Movie: The Tortoise and the Hare

Top 7 Billed Cast

Eddie Holden
Eddie Holden

Toby Tortoise (voice) (uncredited)

Ned Norton
Ned Norton

Max Hare (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig
Pinto Colvig

Starter (voice) (uncredited)

Marcellite Garner
Marcellite Garner

Miss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited)

Dorothy Compton
Dorothy Compton

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen
Beatrice Hagen

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Mary Moder
Mary Moder

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1935-01-05

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

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

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  • Languages:

    English
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