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The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare

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

19356.60h 9m

Overview

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.

Directed by Wilfred Jackson
Written by Larry Clemmons, Joe Grant, William Cottrell
Produced by Walt Disney
Box OfficeBudget: $33K0

Top Cast

E

Eddie Holden

Toby Tortoise (voice) (uncredited)

N

Ned Norton

Max Hare (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig

Starter (voice) (uncredited)

Marcellite Garner

Marcellite Garner

Miss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited)

D

Dorothy Compton

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

Beatrice Hagen

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

M

Mary Moder

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

foot racetortoiseaesop's fablesmoralshort filmanthropomorphic animaloverconfident

About The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare is a animation, family, fantasy film released in 1935 exploring themes of foot race, tortoise, aesop's fables, moral, short film, anthropomorphic animal. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, it stars Eddie Holden, Ned Norton, Pinto Colvig. 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.

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