IMDb RATING
7.2/10
135K
YOUR RATING
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
135K
YOUR RATING
- Directors
- Samuel Armstrong(sequence director)
- Norman Ferguson(sequence director)
- Wilfred Jackson(sequence director)
- Writers
- Joe Grant(screen story by)
- Dick Huemer(screen story by)
- Otto Englander(story direction)
- Stars
- Sterling Holloway(voice)
- Edward Brophy(voice)
- Herman Bing(voice)
- Directors
- Samuel Armstrong(sequence director)
- Norman Ferguson(sequence director)
- Wilfred Jackson(sequence director)
- Writers
- Joe Grant(screen story by)
- Dick Huemer(screen story by)
- Otto Englander(story direction)
- Stars
- Sterling Holloway(voice)
- Edward Brophy(voice)
- Herman Bing(voice)
Sterling Holloway
- Mr. Stork
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
- Timothy Q. Mouse
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Herman Bing
- The Ringmaster
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Clown
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Hall Johnson Choir
- Crows
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
- Dandy Crow
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Verna Felton
- The Elephant Matriarch
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Noreen Gammill
- Catty the Elephant
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Eddie Holden
- Clown
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton
- Skinny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
James MacDonald
- Roaring Lion
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Harold Manley
- Boy
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
John McLeish
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jack Mercer
- Clowns
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jack Sabel
- Dumbo
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Scott
- Giddy the Elephant
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
- Prissy the Elephant
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Samuel Armstrong(sequence director)
- Norman Ferguson(sequence director)
- Wilfred Jackson(sequence director)
- Writers
- Joe Grant(screen story by)
- Dick Huemer(screen story by)
- Otto Englander(story direction)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaInitially, 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?"
- GoofsTwice in the movie, a map of the southeastern United States is visible. In both cases, it reads KY (Kentucky) where TN (Tennessee) should be.
- Quotes
Crow #1: Did you ever see an elephant fly?
Crow #2: Well, I've seen a horse fly.
Crow #3: Ah, I've seen a dragon fly.
Crow #4: Hee-hee. I've seen a house fly.
- Crazy creditsThe RKO logo is in gold on a blue background within a stylish gold border; all of this is on a red background.
- Alternate versionsThe last theatrical release of the film that featured RKO title cards was in 1949. When it was re-released in 1959, it was replaced by Buena Vista title cards and was the same way until 2001, when the film was released on DVD for the first time for its 60th anniversary and all references to RKO were restored. (The 1995 laserdisc release actually did retain the RKO titles before then.)
- ConnectionsEdited into Disneyland: Dumbo (1955)
- SoundtracksLook Out for Mr. Stork
(1941) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by The Sportsmen Quartet
Featured review
7.4????? Are you people insane???
This is clearly one of the great animated features of all time. How it squeaks by with a mere 7.4 voter average while all sorts of contemporary crap does far better is a mystery and a tribute to the downward spiral in cinematic taste. DUMBO is my favorite of all the classic Disney films (a group which ends with JUNGLE BOOK, completed after Walt's death). Nothing since then has been able to recapture the magic. Walt may have been, according to some people, a fascist and an anti-Semite, but he was also a genius.
Things that make this movie great:
The animation (I used to work at a zoo, and while the real elephants did little talking or singing the animators captured their body language incredibly well.)
"Pink Elephants on Parade".
Effective but not over-the-top heartstring tugging.
The musical crow number ("When I See an Elephant Fly"). I'm disappointed to discover the voice actors (Including Cliff Edwards, "Ukelele Ike" and the voice of Jiminy Cricket) were white guys playing black --- I was hoping they were some cool unknown black combo --- but it's a terrific number anyway.
The 64 minute running time. It starts, tells it's simple story, then knows when the hell to get off the stage. I wish more film makers had that ability.
Things that make this movie great:
The animation (I used to work at a zoo, and while the real elephants did little talking or singing the animators captured their body language incredibly well.)
"Pink Elephants on Parade".
Effective but not over-the-top heartstring tugging.
The musical crow number ("When I See an Elephant Fly"). I'm disappointed to discover the voice actors (Including Cliff Edwards, "Ukelele Ike" and the voice of Jiminy Cricket) were white guys playing black --- I was hoping they were some cool unknown black combo --- but it's a terrific number anyway.
The 64 minute running time. It starts, tells it's simple story, then knows when the hell to get off the stage. I wish more film makers had that ability.
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- Feb 22, 2009
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