Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson

Writers:

Ward Greene (story)
Erdman Penner (story) ...

Release Date:

22 June 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Music | Romance

Tagline:

The most delightful characters in a dog's age!

Plot:

The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Spaniel | Aunt | Dogcatcher | Baby

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Peggy Lee	...	Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
Barbara Luddy	...	Lady (voice)
Larry Roberts	...	Tramp (voice)
Bill Thompson	...	Jock / Bulldog in Pound / Policeman at Zoo / Dachsie / Joe (voice)
Bill Baucom	...	Trusty (voice)
Stan Freberg	...	Beaver (voice) (as Stan Freeberg)
Verna Felton	...	Aunt Sarah (voice)
Alan Reed	...	Boris (voice)
George Givot	...	Tony (voice)
Dal McKennon	...	Toughy / Professor / Pedro (voice) (as Dallas McKennon)
Lee Millar	...	Jim Dear / Dog Catcher (voice)
The Mellomen	...	Dogs (voice) (as The Mello Men)

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G | Ireland:G | South Korea:All | USA:Approved (certificate #17122) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1971) | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | UK:U (1997)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

In the climax of the picture, Jock and Trusty bring down the dog catcher's wagon, with Tramp inside. After this, Jock discovers that Trusty has been injured and pinned under the wagon. Jock is very sad because Trusty was originally supposed to die in this scene. That is why Jock nudges him and he does not rouse. When Walt Disney viewed this scene, he was shocked. Walt did not want a repeat of the traumatic scene in Bambi (1942). He thought it was too intense. Walt then made the animators put Trusty into the end Christmas scene to reassure the audience that Trusty was simply knocked out and injured in the previous scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the Siamese cats are pulling on the mantle to get at the fishbowl, in one shot the pattern on the mantle does not advance as it is being pulled.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jim Dear: [Giving Darling a hatbox] It's for you, Darling. Merry Christmas.
Darling: Oh, Jim, dear. It's the one I was admiring, isn't it? Trimmed with ribbons?
Jim Dear: Well, it *has* a ribbon.
[the box is opened; inside is a puppy wearing a ribbon]
Darling: Oh, how sweet.
Jim Dear: You like her, Darling?
Darling: [hugging the puppy] Oh, I love her. What a perfectly beautiful little Lady.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly (1988) (V)

Soundtrack:

Loch Lomand

My favourite Disney film.Cute,funny and full of enjoyable songs.

On my list of favourite Disney films,Lady and Tramp is at the very top.I just love it.The songs are some of the most enjoyable Disney has ever composed.The film is cute but not in a soppy,drippy way,like say Bambi.Bambi is a classic,but it is too sentimental.

I love the song Bella Note.

We used to have the video but then chucked it out.After a while,I felt that I had to see it again.So I looked in the library.Would you believe it,they seemed to have every Disney film you could think of except this one,I mean why????????

I had to request it from another library and then wait a week for it to arrive(sigh)But it was well worth the wait and I loved seeing it again.

Barbra Luddy and Verna Felton who voice characters in this film also voice many other Disney characters.They were both in Sleeping Beauty as well.Sadly they are both dead.

Out of 5 stars.Lady and the Tramp deserves 5.It will always be a classic and one everybody will love.Shame about the sequel.