Lady and the Tramp (1955)

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

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Writers:

Ward Greene (from the story by), Erdman Penner (story)

Stars:

Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee

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

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Peggy Lee	...	Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
Larry Roberts	...	Tramp (voice)
Bill Baucom	...	Trusty (voice)
Verna Felton	...	Aunt Sarah (voice)
George Givot	...	Tony (voice)
Stan Freberg	...	Beaver (voice) (as Stan Freeberg)
Lee Millar	...	Jim Dear / Dog Catcher (voice)
Barbara Luddy	...	Lady (voice)
Bill Thompson	...	Jock / Bull - the Bull Terrier / Policeman at Zoo / Dachsie / Joe / Jim's Friend (voice)
Dal McKennon	...	Toughy / Professor / Pedro / Hyena (voice) (as Dallas McKennon)
Alan Reed	...	Boris (voice)
The Mellowmen Quartet	...	Dogs (singing voice) (as The Mello Men)

Storyline

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while. This turns out to be a bad move, as no dog is above the law.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | title based on song | aunt | baby | cat | 

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Taglines:

One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever Told.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first Disney animated feature film to released by Buena Vista

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Goofs

Serving coffee and doughnuts to your dog is not the wisest thing to do. While the doughnuts are simply lacking in nutrition, coffee is outright toxic to dogs.

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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.

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Crazy Credits

"In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money can not buy... to wit the wag of a dog's tail" - Josh Billings

so it is to all dogs- be they Ladies or Tramps that this picture is respectfully dedicated-

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Alternate Versions

The Greek version was entirely re-dubbed in the 2006 re-release.

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Connections

Referenced in Una familia de diez: Cambio de Cuerpos (2007)

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Soundtracks

What Is a Baby?
(uncredited)
Written by Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee
Performed by Barbara Luddy

User Reviews

A fab soundtrack

Peggy Lee was a national treasure. What an amazing thing that she wrote most of the music for this movie, but only in old age did she receive credit. I agree that issues of class seem merely consistent with the era, but consider that the flavor of the day was vanilla. So in those days going out for Italian was a walk on the wild side (unless you grew up in Brooklyn)! Then an upper-crust girl marries a boy of mixed race origins?! And it's clear from the dog pound scene that Peg "got around" (just look at her hair!), nevertheless, she was valued and respected among the dogs. Yes, the film is hokey. But rats are evil. And the soundtrack is outstanding.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

La dama y el vagabundo

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,804,272, 21 December 1986

Gross USA:

$93,602,326

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$93,933,394

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording) DTS (re-release) (1997) Dolby Digital (re-release) (1997) SDDS (re-release) (1997)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1