Dumbo

Dumbo Soundtrack

A Disney "Classic" that actually is a classic, Dumbo should be part of your video collection whether or not you have children. The storytelling was never as lean as in Dumbo, the songs rarely as haunting (or just plain weird), the characters rarely so well defined. The film pits the "cold, cruel, heartless" world that can't accept abnormality against a plucky, and mute, hero. Jumbo Jr. (Dumbo is a mean-spirited nickname) is ostracized from the circus pack shortly after his delivery by the stork because of his big ears. His mother sticks up for him and is shackled. He's jeered by children (an insightful scene has one boy poking fun at Dumbo's ears, even though the youngster's ears are also ungainly), used by the circus folk, and demoted to appearing with the clowns. Only the decent Timothy Q. Mouse looks out for the little guy. Concerns about the surnamed "Jim Crow" crows, who mock Dumbo and Timothy with the wonderful "When I See an Elephant Fly," should be moderated by remembering that the crows are the only social group in the film who act kindly to the little outcast. If you don't mist up during the "Baby Mine" scene, you may be legally pronounced dead. --Keith Simanton

Director: Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Roberts, Clare Baren, Jack Kinney, John Elliotte
Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, James Baskett, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Production: Walt Disney Productions
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
G (General Audience)
Year:
1941
64
Website
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#SongDuration
1Main Title1:46
2Look Out For Mister Stork2:16
3Song Of The Roustabouts2:38
4Circus Parade1:28
5No Longer An Elephant/Dumbo's Sadness/A Visit In The Night/Baby Mine3:35
6Clown Song1:00
7Hiccups/Firewater/Bubbles/Did You See That?/Pink Elephants On Parade6:07
8When I See An Elephant Fly1:47
9Spread Your Wings1:08

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