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Dumbo (1941)

G  64 min  -  Animation | Family | Musical   -  31 October 1941 (USA)
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Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

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Joe Grant (screen story), Dick Huemer (screen story), and 8 more credits »
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Cast

Uncredited cast:
James Baskett James Baskett ...
Crow (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Herman Bing Herman Bing ...
The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher ...
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy ...
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Carmichael Jim Carmichael ...
Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Hall Johnson Choir Hall Johnson Choir ...
Choral Sounds (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards ...
Jim Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton Verna Felton ...
The Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Noreen Gammill Noreen Gammill ...
Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Holden Eddie Holden ...
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway Sterling Holloway ...
Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton Malcolm Hutton ...
Skinny (voice) (uncredited)
The King's Men The King's Men ...
Choral Effects (uncredited)
Harold Manley Harold Manley ...
Boy (voice) (uncredited)
John McLeish John McLeish ...
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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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". 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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Circus | Mouse | Ear | Stork  | See more »

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Walt Disney's Latest . . . Most Lovable . . . Funable Characters ! See more »

Genres:

Animation | Family | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Walt Disney's Dumbo See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$950,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This film and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are the only classic 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

Continuity: The footbridge of the elephants' wagon changes look from scene to scene. When the elephants enter during the train loading, the bridge has wooden pads to back it. The pads disappear while the bridge is used to free Matriarch. The footbridge has a sudden change of color after Matriarch took the big toss. There is another change of color after the upper part of the wagon falls down on Matriarch's head to finish the incident. 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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Connections

Featured in "The Nostalgia Critic: The Magic Voyage (#4.15)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Happy Birthday"
(1893) (uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Sung by Sterling Holloway See more »