The late 60s and early 70s were an unusual time for Disney’s live-action division. While still ranking out the polished, family friendly productions tailor-made for their Sunday night Disneyland/Wonderful World of Disney slot, the sheer number of films being produced led to a few oddities slipping through the gates. What would a modern audience make of Bedknobs and Broomsticks, which featured both witchcraft *and* Nazis? It certainly freaked me out a bit as a kid, when I would lap up the various odd and unexpected Disney films like Condorman, The Devil and Max Devlin and – later – Mr. Boogedy, with great enthusiasm.
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