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The Tortoise and the Hare

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

1935 · NR · 9m

Directed by Wilfred Jackson

6.6

TMDB audience score
211 votes, out of 10

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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.

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Cast

  • Eddie Holden
    Toby Tortoise (voice) (uncredited)

  • Ned Norton
    Max Hare (voice) (uncredited)

  • Pinto Colvig
    Starter (voice) (uncredited)

  • Marcellite Garner
    Miss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Compton
    Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Beatrice Hagen
    Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Mary Moder
    Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)