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The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)

The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)

Fantasy Animation Family

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

Release Date: 1935, January 5
Directors: Wilfred Jackson
Countries: United States of America
Production: Walt Disney Productions
Cast: Pinto Colvig, Eddie Holden, Marcellite Garner, Beatrice Hagen, Mary Moder, Dorothy Compton, Ned Norton

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.

Keywords:

anthropomorphic animal short film fable tortoise foot race aesop's fables popular fable moral overconfident