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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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total
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)
- …
Stan Freberg
- Dumbo
- (archive sound)
- (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)
Dorothy Scott
- Giddy the Elephant
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
- Prissy the Elephant
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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?"
- GoofsDumbo drinks the beer through his trunk rather than spraying it into his mouth.
- 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, as well as the 1999 Japanese DVD actually did retain the RKO titles before then.)
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: Dumbo (1955)
- SoundtracksLook Out for Mr. Stork
(uncredited)
Music by Frank Churchill
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Performed by The Sportsmen Quartet
Featured review
As a kid, I would watch over and over several Disney features: Pinnochio, Peter Pan, Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, Lady and the Tramp, and Dumbo. When I come back to those films now, I recognize that they are all marvelous films and gave Walt Disney much deserved success. It's truly sad how far Disney has fallen. All kids' flicks now are awful. I revisited Dumbo, by the way, on the same night that I first watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, destined to be one of the most successful films of all time. It is execrable, and it is simply pathetic how bad films like it are nowadays. I say, bring your kids back to Dumbo, Pinnochio, Bambi, and the like. They may not be as harmless as the kind of movie Disney and others shove out today. You shouldn't be afraid of your children showing emotion. I can remember more than anything being profoundly affected by the "Baby Mine" number from Dumbo, where he visits his imprisoned mother. Films like these will mould your children's emotional stability instead of keeping them at a safe distance and selling them toys.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $950,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,890
- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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