Johann David Wyss's 1812 novel "The Swiss Family Robinson" was adapted again for film in 1960 by Walt Disney. Associate producer Basil Keys stated in a December 1960 "Saturday Evening Post" article that Walt Disney and producer Bill Anderson chose to make their version of the film after viewing the RKO version. According to a July 1959 "Los Angeles Times" article, director Ken Annakin used the RKO adaptation as "an example of what not to do", that is, avoiding the 1940 film's soundstage reproductions and focusing instead on location shooting and realistic art direction.