One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Date: 1961
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wolfgang Reitherman
Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Stars: Rod Taylor, Cate Bauer, Betty Lou Gerson, Ben Wright, Bill Lee, Lisa Davis, Martha Wentworth
Location(s): London, Suffolk

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted, the owners must find them before they are turned into the latest fashion.

Additional Information:

Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘101 Dalmatians’ (UK Title)

Thomas ‘Tom’ Duke found the Regent’s Park locations and you can see more of his film location images on Twitter here or on Instagram here

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While Dalmatian spot smoke is expelled by a tug. Big Ben tolls as the titles continue. Looking across the River Thames towards the Houses of Parliament standing in London SW1.

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Drawn at Walt Disney Studios on South Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California, a sort of Parisian, New York style of London is the setting where bachelor songwriter Roger Radcliffe composes music in his flat close to the Regent's Park.

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Deciding that he and his master both need a "mate", Roger's dog Pongo watches women and their dogs pass by on the street outside the apartment before spotting Anita and her Dalmatian Perdita.

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After Pongo moves the clock forward, he and Roger set off for their evening walk in Regent's Park.

Looking to arrange a meeting between Roger and the Dalmatian's owner, Pongo leads his 'pet' through the park. Tom took a stroll around Regent’s Park to jump into the world of animation and found a likely spot.

One of Tom's composite images, more of which can be seen on Twitter and Instagram by following the links in the header section.

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Continuing through the park, Pongo spots the perfect mate. There may be over 100 benches in Regent's Park but Tom found that there’s only one that fits just right.

Pongo and Roger settle down nearby.

A reversed view of a tree that fits the actual location, found by Tom as he wandered around the the real world park in which the film's scenes takes place!

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Following the marriage of Roger and Anita, they and their Dalmatians settled down in a small house near near the Regent's Park.

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The peace is shattered by the blaring horn of Cruella De Vil's car who is paying a visit to her old schoolfriend Roger to find out when Perdita's puppies are expected.

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Some time after Perdita gives birth to fifteen puppies, Roger and Anita take an evening stroll with the happy parents leaving Nanny to look after their offspring.

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A little way along the street, the two couples cross the road in front of a dilapidated van parked at a corner.

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Hired by Cruella to steal Perdita's puppies, brothers Horace and Jasper Baddun pull away and drive towards Roger and Anita's house.

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After Horace and Jasper gain entry to the house posing as utility workers, Nanny runs into the street shouting that the puppies have been taken.

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Whilst out in on Primrose Hill, Pongo barks a message to other dogs about the missing puppies.

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In the distance, the echo of a replying bark drifts through the air.

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Danny hears the news about the Dalmatian puppies being stolen and that Scotland Yard is unable to help.

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The twilight bark is passed on to where Prissy picks up the message.

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Word spreads along the barking telegraph.

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Coco barks from the roof of her owner's Rolls Royce.

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The shot pulls back from the Chauffeur driven limousine to reveal that we're south of the River Thames, possibly around Elephant & Castle, with St. Paul's Cathedral standing in the left distance.

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As the night progresses the barking chain reaches into the countryside, being passed between farms, pubs and barges.

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At Withermarsh, Towser hears the message all the way from London and passes it on to the Colonel, the only other dog in barking range.

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Sergeant Tibs tells the Colonel that he heard puppy barking over at Hell Hall two nights ago.

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The Colonel and Sergeant Tibs investigate at Hell Hall, the old De Vil place where it was suspected that no one had lived for years.

A message is conveyed from the Colonel back to London where a Great Dane picks it up. Looking up at the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament from the corner of Westminster Bridge and Victoria Embankment with the statue of Queen Boudica to the bottom right.

A closer view of both the statue and the clock tower by Simon James.

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Pongo hears the Great Dane bark that 99 puppies have been found.

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The Great Dane takes Pongo and Perdita as far as Camden Road. Possibly a rendering of North Road Bridge taking Camden Road over the Grand Union Canal in NW1.

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Leaving Pongo and Perdita to make their way to Suffolk, the Great Dane tells them to contact old Towser when they reach Withermarsh.

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At Hell Hall, Horace and Jasper search outside after Pongo, Perdita, the Colonel and Sergeant Tibs rescue the Dalmatian puppies.

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Getting into their van, the brothers follow the Dalmatian's tracks as they head for London.

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Through the cold snow, the puppies trudge across country before being directed to a dairy barn by a Collie.

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A Labrador waits for the Dalmatians in the village of Dinsford.

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The puppies file into an outhouse for warmth and safety.

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After the Labrador secures a ride to London in a van for the Dalmatians, Cruella de Vil arrives in Dinsford. Elements of Prentice Street in Lavenham, Suffolk with the Market Cross on Market Place in the distance.

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Cruella tells Horace and Jasper that the puppies are somewhere in the village.

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Disguising themselves with soot, Pongo, Perdita and the puppies make their way to the van.

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Cruella de Vil turns her car around at the end of the street. A stylised Lavenham Market Place found with help from John Otton who points out that, in the book, the story travels to Sudbury in Suffolk.

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As she drives back through the village, Cruella spots a black pup as is crosses behind the van while it's engine is being repaired.