The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare

9 mins | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Jan. 5, 1935

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.

The Tortoise and the Hare

9 mins | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Jan. 5, 1935

The Tortoise and the Hare
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title The Tortoise and the Hare
Directors Wilfred Jackson
Writers Aesop, Joe Grant, William Cottrell, Larry Clemmons

Cast

Eddie Holden

as Toby Tortoise (voice) (uncredited)

Ned Norton

as Max Hare (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

as Starter (voice) (uncredited)

Marcellite Garner

as Miss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited)

Dorothy Compton

as Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

as Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Mary Moder

as Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)