Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
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Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Edward Brophy
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Margaret Wright
Casey Jr. (voice)
Verna Felton
Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice)
Sarah Selby
Prissy the Elephant (voice)
Noreen Gammill
Catty the Elephant (voice)
Dorothy Scott
Giddy the Elephant (voice)
Herman Bing
The Ringmaster (voice)
Cliff Edwards
Dandy Crow (voice)
Jim Carmichael
Dopey Crow (voice)
Nick Stewart
Specks Crow (voice)
Hall Johnson
Deacon Crow (voice)
James Baskett
Fats Crow (voice)
Sterling Holloway
Mr. Stork (voice)
John McLeish
Narrator (voice)
Billy Bletcher
Clown (voice)
Eddie Holden
Clown (voice)
Malcolm Hutton
Skinny (voice)
Harold Manley
Boy (voice)
James MacDonald
Roaring Lion (voice)
Jack Mercer
Clowns (voice)
Tony Neil
Boy (voice)
Helen Aberson
Novel
Oliver Wallace
Original Music Composer / Songs
Walt Disney
Producer
Ben Sharpsteen
Director
Harold Pearl
Novel
Dick Huemer
Screenplay
Frank Churchill
Original Music Composer / Songs
Joe Grant
Screenplay
Wolfgang Reitherman
Animation
Ward Kimball
Animation
Bill Peet
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 31, 1941
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 4m
Content RatingG
Budget$812,000
Box Office$1,600,000
Genres
Wiki.
Dumbo is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, and illustrated by Helen Durney for the prototype of a novelty toy ("Roll-a-Book"). The main character is Jumbo Jr., an elephant who is cruelly nicknamed "Dumbo", as in "dumb". He is ridiculed for his big ears, but in fact he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. Throughout most of the film, his only true friend, aside from his mother, is the mouse, Timothy β a relationship parodying the stereotypical animosity between mice and elephants.
Made to recoup the financial losses of both Pinocchio and Fantasia, Dumbo was a deliberate pursuit of simplicity and economy for the Disney studios. At 64 minutes, it is one of Disney's shortest animated features. Sound was recorded conventionally using the RCA System. One voice was synthesized using the Sonovox system, but it, too, was recorded using the RCA System.
Dumbo was released on October 23, 1941, where it was met with critical acclaim of its story, humor, visuals and music. It was later criticized for racist stereotyping of black people. Its accolades include an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant".In the years following its release, Dumbo remains popular. Its derivative works include a popular theme park attraction, merchandise, a television series, and a live-action adaptation.