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Dumbo, 1941

Starring: Cliff Edwards, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Verna Felton, Sterling Holloway

Directed by: Ben Sharpsteen

Written by: Joe Grant

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 64 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.4

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Dumbo can be described as feel good, touching, and humorous. The plot revolves around young heroes, misfits, and friendship. The main genres are family, animation, and musical. In approach, Dumbo is fantastical. It is set, at least in part, at a circus. The soundtrack is show tunes. Dumbo is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a classic, a masterpiece, and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for kids and a family outing.

Summary of Dumbo

Deceptively simple, beautiful, moving, and hilarious, Dumbo is often overlooked when considering Disney's greatest films because perhaps of its lack of extravagance, its brief running time, and its simple story. Baby elephant Jumbo Jr. is delivered by the stork to his elephant mom with much fanfare but soon receives a cold shoulder from the snobby female pachyderms and the rest of the circus due to his oversize ears. When his mother goes on a rampage in order to protect him from some snickering rubes, she winds up locked away. Dumbo is left without a friend in the world until the street-smart Timothy Mouse decides to become his manager and a telephone line full of delightful jive-talking crows convince him he can fly. Highlights include Dumbo accidentally getting drunk and experiencing the surreal musical sequence "Pink Elephants on Parade" and a soundtrack packed with such priceless songs as the Oscar-winning "Baby Mine" and the crow's soulful number, "When I see an Elephant Fly." There's nary an imperfect moment to be found in this raucous, tender, sublime film, which has been delighting audiences for generations.