History Film / AliceInWonderland1949

* TheScapegoat: Alice is blamed for stealing the Queen's tarts. When the White Rabbit catches the real culprit, the Knave of Hearts, in the act, the latter panics and begs him not to tell the Queen. But the White Rabbit takes a tart for himself and responds "Tell her what? ''You'' didn't steal them. They were stolen by a stranger." The stranger he means is Alice, who he was already angry with for (accidentally) destroying his house. Later during the trial, the Knave makes the absurd claim that he is Alice while she is the Knave of Hearts (and everyone believes him without question).

* TheScapegoat: Alice is blamed for stealing the Queen's tarts. When the White Rabbit catches the real culprit, the Knave of Hearts, in the act, the latter panics and begs him not to tell the Queen. But the White Rabbit takes a tart for himself and responds "Tell her what? ''You'' didn't steal them. They were stolen by a stranger." The stranger he means is Alice. Later during the trial, the Knave makes the absurd claim that he is Alice while she is the Knave of Hearts (and everyone believes him without question).

* TheScapegoat: Alice is blamed for stealing the Queen's tarts. When the White Rabbit catches the real culprit, the Knave of Hearts, in the act, the latter panics and begs him not to tell the Queen. But the White Rabbit takes a tart for himself and responds "Tell her what? ''You'' didn't steal them. They were stolen by a stranger." The stranger he means is Alice. Later during the trial, the Knave claims that he is Alice while she is the Knave of Hearts (and everyone believes him without question).

* ProfessionalButtKisser: The White Rabbit sings a song about being this. He says he once heard a woman say that day was night. He thought her a dunce and was about to tell her so until he realized she was the Queen of Hearts. Then he said he absolutely agreed with her.

Due to a legal dispute with Creator/{{Disney}}, who were making [[Disney/AliceInWonderland their own adaptation of the story]] around the same time, the film was not widely distributed in the United States. To this day it remains largely forgotten, with Disney's influence even having had a negative impact on its preservation. Because of their pre-existing arrangement with Technicolor, this film had to be shot in inferior Ansco Color, which deteriorated over time.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: The White Rabbit sings a song about being this. He brings up an example about having once heard a woman say that day was night. He thought her a dunce and was about to tell her so until he realized she was the Queen of Hearts. Then he said he absolutely agreed with her.

* PreciousPuppy: Unusual for most adaptations, this one includes the scene where Alice encounters the giant puppy, this time with a ringing bell around its neck as a reference to the one at Oxford in the prologue.

* PlayingCardMotifs: The King and Queen of Hearts and members of their court.

* OrWasItADream: In the final scene, Alice wakes up on the boat as Carroll is finishing the story. She asks him if the story was real, as she believes it truly happened. Nearby, the White Rabbit appears and says "Naturally".

* AndYouWereThere: Several people in the film's real world setting have counterparts in Wonderland. The Vice Chancellor is the White Rabbit, the Queen is the Queen of Hearts, a tailor is the Mad Hatter, Dr. Liddell is the Cheshire Cat, and Lewis Carroll is the Knave of Hearts.

I’m downside up\\

I’m upside down\\
I’m down side up\\

[[caption-width-right:200:"I'm upside down, I'm downside up!"]]

A 1949 French film based on Creator/LewisCarroll's book ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', directed by Dallas Bower and featuring stop-motion puppets created by Lou Bunin. This adaptation features a unique framing device in which Lewis Carroll (Stephen Murray) tells the story to Alice Liddell (Carol Marsh) and her sisters on a boat ride. A la ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', several people introduced during the live-action sequences have counterparts in Wonderland, voiced by the same actors.

Due to a legal dispute with Disney, who were making [[Disney/AliceInWonderland their own adaptation of the story]] around the same time, the film was not widely distributed in the United States. To this day it remains largely forgotten, with Disney's influence even having had a negative impact on its preservation. Because of their pre-existing arrangement with Technicolor, this film had to be shot in inferior Ansco Color, which deteriorated over time.

[[caption-width-right:200:"I'm upside down, I'm downside up..."]]

[[[[caption-width-right:200:"I'm upside down, I'm downside up..."]]

Due to a legal dispute with Disney, who were making [[Disney/AliceInWonderland their own adaptation of the story]] around the same time, the film was not widely distributed in the United States.

* ThatWasNotADream: In the final scene, Alice wakes up on the boat as Carroll is finishing the story. She asks him if the story was real, as she believes it truly happened. Nearby, the White Rabbit appears and says "Naturally".

* OrWasItADream: In the final scene, Alice wakes up on the boat as Carroll is finishing the story. She asks him if the story was real, as she believes it truly happened. Nearby, the White Rabbit appears and says "Naturally".

* AndYouWereThere: Several people in the film's real world setting have counterparts in Wonderland. The Vice Chancellor is the White Rabbit, the Queen is the Queen of Hearts, a tailor is the Mad Hatter, Dr. Liddell is the Cheshire Cat, and Lewis Carroll is the Knave of Hearts.

A 1949 French film based on Creator/LewisCarroll's book ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', directed by Dallas Bower and features stop-motion puppets created by Lou Bunin. This adaptation features a unique framing device in which Lewis Carroll (Stephen Murray) tells the story to Alice Liddell (Carol Marsh) and her sisters on a boat ride. A la ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', several people introduced during the live-action sequences have counterparts in Wonderland, voiced by the same actors.

* AndYouWereThere: Several people in the "real world" have counterparts in Wonderland.