Johnny's parents


Walt Disney wanted to keep his casts as fitting as possible.

For instance, using children to play little characters. 

In the case of Johnny's parents, he hired an actual couple.

During production, Ruth Warrick (Miss Sally) and Eric Rolf (Mr John) were actually married. 

They divorced after the movie's premiere, but were married through all of production. 

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