Taking a break from filming Old Yeller (1957), Disney Legend Kevin “Moochie” Corcoran and his canine co-star share an off-screen soda. A particularly expressive pooch, Spike was cast as the titular top dog when Walt’s wife saw test footage and praised the dog’s pleasing personality.

A collection of comedic greats take time out from filming Splash (1984), the ultimate fish story: John Candy, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, and (showing some fin as mermaid Madison) Daryl Hannah. Even with her finny appendage, Daryl was so adapt at swimming that the film’s producers allowed her to do all her own stunts.

February 23, 1939: At the 11th annual Academy Awards® ceremony, top box-office star Shirley Temple presented Walt Disney with an honorary Academy Award® for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), a truly special “special” award consisting of one full-size Oscar® along with seven “dwarf” statuettes.

Demonstrating some of the same derring-do he would later exhibit as James Bond, Sean Connery and co-star Janet Munro drive Autopia vehicles hands-free during a publicity visit to Disneyland to promote Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959). Not far behind the charmin’ couple is Kieron Moore, who plays Sean’s rival in one of Walt …

In July 1969, a Las Vegas, Nevada, drive-in theater hosted a promotional screening of The Love Bug. The audience consisted entirely of drivers of Volkswagens—all bugs just like Love Bug star Herbie himself, making for a publicity event that went into overdrive.

On location in Sonoma, California, actors Tim Conway and Don Knotts relax between takes The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979). These two comedic greats expanded their comedic repertoire (and wardrobe) by donning dancehall girl costumes in order to elude robbers. Safe bet Tim and Don are thinking, “Acting can be a drag.”