Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

8 mins | Animation | Feb. 8, 1952

Disney Legend Sterling Holloway narrates this classic animated short. A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. Doted on by his mother, but teased by the other lambs, Lambert soon grows to become a massive lion, but as shy and gentle as the ewe who raised him. When a hungry wolf begins to stalk the herd, will Lambert find the courage to protect his mama?

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

8 mins | Animation | Feb. 8, 1952

Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Disney Legend Sterling Holloway narrates this classic animated short. A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. Doted on by his mother, but teased by the other lambs, Lambert soon grows to become a massive lion, but as shy and gentle as the ewe who raised him. When a hungry wolf begins to stalk the herd, will Lambert find the courage to protect his mama?
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Directors Yale Gracey, Jack Hannah
Writers Ralph Wright, Milt Banta, Bill Peet

Cast

Sterling Holloway

as Narrator

June Foray

as Mrs. Sheep/Lambert (purring and meowing)/Lambs (voice)

Stan Freberg

as Lambert (voice)

James MacDonald

as Wolf / Lambert (roaring) (voice)