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The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare

1935Short⏱️ 9mApproved
AnimationShortComedyFamily
7.1
IMDB Rating
4,067 votes

Big race. Hare, fast and in lead, stops to loaf and show off to girl bunnies. Tortoise, plodding along at steady, slow pace, wins, although hare tries a last minute burst of speed.

Director
Wilfred Jackson
Writers
Aesop, Larry Clemmons, Dave Monahan
Stars
Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton, Maxillian Ferdinand
Release Date
January 5, 1935
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
💬 17
Reviews
📋 2.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Pinto Colvig
Pinto Colvig
as Starter
👤
Dorothy Compton
as Girl Bunny
👤
Maxillian Ferdinand
as Stork
👤
Marcellite Garner
as Miss Cottontail Girl
Beatrice Hagen
Beatrice Hagen
as Girl Bunny
👤
Eddie Holden
as Toby Tortoise
👤
Toblin Jaues
as Narrator
👤
Stella Kabe
as Mrs. Skunk
👤
Billy Karx
as Snail
👤
Buddy Kompson
as Mr. Skunk

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Color
Production
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions

🏷️ Keywords

shooting an apple off someone's headfabletalking animalshowoffcartoon hare

🎯 Categories

Buddy ComedyHand-Drawn AnimationSlapstickAnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

While lacking the edge of other cartoons, the animation is tops.
by planktonrules2009-09-02
8/10

"If you are looking for edgy humor, the 1930s are NOT the era to search. Very often, the cartoons of the era featured lots of singing and nice, cute characters. The more irreverent style of Tex Avery with MGM and the Looney Tunes bunch (Bugs, Daffy and the gang) were still to be developed in the 1940s. So, although THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE definitely lacks a comedic edge and is a bit on the cutesy-cutesy side, it's head and shoulders better than the typical product of the age. Why was is Oscar-worthy? Well, it's because the animation quality was simply amazing. The colors were very, ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Many Warner Bros. animators have admitted that Max Hare is the inspiration for Bugs Bunny.

📖 Synopsis

Big race. Hare, fast and in lead, stops to loaf and show off to girl bunnies. Tortoise, plodding along at steady, slow pace, wins, although hare tries a last minute burst of speed.