David Hand

32 films directed 3 Awards

Biography

David Dodd Hand (January 23, 1900 – October 11, 1986) was an American animator and animation filmmaker known for his work at Walt Disney Productions. He worked on numerous Disney shorts during the 1930s and eventually became supervising director on the animated features Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

1994 Disney Legends
1984 Winsor McCay Award
1943 Retro Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

The career in numbers

US$ 5 mi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
US$ 529 mi Total box office from 3 film(s) with data
US$ 480,665 Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
US$ 176 mi Average box office from 3 film(s) with data
6.8 Average rating from 15 film(s) with data
114.3× Return on investment from 3 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration	2023	—	—	5.0
Mickey Mouse Disco	1980	—	—	5.7
Bambi	1942	US$ 858,000	US$ 267 mi	7.0
Fantasia	1940	US$ 2 mi	US$ 76 mi	7.4
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1938	US$ 1 mi	US$ 185 mi	7.1
The Whalers	1938	—	—	6.2
Magician Mickey	1937	—	—	7.0
Little Hiawatha	1937	US$ 33,500	—	6.6
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue	1937	—	—	6.7
Thru the Mirror	1936	—	—	7.2
Three Little Wolves	1936	—	—	6.6
Three Blind Mouseketeers	1936	—	—	6.5
Alpine Climbers	1936	—	—	6.5
Mickey's Polo Team	1936	—	—	7.0
Mickey's Elephant	1936	—	—	6.1
More Kittens	1936	—	—	5.7
Three Orphan Kittens	1935	US$ 25,771	—	6.6
Pluto's Judgement Day	1935	—	—	6.7
Who Killed Cock Robin?	1935	US$ 27,715	—	6.8
Mickey's Kangaroo	1935	—	—	5.9
The Robber Kitten	1935	US$ 23,153	—	6.2
Mickey's Man Friday	1935	—	—	5.9
Mickey's Steam Roller	1934	—	—	6.5
The Flying Mouse	1934	US$ 31,386	—	6.4
Camping Out	1934	—	—	6.5
The Dognapper	1934	—	—	6.8
The Mad Doctor	1933	—	—	7.2
Building a Building	1933	—	—	6.7
Old King Cole	1933	US$ 21,478	—	6.1
The Mail Pilot	1933	—	—	6.1
Birds in the Spring	1933	US$ 17,228	—	6.1
Trader Mickey	1932	—	—	5.9

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