Police Station, The (film)

Police Station, The (film) Educational film in which Mickey meets and learns from a police officer, in the Mickey’s Field Trips series, released in September 1987. 11 min.

Pollatschek, Susanne

Pollatschek, Susanne She voiced Olivia Flaversham in The Great Mouse Detective.

Polly (television)

Polly (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on November 12, 1989. Directed by Debbie Allen. An adaptation of the Pollyanna story as a musical with a African American cast. Stars Keshia Knight Pulliam (Polly), Phylicia Rashad (Aunt Polly), Dorian Harewood (Dr. Shannon), Barbara Montgomery (Mrs. Conley), T. K. Carter (George), Brandon Adams (Jimmy Bean), Butterfly McQueen …

Polley, Sarah

Polley, Sarah Actress; appeared in Lantern Hill and Avonlea (Sara Stanley) on The Disney Channel.

Polar Trappers (film)

Polar Trappers (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on June 17, 1938. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen. Goofy tries to trap a walrus but echoes and icicles in a cave are his downfall. Donald uses Pied Piper tactics to try to trap a colony of penguins, but ends up destroying the trappers’ camp.

Pointer, The (film)

Pointer, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on July 21, 1939. Directed by Clyde Geronimi. Mickey tries to teach Pluto to be a pointer in their hunt for quail. But they have a harrowing encounter with a huge bear and Pluto points instead to a can of beans—their dinner. Nominated for an Academy Award. It …

Poitier, Sidney

Poitier, Sidney Actor; appeared in Shoot to Kill (Warren Stantin). He was named to the Disney board of directors on November 22, 1994, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Wells, remaining until March 19, 2003.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (film)

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (film) Direct-to-video sequel to the Pocahontas film. Pocahontas sets sail for England on an important mission of peace, escorted by a dashing English diplomat, John Rolfe, her bodyguard, Uti, and stowaways Meeko, Percy, and Flit. She is awed by London, and the Londoners by her. Ratcliffe plots against …

Pocahontas (film)

Pocahontas (film) The first Disney animated feature based on historical fact, Pocahontas tells the story of the meeting of the English settlers in Jamestown with the local tribe of Powhatan Indians. The adventurous young Native American woman, Pocahontas, along with her constant companions, Meeko, a raccoon, and Flit, a hummingbird, visit Grandmother Willow, a counseling …

Plymouth (television)

Plymouth (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on ABC on May 26, 1991. Directed by Lee David Zlotoff. A Pacific Northwest town resettles on the moon, but finds living conditions there difficult. Stars Cindy Pickett, Richard Hamilton, Matthew Brown.