Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
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Writers:

Ward Greene (story)
Erdman Penner (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 June 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Music | Romance

Tagline:

The most delightful characters in a dog's age!

Plot:

The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Spaniel | Aunt | Dogcatcher | Baby

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Peggy Lee	...	Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
Barbara Luddy	...	Lady (voice)
Larry Roberts	...	Tramp (voice)
Bill Thompson	...	Jock / Bulldog in Pound / Policeman at Zoo / Dachsie / Joe (voice)
Bill Baucom	...	Trusty (voice)
Stan Freberg	...	Beaver (voice) (as Stan Freeberg)
Verna Felton	...	Aunt Sarah (voice)
Alan Reed	...	Boris (voice)
George Givot	...	Tony (voice)
Dal McKennon	...	Toughy / Professor / Pedro (voice) (as Dallas McKennon)
Lee Millar	...	Jim Dear / Dog Catcher (voice)
The Mellomen	...	Dogs (voice) (as The Mello Men)

Directed by
Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
Hamilton Luske

Writing credits
Ward Greene		(story)
Erdman Penner		(story) &
Joe Rinaldi		(story) &
Ralph Wright		(story) &
Don DaGradi		(story)
Joe Grant		concept (uncredited)
Louis Pollock		uncredited

Produced by
Amy J. Bailey	....	line producer: restoration (restored version)
Erdman Penner	....	associate producer
Alan Silvers	....	line producer: restoration (restored version)

Original Music by
Oliver Wallace		(musical score)

Film Editing by
Donald Halliday		(as Don Halliday)

Production Management
Cory Hansen	....	post-production supervisor: restoration (restored version)

Sound Department
Robert O. Cook	....	sound recordist
Erik Flockoi	....	sound recordist: restoration (restored version)
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer: restoration (restored version)
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer: restoration (restored version)
C.O. Slyfield	....	sound director
Harold J. Steck	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Bill Fadness	....	digital film recording supervisor: restoration (restored version)
Ub Iwerks	....	special processes
Dan MacManus	....	effects animator
April McMorris	....	digital producer: restoration
George Rowley	....	effects animator
Bruce Tauscher	....	digital color timing supervisor: restoration

Camera and Electrical Department
John Derderian	....	camera operator: digital film recording (restorated version)
Robert F. Sparks	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Edwin Aardal	....	character animator (as Ed Aardal)
Hal Ambro	....	character animator
Ken Anderson	....	layouts
Dick Anthony	....	backgrounds
William Bosche	....	layouts (as Bill Bosche)
Collin Campbell	....	layouts
Jack Campbell	....	character animator
Tim Campbell	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Bob Carlson	....	character animator
Fox Carney	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Les Clark	....	directing animator
Eric Cleworth	....	character animator
Claude Coats	....	backgrounds
Tom Codrick	....	layouts
Al Dempster	....	backgrounds
Eyvind Earle	....	backgrounds
Doug Engalla	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Hugh Fraser	....	character animator
John Freeman	....	character animator
Don Griffith	....	layouts
Victor Haboush	....	layouts
Ann Hansen	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Jerry Hathcock	....	character animator
Hugh Hennesy	....	layouts
Ray Huffine	....	backgrounds
Ralph Hulett	....	backgrounds
Ollie Johnston	....	directing animator
Milt Kahl	....	directing animator
Tamara Khalaf	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Hal King	....	directing animator
George Kreisl	....	character animator
Eric Larson	....	directing animator
John Lounsbery	....	directing animator
Don Lusk	....	character animator
Brice Mack	....	backgrounds
George Nicholas	....	character animator
Lance Nolley	....	layouts
Cliff Nordberg	....	character animator
Ken O'Brien	....	character animator
Kendall O'Connor	....	layouts (as A. Kendall O'Connor)
Vivian G. Procopio	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version) (as Vivian Procopia)
Thor Putnam	....	layouts
Wolfgang Reitherman	....	directing animator
Jacques Rupp	....	layouts
John Sibley	....	character animator
Lella Smith	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
McLaren Stewart	....	layouts
Frank Thomas	....	directing animator
Harvey Toombs	....	character animator
Jimi Trout	....	backgrounds
Matt Tsugawa	....	animation research library: restoration (restored version)
Thelma Witmer	....	backgrounds
Marvin Woodward	....	character animator
Al Zinnen	....	layouts
Blaine Gibson	....	assistant animator (uncredited)
Gary Mooney	....	assistant animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Timothy Peeler	....	digital colorist: restoration

Music Department
Sonny Burke	....	songs by
Sidney Fine	....	orchestrator
Evelyn Kennedy	....	music editor
Peggy Lee	....	songs by
Edward H. Plumb	....	orchestrator (as Edward Plumb)
John Rarig	....	vocal arrangements

Other crew
Robert Bagley	....	restoration team
Walt Disney	....	presenter
Rebecca Roka	....	restoration specialist
Charles Palmer	....	story editor (uncredited)

Thanks
Sara Bleick	....	special thanks (restored version) (as S.J. Bleick)
Ian Gooding	....	special thanks: restored version
Mary Meacham	....	special thanks (restored version) (as Mary M. Hogg)
Hermann H. Schmidt	....	special thanks: restored version

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1955) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista International (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Buena Vista International (1997) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Daiei Motion Picture Company (1956) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Filmayer (1997) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (1999) (USA) (DVD) (limited issue)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (USA) (DVD) (platinum edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Lowry Digital Images  restoration
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital mastering: restoration
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording: restoration (as Buena Vista Sound Studios)
• Walt Disney Feature Animation Film and Digital Unit  digital film recording: restoration

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G | Ireland:G | South Korea:All | USA:Approved (certificate #17122) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1971) | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | UK:U (1997)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Peggy Lee later sued Disney for breach of contract claiming that she still retained rights to the transcripts. She was awarded $2.3m, but not without a lengthy legal battle with the studio which was finally settled in 1991.

Goofs:

Continuity: Right before Tramp chases the rat into the house, he's out in the rain and is wet. In the next shot, he's dry.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jim Dear: [Giving Darling a hatbox] It's for you, Darling. Merry Christmas.
Darling: Oh, Jim, dear. It's the one I was admiring, isn't it? Trimmed with ribbons?
Jim Dear: Well, it *has* a ribbon.
[the box is opened; inside is a puppy wearing a ribbon]
Darling: Oh, how sweet.
Jim Dear: You like her, Darling?
Darling: [hugging the puppy] Oh, I love her. What a perfectly beautiful little Lady.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Der Wixxer (2004)

Soundtrack:

What Is a Baby?

The Life and Loves of our Best Friends

There is nothing as wonderful as the wag of a dog's tale. The writers, actors and animators, together with Disney magic, capture the unique and limitless variety of personalities that exist in the canine world. This film takes these wonderful canine characters and shows the world from their perspective. The adorable footage of Lady as a puppy reminds me of the behavior of my own hounds when they were pups. The beautiful "Park Avenue" Lady grows up and falls for the happy-go-lucky, vagabond, Tramp. Add a dog-hating aunt, a baby, some cats, some rats and the adventure is complete. The songs sung from the dog pound together with those sung by the wicked Siamese cats are the most purely fun of any Disney animation. The song sung at the lover's romantic Italian dinner brings a tear to the eye. Finally, Lady and the Tramp share a spaghetti noodle that leads to one of the most memorable kisses in Hollywood history. This is a wonderful film that will be enjoyed for generations.