Catfish Bend

Catfish Bend was an unfinished and cancelled Disney animated film that would have been released in 1981.
==Production==
In the late 1970s, the Walt Disney Studios greenlit the adaptation of Catfish Bend from the books by Ben Lucien Burman, which it had contained stories about various swamp animals living along the banks of the Mississippi River.
Ken Anderson headed up this project with concept art by artist Walt Peregoy and story work which it was completed and done before the film was shelved.
==Trivia==
*A sign reading "Catfish Bend" can be found near the end of Splash Mountain at Disneyland, likely referencing this unproduced movie.
*Mr. Gray bears a strong resemblance to the foxes from America Sings.
==Gallery==
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art by Walt Peregoy - 2.jpg|Concept art of Mr. Gray with a rabbit by Walt Peregoy.
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art - Layout Drawing.jpg|Conceptual layout drawing
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art by Mel Shaw.jpg|Concept art of a human girl (similar to Penny), a duck, a rabbit, a raccoon and a fox watching the boss and his thugs by Mel Shaw.
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art - Sweeping Mouse - 3.jpg
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art - Sweeping Mouse - 4.jpg
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art - Sweeping Mouse - 5.jpg
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art - Sweeping Mouse - 1.jpg
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art - Sweeping Mouse - 2.jpg
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art by Ken Anderson.jpg
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art by Ken Anderson - Mr. Gray - 1.jpg|Conceptual sketch of Mr. Gray by Ken Anderson.
Disney's Catfish Bend - Concept Art by Ken Anderson - Mr. Gray - 2.jpg|Another conceptual sketch of Mr. Gray by Ken Anderson.
Catfish bend-disneyland.jpg|Sign bearing this name at Disneyland's Splash Mountain
Category:1981 films
Category:Animated films
Category:Unused concepts
Category:Cancelled projects
Category:Films based on books