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Dumbo

Dumbo

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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.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.

October 31, 1941 · Directed by Wilfred Jackson

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Cast & crew

Edward Brophy
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Margaret Wright
Casey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton
Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
Prissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Noreen Gammill
Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Scott
Giddy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Herman Bing
The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Carmichael
Dopey Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Hall Johnson
Deacon Crow (voice) (uncredited)
James Baskett
Fats Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)

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