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Dumbo (1941) -- Mrs. Jumbo wishes for a baby, but when the stork finally delivers, the baby has a distinctive enhancement - gigantic ears.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Helen Aberson (book) &
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Release Date:
23 October 1941 (USA) more
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Walt Disney's Latest . . . Most Lovable . . . Funable Characters ! more
Plot:
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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Excellent, but a little dark more (76 total)

Cast

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James Baskett ... Crow (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Herman Bing ... The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher ... Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Edward Brophy ... Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Carmichael ... Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards ... Jim Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton ... The Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Noreen Gammill ... Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Holden ... Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway ... Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton ... Skinny (voice) (uncredited)
Harold Manley ... Boy (voice) (uncredited)
John McLeish ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tony Neil ... Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Noyes ... Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Scott ... Giddy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Sarah Selby ... Prissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Sheets ... Clown / Joe (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Stewart ... Crow (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Chuck Stubbs ... Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Margaret Wright ... Casey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dumbo the Flying Elephant (USA) (working title)
Walt Disney's Dumbo (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
64 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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According to some sources this was Walt Disney's favorite film made by his studios. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the stork finishes singing "Happy Birthday" to Dumbo, we do not see the mail hook that snatches him away. In the next shot, when the train passes the depot, the mail hook appears. 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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8 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent, but a little dark, 12 April 2001
10/10
Author: LittleMissPsycho from Wales

I used to LOVE this film when I was little and then, like most other kids' films I forgot about it. However, the other night I was babysitting until 3.30am and to keep awake I invaded the family's video collection. On watching Dumbo, I was as moved as ever, but also reminded of what a scary and shadowy film it is. My brother had to be guided out of the cinema, crying with his hands over his eyes, when he saw it, and that says a lot for a kids' film. The use of shadows and silhouettes is widespread and the weather is largely rainy and stormy. I can remember being scared during the scene when the train is travelling through the stormy night and particularly when the men (all black, I notice) are building the Big Top. The Pink Elephants sequence is imaginative and impressive for adults but imagine watching it as a kid - it's pretty scary. It's strange to have a film where the main character, title character even, doesn't actually talk, but I suppose there's nothing for him to say, his actions and expressions say it all. The treatment of Dumbo's mother always gets me, particularly the beautiful and haunting "Baby Mine" scene. However, through all the sadness and sinisterness, the heart of the film shines through, and it's a beautiful one with a wonderful message.

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