Dumbo (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen |
| Producer(s) | Walt Disney (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Animation, Family, Musical |
| Top Topics | Animals, Circus, Disney, Mother/Son |
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Dumbo (1941) was a Animation - Family Film directed by Bill Roberts and Jack Kinney and produced by Walt Disney.
Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Frank Churchill, Oliver Wallace | Won |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Frank Churchill; Lyrics by Ned Washington | Nominated |
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Classic Films in Focus: DUMBO (1941)
By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 2, 2013 From Virtual ViragoDisney classics are probably the one group of “old” movies that many people see even if they aren’t particularly enthusiastic about film. After all, these movies surround us throughout our lives, thanks in part to relentless Disney marketing. They inspire theme park rides and count... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: DUMBO (1941)
By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 2, 2013 From Virtual ViragoDisney classics are probably the one group of “old” movies that many people see even if they aren’t particularly enthusiastic about film. After all, these movies surround us throughout our lives, thanks in part to relentless Disney marketing. They inspire theme park rides and count... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: DUMBO (1941)
By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 2, 2013 From Virtual ViragoDisney classics are probably the one group of “old” movies that many people see even if they aren’t particularly enthusiastic about film. After all, these movies surround us throughout our lives, thanks in part to relentless Disney marketing. They inspire theme park rides and count... Read full article
March to Disney: What Bolt and Dumbo Share
By Bernardo Villela on Mar 12, 2013 From The Movie RatThis is a series of posts this month wherein I will focus on Disney films. For more on my background with Disney films and about the timing of this focus please read the introductory post here. What’s been great is that I have through sheer luck managed to come across titles I had previously ... Read full article
Dumbo (1941)
By Kristen on Sep 22, 2012 From Journeys in Classic FilmBack with another edition of Journeys in the Disney Vault. ?I should mention we’ll see this series next week but once October hits we’ll only see it once as there’s a Halloween themed Disney animated film I’ll be including (astute viewers should know what it is). ?After Octob... Read full article
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Quotes from
[he breaks a peanut open, then eats it]
Timothy Q. Mouse: Gab, gab, gab. They're always gossipin'.
[last lines]
Jim Crow: [as Dumbo rides off on the train] Boy, I wish I'd have got his autograph.
Crow: Here, man, I've got his autograph.
Jim Crow: Well, so long, glamour boy!
Timothy Q. Mouse: [a trumpet and drumroll play as Dumbo hesitantly holds back from running out toward the elephant pyramid] Go on! Get goin'! Whatsa matter wit'cha? Dumbo, that's your cue! You're on, Dumbo!
[trumpet and drumroll play again as he pulls out a needle to force Dumbo onto the runway]
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Facts about
When Jim Crow plucks the "magic" feather off of the youngest crow's tail, the crow's yell is actually a snippet of dialogue from The Reluctant Dragon. The full line is of the dragon saying, "Well, that's splendid!"
This was Walt Disney's favorite film made by his studios (source: DVD extras).
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