

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
Score
"When You Wish Upon a Star" — the song that built an empire.

Director
Hamilton Luske
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Disney's second animated feature bombed on release due to WWII cutting European markets, only becoming profitable after 1945 re-releases. It's now considered the pinnacle of Golden Age animation.
The Pleasure Island sequence originally included longer, darker scenes of boys transforming — animators reportedly toned it down after it disturbed test audiences. Imagine what they cut.