Once Upon a Time (film) A 1944 Columbia film; starring Janet Blair and Cary Grant as a freewheeling promoter who finds a caterpillar who can dance. The caterpillar, Curly, is a child’s pet, and the kid does not want to give Curly up when the promoter wants him to go to work for Walt Disney and become famous. An actor (Walter Fenner) portrays Walt Disney in the film.