Lady and the Tramp (1955)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

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 | Siamese Cat | Baby | Dogcatcher

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) | USA:G (re-rating) (1971) | Canada:G (video rating) | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | UK:U (1997)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Before animating the fight between Tramp and the rat, animator Wolfgang Reitherman kept rats in a cage next to his desk to study their actions.

Goofs:

Continuity: Trusty gets injured from the wagon around April or May as revealed that the baby was born in April but yet around Christmas he still has a broken leg. After 8 to 7 months Trusty should have fully recovered.

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 DTV Valentine (1986) (TV)

Soundtrack:

La La Lu

The Life and Loves of our Best Friends

There is nothing as wonderful as the wag of a dog's tale. The writers, actors and animators, together with Disney magic, capture the unique and limitless variety of personalities that exist in the canine world. This film takes these wonderful canine characters and shows the world from their perspective. The adorable footage of Lady as a puppy reminds me of the behavior of my own hounds when they were pups. The beautiful "Park Avenue" Lady grows up and falls for the happy-go-lucky, vagabond, Tramp. Add a dog-hating aunt, a baby, some cats, some rats and the adventure is complete. The songs sung from the dog pound together with those sung by the wicked Siamese cats are the most purely fun of any Disney animation. The song sung at the lover's romantic Italian dinner brings a tear to the eye. Finally, Lady and the Tramp share a spaghetti noodle that leads to one of the most memorable kisses in Hollywood history. This is a wonderful film that will be enjoyed for generations.