History Film / AliceInWonderland1949

* AdaptationalContextChange: In the book the Cheshire Cat asks Alice "How do you like the Queen?" in either a mildly curious or sarcastic way. Here it's the Knave of Hearts who poses the question, and it's clear he was being serious as Alice's negative response visibly shocks him.

* AdaptationalContextChange: In the book the Cheshire Cat asks Alice "How do you like the Queen?" in a way that seems rather sarcastic. Here it's the Knave of Hearts who poses the question, and it's clear he was being serious as Alice's negative response visibly shocks him.

* TruerToTheText: This is one of the most faithful film adaptations of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', which makes it all the more unfortunate that it's one of the least known. The narrative sticks closely to the book and does not incorporate elements of ''Through the Looking-Glass''. Some characters rarely seen in adaptations, such as the giant puppy, also appear.

* TruerToTheText: This is one of the most faithful film adaptations of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', which makes it all the more unfortunate that it's one of the least known. The narrative sticks closely to the book and does not incorporate elements of ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There''. Some characters rarely seen in adaptations, such as the giant puppy, also appear.

* TruerToTheText: This is one of the most faithful film adaptations of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', which makes it all the more unfortunate that it's one of the least known. It sticks closely to the book, including often-overlooked characters such as the giant puppy, and does not incorporate elements of ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There''.

* TruerToTheText: This is one of the most faithful film adaptations of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', which makes it all the more unfortunate that it's one of the least known. It sticks closely to the book, including often-overlooked characters such as the giant puppy, and does not incorporate elements of ''Through the Looking Glass''.

* IAmSong: "Play the Game", in which the White Rabbit sings about how much he enjoys being a ProfessionalButtKisser.

* WouldHurtAChild: The Queen of Hearts wants Alice (played by a 20-year-old here but still intended to be a little girl) beheaded for [[DisproportionateRetribution supposedly stealing her tarts]]. The White Rabbit knows who the true culprit is but is perfectly fine with laying the blame on Alice. He's even visibly shocked when the King says there needs to be a trial first... he was all set to see her executed.

* WhiteBunny: The White Rabbit, of course, who is also the UrExample.

* NoIndoorVoice: The Queen of Hearts, of course. Literally every line spoken by her is delivered as a loud, gruff bark.

* TheTrickster: The Knave of Hearts, who is depicted as sneaky and sly. Rather than being a possibly innocent trial defendant (as in the original book), it's shown that he ''is'' in fact guilty of stealing the Queen's tarts.

Due to [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope 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 badly over time.

* HighClassGlass: The White Rabbit wears a monocle and has a prim and proper personality.