Dumbo 🎥 1941 Movie Info

Plot Summary

In Florida, while a large circus spends the off-season in its winter grounds, a flock of white storks delivers many babies to the animals. One elephant, Mrs. Jumbo, does not receive her baby, and keeps scanning the sky in hope. The next spring, the circus loads up its train, Casey Jr., and sets out on a new tour. A belated stork catches up with the train and drops off the expected baby elephant, Jumbo Jr. The other elephants are initially delighted, until the baby sneezes and reveals far-oversized ears; they then mockingly nickname him “Dumbo”. Mrs. Jumbo shows her baby great care and love, defending him from the others’ abuse.

Being clumsy due to his ears, Dumbo is made into a sideshow attraction. When some rowdy boys start to bully Dumbo, even breaking into his pen to tug on his ears, the furious Mrs. Jumbo spanks their leader and starts throwing hay bales at other spectators. The Ringmaster and his staff separate Mrs. Jumbo and her baby, causing her to douse the Ringmaster in a water vat and attack the other men. She is eventually restrained in a locked train car as a mad elephant – the other elephants blame the incident on Dumbo being a “freak”, and continue to shun him.

Timothy, a mouse that travels with the circus, decides to intervene in the situation; scaring off the adult elephants, he befriends Dumbo and decides to make him a star. He whispers in the ringmaster’s ear while the latter sleeps, convincing him to try a new stunt with Dumbo as the top of a pyramid of elephants. Dumbo trips on his ears during the show and knocks over the pyramid, injuring the others and causing the big top to collapse. Dumbo is demoted to being a part of the clowns’ fireman act.

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