So Dear To My Heart

So Dear to My Heart Directed by Harold D. Schuster and Hamilton Luske Written by John Tucker Battle Nostalgia fuels the Walt Disney brand. No one can deny this, and when the various movies, TV shows, CDs, toys, and attractions under the Disney umbrella work, it’s not a bad thing. Nostalgia is why I go …

Hold your breath, everybody: this week on Mousterpiece Cinema, we’re submerging ourselves deep in nostalgia with 1949’s So Dear to My Heart, one of the first hybrid live-action/animated movies from Walt Disney and Buena Vista Distribution. This movie is meant to be a heartwarming story about family, friendship, and hard work, but was Josh’s heart …