What if Allspark Pictures founded in 1904?/The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen is a 1955 American animated fantasy musical film directed by Richard Williams and produced by Allan Zukerman Junior. The film was based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen and features the voices of TBD.

The film follows two little kids named Gerta and Kai (voiced by June Foray), who enjoy play together until a evil being named the Snow Queen (voiced by Verna Felton) hardens Kai's heart and then lures him to her snowy palace. Gerta tries to find the palace and rescue Kai, but is waylaid at one place after another.

The Snow Queen was released on November 15, 1956. The film was a joint production effort between All CartooniES and Herman-Ising Cartoons (as the studio’s first feature film), as the second of three animated Allspark films to be released in CineScope widescreen format.

The film was considered a box-office failure (due to Judy Garland's sca rloss to Grave Kelly for Best Actress) and received mixed critical reception on its initial release, leading All Cartoones.

A sequel to the film, The Return of the Snow Queen was released on November TBD, 2001.