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 | Adventure | Comedy | 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 | Baby | Cat | Siamese Cat | Aunt

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 / Bull - the Bull Terrier / 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 (singing 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		script (uncredited)
Dick Huemer		script (uncredited)
Louis Pollock		uncredited

Produced by
Erdman Penner	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Oliver Wallace

Film Editing by
Donald Halliday		(as Don Halliday)

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

Sound Department
Robert O. Cook	....	sound recordist
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	....	composer: songs
Sonny Burke	....	lyricist: songs
Sidney Fine	....	orchestrator
Evelyn Kennedy	....	music editor
Peggy Lee	....	composer: songs
Peggy Lee	....	lyricist: songs
Edward H. Plumb	....	orchestrator (as Edward Plumb)
John Rarig	....	vocal arranger
Edmundo Santos	....	lyrics: Spanish version (uncredited)

Other crew
Walt Disney	....	presenter
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)
• Cinédis (1955) (France) (theatrical)
• Daiei Motion Picture Company (1956) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Herzog-Filmverleih (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1971) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue)
• Buena Vista International (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Buena Vista International (1997) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Filmayer (1997) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1997) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (1999) (USA) (DVD) (limited issue)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (USA) (DVD) (platinum edition)
• Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1984) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Väinän Filmi (1975) (Finland) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Walt Disney Productions (1976) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Warner Bros. Transatlantic (1989) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
• ABC Family (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Abril Vídeo (1989) (Brazil) (VHS) (Limited)
• Abril Vídeo (1991) (Brazil) (VHS) (Video Collection Disney)
• Abril Vídeo (1997) (Brazil) (VHS) (Reissue)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (Diamond Edition)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Diamond Edition)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)

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

Also Known As:

"La dama y el vagabundo" - USA (Spanish title) (imdb display title)
"Bowwow Story" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints) | Dolby (1986 re-issue print) (as Dolby Stereo)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | UK:U | 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

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

In order to make the fight between the rat and the Tramp more exciting Wolfgang Reitherman animated from the point of view of the loser and then attempted to avoid that particular outcome.

Goofs:

Continuity: Trusty's nose changes from black to brown for a second and back again while recollecting about Ol' Reliable to Jock and Lady.

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:

Featured in Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Loch Lomand

An all-time classic favorite!

"Lady and the Tramp" is indeed one of my all-time favorite Disney movies. I just love every single bit of it! The story, the characters, the music, the stunning animation style...everything is amazingly done!

This is exactly what today's Disney flicks have been lacking- they don't recapture the spirit and magic of the original Disney masterpieces like this movie and the other Disney classics such as "Bambi", "The Aristocats", and "The Fox and the Hound", except for contemporaries like "The Lion King", "Toy Story", "Tarzan", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Mulan", which are still well-set up.

Okay, back to "Lady and the Tramp". This movie deserves ten out of ten stars, and those of you who haven't seen it yet have gotta watch it. It's not presented only for the youngsters, but also for those who are young at heart. If you really enjoy it as much as I do, don't miss the astounding follow-up to the original in the delightful "Scamp's Adventure"!