Dumbo
Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, 1941
Dumbo, the Flying Elephant
Helen Aberson, Harold Pearl, 1939
Dumbo is a movie directed by Samuel Armstrong and Norman Ferguson in 1941 and inspired by the book Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, first published in 1941. The movie features Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Margaret Wright, Sterling Holloway, Verna Felton, Cliff Edwards, and others.
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Storyline
Upon the passing of winter, in 1941, a flock of storks deliver babies to circus animals within the ‘Winter Quarters’ in Florida. Mrs. Jumbo attempts to remain dignified and treats her child with all her maternal love, but when a group of rascals takes to mocking Dumbo, Mrs. Jumbo catches one of them with her trunk and spanks him.
Movie vs Book
Year
1941
Minutes
64
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Dumbo
Director: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Length: 1h4m
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Year
1939
Pages
32
Book Rate
8.00
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Book
Dumbo, the Flying Elephant
Author: Helen Aberson, Harold Pearl
Country: USA
First published in: 1939
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Tim Burton
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“To me the best book adaptations are like 'Brokeback Mountain.' Which is a short story, 21 pages, that expands so beautifully into a movie.”
DEREK CIANFRANCE (Filmmaker)
One reply on “Dumbo (1941)”
Both are nice. The movie may have dramatized the book, but it is still a catchy classic.