‘Beauty And The Beast’ premieres in USA 20 years ago today (1991)

(Wednesday, November 13, 1991)Beauty and the Beast, the thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, premiered in the U.S. today.

Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, the film stars Paige O’Hara and Robby Benson.

The plot centers around a prince who is transformed into a Beast and a young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle.