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Writers:
Helen Aberson (based on the book by) &
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Release Date:
31 October 1941 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Family | Musical See more »
Tagline:
Walt Disney's Latest . . . Most Lovable . . . Funable Characters ! See more »
Plot:
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
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 (From The Hollywood News. 12 May 2013, 7:02 AM, PDT)
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Cast

  (in alphabetical order) (verified as complete)
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)
Hall Johnson Choir ... Choral Sounds (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)
The King's Men ... Choral Effects (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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Directed by
Samuel Armstrong (sequence director) (as Sam Armstrong)
Norman Ferguson (sequence director)
Wilfred Jackson (sequence director)
Jack Kinney (sequence director)
Bill Roberts (sequence director)
Ben Sharpsteen (supervising director)
John Elliotte (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
Helen Aberson (based on the book by) &
Harold Pearl (based on the book by)

Joe Grant (screen story) &
Dick Huemer (screen story)

Otto Englander (story direction)

Bill Peet (story development) &
Aurelius Battaglia (story development) (as Aurie Battaglia) &
Joe Rinaldi (story development) &
Vernon Stallings (story development) (as George Stallings) &
Webb Smith (story development)

Produced by
Walt Disney .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Frank Churchill 
Oliver Wallace 
 
Art Direction by
Don DaGradi  (as Don Da Gradi)
Dick Kelsey 
Ernie Nordli  (as Ernest Nordli)
Kendall O'Connor  (as Ken O'Connor)
Charles Payzant 
Herbert Ryman  (as Herb Ryman)
Terrell Stapp 
Al Zinnen 
Robert Cormack (uncredited)
John Hubley (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Larry Lansburgh .... assistant director (uncredited)
Richard Lyford .... assistant director (uncredited)
Lloyd Richardson .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Jerome Brown .... effects animator (uncredited)
Paul B. Kossoff .... effects animator (uncredited)
Sandy Strother .... effects animator (uncredited)
Don Tobin .... effects animator (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Art Babbitt .... animation director
James Bodrero .... character designer
Jack Campbell .... animator
Les Clark .... animator
Claude Coats .... backgrounds
Al Dempster .... backgrounds
Hugh Fraser .... animator
John Hench .... backgrounds
Walt Kelly .... animator
Ward Kimball .... animation director
Ray Lockrem .... backgrounds
Hicks Lokey .... animator
John Lounsbery .... animation director
Joshua Meador .... animator (as Josh Meador)
John P. Miller .... character designer
Fred Moore .... animation director
Milt Neil .... animator
Gerald Nevius .... backgrounds
Maurice Noble .... character designer
Art Palmer .... animator
Don Patterson .... animator
Ray Patterson .... animator
Elmer Plummer .... character designer
Martin Provensen .... character designer (as Martin Provenson)
Wolfgang Reitherman .... animation director (as Woolie Reitherman)
William Shull .... animator (as Bill Shull)
Grant Simmons .... animator
Claude Smith .... animator
Joe Stahley .... backgrounds
Howard Swift .... animator
Harvey Toombs .... animator
Don Towsley .... animator
Bill Tytla .... animation director (as Vladimir Tytla)
John Walbridge .... character designer
Bernard Wolf .... animator (as Berny Wolf)
Cy Young .... animator
Stephen Bosustow .... animator (uncredited)
Basil Davidovich .... animator (uncredited)
Phyllis Bounds Detiege .... painter (uncredited)
Ed Fourcher .... animator (uncredited)
Franklin Grundeen .... animator (uncredited)
Van Kaufman .... animator (uncredited)
Eric Larson .... animator (uncredited)
Bill Melendez .... assistant animator (uncredited)
Art Moore .... animator (uncredited)
Paul Murry .... animator (uncredited)
Ed Parks .... animator (uncredited)
Warren Schloat .... animator (uncredited)
Retta Scott .... animator (uncredited)
Frank Thomas .... animation director (uncredited)
Karl Van Leuven .... animator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Edward H. Plumb .... orchestrator (as Edward Plumb)
Ned Washington .... lyrics
Edmundo Santos .... lyrics: Spanish version (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Walt Disney .... presenter
Dorothy Link .... secretary (uncredited)
Dorris Pugsley .... secretary (uncredited)
Eloise Tobelman .... secretary (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Walt Disney's Dumbo" - USA (poster title)
"Dombo" - Belgium (English title) (video title)
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Runtime:
64 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (cut) | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Australia:G | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/4 | USA:Approved (certificate #6809) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | Peru:PT | New Zealand:G | USA:G | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:G
Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
Company:
RKO Radio PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The first Walt Disney movie for Sterling Holloway (the Stork) and Verna Felton (the Elephant Matriarch). Both would become regulars in Disney animated films for the next thirty-five years.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dumbo and Timothy awaken to find themselves in a tree, Timothy, upon looking down, notices that the trunk of the tree is relatively free of branches, with no pond below, but there is a fence nearby. But after he and Dumbo fall, they break through two branches and somehow land in a pond near the fence. And when Timothy looks back toward the tree, the broken branches are all on the other side of the tree.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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Golden Girls: Love Me Tender (#4.14)" (1989)See more »
Soundtrack:
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35 out of 46 people found the following review useful.
A wonderful film from Disney's classic era, 23 November 2001
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

As a kid, I would watch over and over several Disney features: Pinnochio, Peter Pan, Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, Lady and the Tramp, and Dumbo. When I come back to those films now, I recognize that they are all marvelous films and gave Walt Disney much deserved success. It's truly sad how far Disney has fallen. All kids' flicks now are awful. I revisited Dumbo, by the way, on the same night that I first watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, destined to be one of the most successful films of all time. It is execrable, and it is simply pathetic how bad films like it are nowadays. I say, bring your kids back to Dumbo, Pinnochio, Bambi, and the like. They may not be as harmless as the kind of movie Disney and others shove out today. You shouldn't be afraid of your children showing emotion. I can remember more than anything being profoundly affected by the "Baby Mine" number from Dumbo, where he visits his imprisoned mother. Films like these will mould your children's emotional stability instead of keeping them at a safe distance and selling them toys.

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