Dumbo Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
The shortest of Disney's major animated features Dumbo involves a baby elephant with unusually large ears. Ostracized from the rest of the circus animals, poor Dumbo is even separated from his mother, who is chained up in a separate cage after trying to defend her child. Only brash-but-lovable Timothy Mouse offers the hand of friendship to Dumbo, encouraging the pouty pachyderm to exploit his "different" qualities for fame and fortune. After trepidatiously indulging in a vat of booze, Dumbo awakens in a tall tree. Goaded by a group of jive-talking crows, Dumbo discovers that his outsized ears have given him the ability to fly. The musical score by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace won Oscars for them both. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
10/23/1941
DVD Release Date:
10/23/2001
Rating:
G
Run Time:
64 min.
Distributor(s):
RKO Pictures
Production Co.:
Walt Disney Productions
Director(s):
Themes:
Underdogs, Circuses & Carnivals
Tone:
Affectionate, Gentle, Heartwarming, Sweet, Upbeat
Keywords:
baby-animals, circus, clown, crow [bird], drunk, elephant, flight, friendship, mother, ostracism, outcast, reunion, talking-animal, teasing, ugly-duckling
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
