Disney’s first and most enduring classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a landmark achievement in animation and laid the foundation for every innovative animated film we love today.

Cinderella (1950) is one of Disney’s most iconic films. Added to the National Film Registry in 2018, Cinderella is generally credited with saving Disney’s animation studio after World War II. But how did it go from a 1922 cartoon short to the animated musical that is still beloved today? Read on to find out.