Anns a' Mhàrt 1940, mhol Walt Disney co-riochdachadh don riochdaire fhilm Samuel Goldwyn, far am biodh stiùidio Goldwyn a 'togail sreathan beò-ghnìomh beatha Andersen agus stiùidio Disney a' toirt air sgeulachdan Andersen. Bha na sreathan beòthail stèidhichte air cuid de na h-obraichean as ainmeil aig Andersen, leithid The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, The Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The New Emperor's Clothes.
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