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Dumbo (1941)

G 64 min  -  Animation | Family | Musical  -   31 October 1941 (USA)
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Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Writers:

Joe Grant (screen story), Dick Huemer (screen story), and 8 more credits »
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Cast

Uncredited cast:
James Baskett James Baskett ...
Crow (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Herman Bing Herman Bing ...
The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher ...
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy ...
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Carmichael Jim Carmichael ...
Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Hall Johnson Choir Hall Johnson Choir ...
Choral Sounds (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards ...
Jim Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton Verna Felton ...
The Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Noreen Gammill Noreen Gammill ...
Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Holden Eddie Holden ...
Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway Sterling Holloway ...
Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton Malcolm Hutton ...
Skinny (voice) (uncredited)
The King's Men The King's Men ...
Choral Effects (uncredited)
Harold Manley Harold Manley ...
Boy (voice) (uncredited)
John McLeish John McLeish ...
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Storyline

The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs Jumbo, veteran of the circus, but the newborn is ridiculed because of his truly enormous ears and dubbed "Dumbo". Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts; it is up to his only friend, a mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential. Written by Tim Pickett <quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Circus | Ear | Mouse | Baby Elephant  | See more »

Taglines:

U...Is For The UNIQUE Circus-Train Engine, CASEY JUNIOR ---That Talks Like A Human, Balks Like A Mule! See more »

Genres:

Animation | Family | Musical

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Walt Disney's Dumbo See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$950,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

A very tightly budgeted, scripted, and produced film, because Walt Disney needed the film to bring in much-needed revenue after the expensive failures of Pinocchio and Fantasia. Final negative cost of Dumbo was $813,000 (making it the least expensive of all Disney's animated features), and it grossed over $2.5 million in its original release (more than Pinocchio's and Fantasia's original grosses combined). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The elephants' costumes change between shots during the pyramid stunt. 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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Connections

Referenced in Mogambo (1953) See more »

Soundtracks

"Look Out for Mr. Stork"
(1941) (uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by a chorus See more »