Animation ·Family ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1935 · 9m

The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare poster
Director
Wilfred Jackson
Cast
Eddie Holden as Toby Tortoise (voice) (uncredited) Ned Norton as Max Hare (voice) (uncredited) Pinto Colvig as Starter (voice) (uncredited) Marcellite Garner as Miss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited) Dorothy Compton as Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited) Beatrice Hagen as Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Larry Clemmons — Screenplay Walt Disney — Producer
Tagline

Hare stops to show off, and the slower Tortoise wins the race.

Synopsis

The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the influences for Bugs Bunny.

Mood & Themes
foot racetortoiseaesop's fablesmoralshort filmanthropomorphic animaloverconfident
Key Collaborators
Wilfred Jackson Director Larry Clemmons Screenplay Walt Disney Producer
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