1959 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Walt Disney Productions |
| August 4, 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Centurion Films, Inc. and Rowland V. Lee Production; Distribution only |
| September 10, 1959 | Zorro the Avenger (Compilation film) | Walt Disney Productions |
| November 10, 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Walt Disney Productions |