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Dumbo (1941) 7.4
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. Writers:Helen Aberson (based on the book by), Harold Pearl (based on the book by), 8 more credits » |
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Crow
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The Ringmaster
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Clown
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Timothy Q. Mouse
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Jim Carmichael | ... |
Crow
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Hall Johnson Choir | ... |
Choral Sounds
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Jim Crow
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The Elephant Matriarch /
Mrs. Jumbo
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Noreen Gammill | ... |
Catty the Elephant
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Eddie Holden | ... |
Clown
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Mr. Stork
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Malcolm Hutton | ... |
Skinny
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Harold Manley | ... |
Boy
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Narrator
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs Jumbo, veteran of the circus, but the newborn is ridiculed because of his truly enormous ears and dubbed "Dumbo". After being separated from his mother, Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts; it is up to his only friend, a mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential. Written by Tim Pickett <quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>
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The One...The Only...The FABULOUS... See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 October 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dumbo the Flying Elephant See more »Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$950,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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.
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(1941) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by Betty Noyes
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Did You Know?
Trivia
During production there was a long and bitter animators strike, in which half of the studio's staff walked out. Some of the strikers are caricatured as the clowns who go to "hit the big boss for a raise". See more »Goofs
The elephants' costumes change between shots during the pyramid stunt. See more »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.
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Soundtracks
"Baby Mine"(1941) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by Betty Noyes
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This is clearly one of the great animated features of all time. How it squeaks by with a mere 7.4 voter average while all sorts of contemporary crap does far better is a mystery and a tribute to the downward spiral in cinematic taste. DUMBO is my favorite of all the classic Disney films (a group which ends with JUNGLE BOOK, completed after Walt's death). Nothing since then has been able to recapture the magic. Walt may have been, according to some people, a fascist and an anti-Semite, but he was also a genius.
Things that make this movie great:
The animation (I used to work at a zoo, and while the real elephants did little talking or singing the animators captured their body language incredibly well.)
"Pink Elephants on Parade".
Effective but not over-the-top heartstring tugging.
The musical crow number ("When I See an Elephant Fly"). I'm disappointed to discover the voice actors (Including Cliff Edwards, "Ukelele Ike" and the voice of Jiminy Cricket) were white guys playing black --- I was hoping they were some cool unknown black combo --- but it's a terrific number anyway.
The 64 minute running time. It starts, tells it's simple story, then knows when the hell to get off the stage. I wish more film makers had that ability.