Summary
Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 96Audiences 72GoodWatch 83
Metascore96
Tomatometer95%
User score7.6
IMDb7.2
Audience score70%
Letterboxd · 335 K ratings3.4/5
Box office
2.0×its budget
- Budget
- $812 K
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it earned $788 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 4 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 animated movies, −25 min on the typical 89
typical 8964Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 63 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+53Released
1941
October 31, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 8 more21 people
- Edward BrophyTimothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- MWMargaret WrightCasey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
- Verna FeltonElephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
- Sarah SelbyPrissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
- NGNoreen GammillCatty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
- DSDorothy ScottGiddy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
- Herman BingThe Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
- Cliff EdwardsDandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- JCJim CarmichaelDopey Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- HJHall JohnsonDeacon Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- James BaskettFats Crow (voice) (uncredited)
- Sterling HollowayMr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)
- JMJohn McLeishNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Billy BletcherClown (voice) (uncredited)
- EHEddie HoldenClown (voice) (uncredited)
- MHMalcolm HuttonSkinny (voice) (uncredited)
- HMHarold ManleyBoy (voice) (uncredited)
James MacDonaldRoaring Lion (voice) (uncredited)
Jack MercerClowns (voice) (uncredited)- TNTony NeilBoy (voice) (uncredited)
Nick StewartSpecks Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Directing · 6
- Wilfred Jackson Director, Sequence Supervisor
- Bill Roberts Director, Sequence Supervisor
- Jack Kinney Director, Sequence Supervisor
- Samuel Armstrong Director, Sequence Supervisor
- Ben Sharpsteen Director
- Norman Ferguson Director, Sequence Supervisor
Writing · 11
- Joe Grant Screenplay
- Dick Huemer Screenplay
- Helen Aberson Novel
- Harold Pearl Novel
- Webb Smith Story Developer
- Bill Peet Story Developer
Production · 1
- Walt Disney Producer
Sound · 3
- Frank Churchill Songs, Original Music Composer
- Oliver Wallace Original Music Composer, Songs
- Edward H. Plumb Orchestrator
Art · 14
- Don DaGradi Art Direction
- Gerald Nevius Background Designer
- Al Zinnen Art Direction
- Ernie Nordli Art Direction
- Claude Coats Background Designer
- Ray Lockrem Background Designer
Visual Effects · 30
- Milt Neil Animation
- Howard Swift Animation
- Walt Kelly Animation
- Ray Patterson Animation
- Hicks Lokey Animation
- Martin Provensen Character Designer
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