Lady and the Tramp
National Film Registry
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Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.
What critics thought
Lady and the Tramp landed to a sharply split press in 1955, with some critics finding it cloying and technically below Disney's best work, while others called it one of the studio's finest achievements; time and repeat releases have tilted opinion firmly toward the latter view, cementing the spaghetti-dinner scene as one of American animation's iconic moments.
“not the best [Disney] has done in this line. The sentimentality is mighty, and the CinemaScope size does not make for any less aware of the thickness of the goo. It also magnifies the animation, so that the flaws and poor foreshortening are more plain. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, the artists' work is below par in this film.”
Bosley Crowther·The New York Times
“Walt Disney has for so long parlayed gooey sentiment and stark horror into profitable cartoons that most moviegoers are apt to be more surprised than disappointed to discover that the combination somehow does not work this time.”
Time
“a delightful, haunting, charmed fantasy that is remarkably enriched with music and, incidentally, with rare conversations among the canine characters.”
Edwin Schallert·Los Angeles Times
“another great work of art, a masterpiece not only by virtue of unerring brush and magnificent color, but because the cartoon genius [Walt Disney] has now perfected his art to the point of making two-dimensional animals more human than people.”
Dorothy Masters·New York Daily News
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorClyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
StarringBarbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson, Bill Baucom
ComposerOliver Wallace
Lady and the Tramp
National Film Registry
Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.
What critics thought
Lady and the Tramp landed to a sharply split press in 1955, with some critics finding it cloying and technically below Disney's best work, while others called it one of the studio's finest achievements; time and repeat releases have tilted opinion firmly toward the latter view, cementing the spaghetti-dinner scene as one of American animation's iconic moments.
“not the best [Disney] has done in this line. The sentimentality is mighty, and the CinemaScope size does not make for any less aware of the thickness of the goo. It also magnifies the animation, so that the flaws and poor foreshortening are more plain. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, the artists' work is below par in this film.”
Bosley Crowther·The New York Times
“Walt Disney has for so long parlayed gooey sentiment and stark horror into profitable cartoons that most moviegoers are apt to be more surprised than disappointed to discover that the combination somehow does not work this time.”
Time
“a delightful, haunting, charmed fantasy that is remarkably enriched with music and, incidentally, with rare conversations among the canine characters.”
Edwin Schallert·Los Angeles Times
“another great work of art, a masterpiece not only by virtue of unerring brush and magnificent color, but because the cartoon genius [Walt Disney] has now perfected his art to the point of making two-dimensional animals more human than people.”
Dorothy Masters·New York Daily News
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorClyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
StarringBarbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson, Bill Baucom
ComposerOliver Wallace
Rent/Purchase