Fresh
It's one of Disney's most charming and perfectly proportioned films, uninflated by the cultural pretensions Uncle Walt was fond of slipping in.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Dumbo
The One...The Only...The FABULOUS...
1941 · 1h 4m · G
Animation, Family
Directed by
Ben Sharpsteen
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Ben Sharpsteen Director
- Edward Brophy as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- Sterling Holloway as Mr. Stork (voice)
- Margaret Wright as Casey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
- Herman Bing as The Ringmaster (voice)
- Verna Felton as Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
- John McLeish as Narrator (voice)
- Sarah Selby as Prissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
- Noreen Gammill as Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
- James Baskett as Crow (voice)
- Dorothy Scott Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's a pleasant little story, plenty of pathos mixed with the large doses of humor, a number of appealing new animal characters, lots of good music, and the usual Disney skillfulness in technique.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
One of the best of Disney's animated features.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Fresh
A film you will never forget.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Although Dumbo offers no startling innovations in animated cartooning, it is probably Disney's best all-round picture to date.
TIME Magazine
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