Best 24 Fantasy Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1938

Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household. Look into Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / IMDB / YouTube

An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Learn about A Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by the Grimm's fairy tale, this classic 1938 Mickey cartoon finds our hero (voiced by Walt Disney) battling a hilariously huge problem. Check out Brave Little Tailor / IMDB / YouTube

Porky Pig goes on a hunt to catch the surreally elusive last Do-Do bird. Read about Porky in Wackyland / IMDB / YouTube

Schoolboy Donald is torn between his angel and devil sides, though in Donald's case, the devil side isn't hard to resist. But the smoking he's encouraged to do turns him green and gives him regrets, and when the good side shows up and kicks evil's butt, Donald cheers. More about Donald's Better Self / IMDB / YouTube

Three sleepy babies in a clog-boat sailing through the night sky attempt to fish with candy canes for very smart fish. More about Wynken, Blynken & Nod / IMDB / YouTube

Adorable redheaded 'merbabies' materialize out of the crashing surf and proceed to the sea floor where they conduct a circus along with a variety of sea creatures. Learn about Merbabies / IMDB / YouTube

A partial updating of the Cinderella story. When the fairy godmother is late, Cinderella calls the police, who put out an APB and find her in a bar. Her first attempt at turning the pumpkin (canned) and mice into a coach produces Santa. Cinderella gets to the ball (in a stagecoach) and meets Prince Charming Egghead. They dance, and spend some quality time on the balco. Find out about Cinderella Meets Fella / IMDB / YouTube

A commercial short made for the Bristol-Myers Co. (plugging their toothpaste) that features the characters from the Reg'lar Fellers syndicated newspaper comic strip by Gene Byrnes. The plot concerns a boy who has an old grouch for a daddy, runs off, meets a dog and joins a gang of kids. Meanwhile,the old man has a nightmare,where he sees himself as an old sour puss . Details on Boy Meets Dog / IMDB / YouTube

Joseph Cornell's editing tactic is to seduce through the use of dislodged movie tropes. Hence the viewer is cut loose from any normal meanings to pursue the snippets of clips and fragments taken from long-forgotten obscure movies. One is encouraged to let the Cornellian montages wash over them in an endles reverie of ecstatic moments. - Bruce Posner More about Thimble Theater / IMDB / YouTube