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Yesterday, my groupies and I were watching the movie UP, and in the scene where Mr. Frederickson hits the worker for moving his mailbox, the worker moves his hand to reveal blood on his head.

One of my friends then commented saying "I think this is the first Disney movie to have blood." But I don't think so. I'm sure there is another older Disney movie that has featured blood before.

Is there? Or have I gone crazy?

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You may want to specify if you mean blood in general, or in the context of violence. But judging from a quick google search, even several of the Pixar movies seem to "contain" blood. Finding Nemo for example, where Dory gets a nosebleed. And i bet there were several others before "Up". – Rev1.0 Feb 24 at 20:41
What was the first movie to have "blood" from a violent action of some sort? I know Disney started out movies with not that much "graphic violence" – Retrosaur Feb 24 at 20:50
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I would be surprised if it were. Disney has a big back catalog of live action movies too. – iandotkelly♦ Feb 24 at 21:42

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The earliest Disney animated movie I can find is Sleeping Beauty, from 1959, which shows the Dragon being slain by a sword, showing some blood. I found this picture, I see no reason why this picture is not genuine...

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In live action movies, in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954), Captain Nemo (played by James Mason) is shot whilst boarding the Nautilus. He is seen climbing stairs, and there is a big patch of blood on his jacket.

Youtube hosted copy of the scene

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