Walt Disney Art Classics Convention 2004 - Part 2
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A color photo of Kurt Russell taken at the Burbank Airport brought about a biographical aside. It seemed that the one time child star really wanted to play professional baseball. Because of this, he had as many publicity shots taken that depicted him with baseball paraphernalia as possible.

A photo of young Kurt Russell on the Disney Studio back lot in 1965

A slide for the fourth Medfield set film was shown, and Kurtti asked, “Do you see it?�?

Tieman answered, “No.�?

“Now do you?�?

“No.�?

“Now You See Him, Now You Don’t!�? said Kurtti gleefully. And that, of course, was the title of the 1972 Disney release.

Kurt Russell again appeared (and disappeared) as Dexter Riley in Now You See Him Now You Don’t.

Again, the audience was treated to a series of publicity shots of the cast. Three were taken in the same exact spot at the Toluca Lake Country Club, a major location in the film. Kurt Russell as Dexter Riley was shown, holding a large pump sprayer. Cast members William Windom and Joe Flynn were then shown in nearly identical poses. Caesar Romero, returning as the villainous A.J. Arno was seen flailing in a water hazard, surrounded by floating cash. Rounding out the photos was one of Jim Backus, best remembered as Thurston Howell III on the Gilligan’s Island TV series.

Again, the Disney Studio appeared as the Medfield campus. This time around, the Feature Animation Building was the Science Lab.

In Now You See Him, Now You Don’t, Disney’s original Feature Animation building appeared as the Medfield College Science Lab.