Dumbo
A baby elephant born with oversized ears becomes the circus's laughingstock until his unique trait leads to an unexpected adventure.
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Synopsis
Dumbo is a baby elephant born with oversized ears and a lack of confidence. With the help of his small friend Timothy the Mouse, the young elephant learns to overcome his challenges.
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Principal cast & crew: 32
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Craft leads on file
Scored by Frank Churchill
Box Office
1941 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$1.6M
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Dumbo, der fliegende Elefantde
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Cast & Crew
32 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Edward Brophy
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Mr. Stork
Margaret Wright
as Casey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton
as Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
as Prissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
James Baskett
as Fats Crow
Noreen Gammill
as Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Scott
as Giddy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Herman Bing
as The Ringmaster
Cliff Edwards
as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
as Clown
Jim Carmichael
as Dopey Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Supporting cast
10Hall Johnson
as Deacon Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Hall Johnson Choir
as Crows
John Mcleish
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Holden
as Clown (voice) (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton
as Skinny (voice) (uncredited)
Harold Manley
as Boy (voice) (uncredited)
James Macdonald
as Roaring Lion (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Mercer
as Clowns (voice) (uncredited)
Tony Neil
as Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Stewart
as Specks Crow (voice) (uncredited)
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4Other crew
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