Horton Hatches the Egg
Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date : April 11, 1942 Series: Merrie Melodies

Cumulative rating:
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Synopsis

When a lazy bird name Daisy tires of sitting on an egg waiting for it to hatch, she gets Horton, an elephant, to do the duties for her.

Characters

Horton the Elephant
(Voice: Kent Rogers)

Caricatures

Peter Lorre
(Voice: Kent Rogers)

Credits

Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Director

Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett

Animator

Robert "Bob" McKimson
Rod Scribner (unverified)

Voices

Kent Rogers
Sara Berner
Mel Blanc

Narration

Frank Lee Graham (unverified)

Producer

Leon Schlesinger

Film Editor

Treg Brown (unverified)

Orchestration

Milt Franklyn (unverified)

Adaptation

Mike Maltese

Music Sources

Killion, Leo, Ted McMichael, and Jack Owens : "The Hut-Sut Song "
Blaufuss, Walter : "My Isle of Golden Dreams "
Rosas, Juventino : "Sobre las olas (Over the Waves) "
Van Alstyne, Egbert : "It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight "
Traditional : "Song of the Volga Boatmen "


Broadcasters

Cartoon Network
MeTV
MeTV Toons
Tooncast
Turner Classic Movies

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

Clips Used In:

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Trivia

  • Based on the book by Dr. Seuss.
  • According to Brian Jay Jones' "Becoming Dr. Seuss" biography, Leon Schlesinger bought the rights to Dr. Seuss' book for $200 (which is close to $4000 with inflation).

VHS

United States

The Best of Dr. Seuss
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Bob Clampett
Volume 7: Welcome To Wackyland

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

The Golden Age of Looney Tunes

DVD

United States

Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 6
Horton Hears a Who! (Deluxe Edition)
Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volumes 1-6)

BluRay Disc

United States

Looney Tunes: Collector's Vault Volume 1

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 9:48
Production No.: 362
MPAA No.: 7743
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono

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