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Dumbo (1941) 7.3
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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Cast
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James Baskett | ... |
Crow
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Herman Bing | ... |
The Ringmaster
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Clown
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Edward Brophy | ... |
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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The King's Men | ... |
Choral Effects
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Harold Manley | ... |
Boy
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John McLeish | ... |
Narrator
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Plot Summary
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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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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 a chorus
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Dumbo and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are the only classic Walt Disney films to use watercolored backgrounds (they were used in this film because they were cheaper than the gouache and oils used for Pinocchio and Bambi) and the last time they were used until Fantasia/2000. See more »Goofs
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". 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
"Look Out for Mr. Stork"(1941) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by a chorus
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Disney had spent vastly more money than he'd planned on "Pinnochio" and "Fantasia", and got little of it back. "Dumbo", next off the rank, was made cheaply, quickly, without fuss. The result is simple but handsome. However handsome "Dumbo" looks, the animation is not very detailed, character design is hardly adventurous, the colours are few but bright, and in an hour it's over. It needn't be more than this, though: the story is far from complicated. It is, I'll admit, a story that has made me cry more than once; and in this instance I don't feel that I've been cheated into crying, because there really is something poignant and heartbreaking about this ugly duckling variant.
Like Hans Andersen, Disney has to pad the outfit a bit to make it fill the space available; yet, with the exception of the introductory bit with the storks, it doesn't feel like padding. In fact the most gratuitous piece of padding is the most necessary. I refer to the pink elephants sequence: a masterpiece of extended unreality (caused by such a tiny quantity of champagne!) which dazzles and sizzles and all but soars out of the screen. It's the sting in Dumbo's tail, and nothing produced since can match its verve.