Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. We’ve done all the animated films, so we’re doing the live-action films The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of building entertainment.” Title: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Year: 1968 Source materials: The Family Band: from the Missouri to the Black Hills, 1881-1900 by Laura Bower Van Nuys. Box office: $2,250,000 Plot: The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action Edition. The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band