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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.

Writers:

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 »

Taglines:

B...Is For The 5 BLACK CROWS---Squaking, Raucous Comics Who Teach DUMBO To Fly By Flapping His Ears! See more »

Genres:

Animation | Family | Musical

Parents Guide:

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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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Did You Know?

Trivia

Initially Walt Disney was uninterested in making this movie. To get him interested, story men Joe Grant and Dick Huemer wrote up the film as installments which they left on Walt's desk every morning. Finally, he ran into the story department saying, "This is great! What happens next?" See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In all the scenes with rain, lightning and thunder are shown to be going off at the same time. Light travels faster than sound, so in reality, there would first be a flash of lightning and then a clap of thunder. 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

Referenced in Overboard (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rock-a-Bye Baby"
(1886) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Effie I. Canning
Sung a bit by Sterling Holloway See more »