Dumbo (1941)

Director:

Ben Sharpsteen

Writers:

Helen Aberson (book) &
Harold Pearl (book) ...

Release Date:

23 October 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Music

Tagline:

Walt Disney's Latest . . . Most Lovable . . . Funable Characters !

Plot:

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Circus | Mouse | Ear | Clown

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

James Baskett	...	Crow (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Herman Bing	...	The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher	...	Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Edward Brophy	...	Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Carmichael	...	Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards	...	Jim Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton	...	The Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Noreen Gammill	...	Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Holden	...	Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway	...	Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton	...	Skinny (voice) (uncredited)
Harold Manley	...	Boy (voice) (uncredited)
John McLeish	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tony Neil	...	Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Noyes	...	Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Scott	...	Giddy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Sarah Selby	...	Prissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Sheets	...	Clown / Joe (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Stewart	...	Crow (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Chuck Stubbs	...	Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Margaret Wright	...	Casey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Dumbo the Flying Elephant (USA) (working title)
Walt Disney's Dumbo (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

64 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/4 | USA:Approved (certificate #6809) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | Peru:PT | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (cut) | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Australia:G

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

The only Disney animated feature film that has a title character who doesn't speak.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Timothy and Dumbo come upon the bucket of water with the clowns' champagne, Timothy scoops up Dumbo's trunk. As he does, his mouth does not move when he says, "Ups-a-daisy".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Through the snow, and sleet, and hail / Through the blizzard, through the gale / Through the wind and through the rain / Over mountain, over plain / Through the blinding lightning flash / And the mighty thunder crash / Ever faithful, ever true / Nothing stops him, he'll get through.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Disneypedia: JungleMania! (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Casey Junior

Ahhh, good memories!

I used to have this on video along with "Alice in Wonderland" (both of them were taped off TV and were on the same video) and I remember watching them all the time with absolute and unshakable content and happiness. Peolpe have written reviews saying that it's pretty dark and creepy, especially the "Pink Elelphants" sequence but I never was (and I'm NOT lying!). I remember the ONLY thing that got to me a LITTLE BIT was when the clowns were chatting after the "Dumbo the Clown" act; the clowns with the high and squeaky voice (some of the clowns have the same voices) creeped me out a little 'cause I thought they sounded evil (Ha! For people who have watched the movie it's the voice that says "This one's on Dumbo!", "We really rolled them in the aisles!" and "Let's make it eighty feet!"). As for the "Pink Elephants" sequence, I found it really funny and I still do. So anyways, absolutely no family should be without this movie 'cause it's a very sweet film with a really important message.