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Lady and the Tramp

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Lady and the Tramp (1955)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:27

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: A nostalgic charmer, Lady and the Tramp's token sweetness is mighty but the songs and richly colored animation are technically superb and make for a memorable experience.

Runtime: 77 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Based on Ward Greene's short story "Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog," this feature is the romantic adventure of a pedigreed Cocker Spaniel and a freedom-loving mongrel from the wrong side of the tracks.

Starring: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson

Starring: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson, Bill Baucon, Stan Freberg, Verna Felton, Alan Reed

Director: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson

Director: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Producer: Walt Disney
Screenwriter: Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright, Don DaGradi
Composer: Oliver Wallace

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Reviews for Lady and the Tramp

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A charming piece of vintage entertainment from Walt Disney, replete with wholesome family values.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/01/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film
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Happily the cameo lowlife, an excellent manic beaver, the famously villainous Siamese, and classic songs rescue the film from dumb animal sentiment.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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With cracking music, a rollicking pace and dialogue that stands up to scrutiny, Lady and the Tramp really is among Walt's very best.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Thomas
Philip Thomas
Empire Magazine
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Easily the most beautifully-animated piece to come out of the Disney Studios since the Golden Age ended.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
11/12/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

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.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment 1 Comment
09/01/08
TIME Magazine
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[It made] more money than any other film from the 1950s except The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/01/08
Michael Scheinfeld
Michael Scheinfeld
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The wider canvas and extra detail work reportedly meant an additional 30% in negative cost. It was a sound investment.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/02/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Disney's imagination seems at a low ebb, saddled with a shrunken, excessively naturalistic style in line with the diminished possibilities of postwar animation, and not yet graced by the inspiration that would redeem that style in Sleeping Beauty.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 2 Comments
02/09/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

No review available.

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12/26/06
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

The sentimentality is mighty, and the use of the CinemaScope size does not make for any less awareness of the thickness of the goo.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment 1 Comment
03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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...somewhat overrated...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
03/18/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

One of Disney's simplest and most delightful animated features

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
03/09/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The vintage animation is brilliant, and Disney has done a wonderful job with the transfer to DVD.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
03/08/06
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

They don't make movies like Lady and the Tramp any more. I know that's a cliche, but it's true.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
03/02/06
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

The 50th Anniversary DVD release of Lady and the Tramp shows you everything that is right and wrong with Disney in one DVD package.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
02/27/06
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Parents used to having their kids explain films to them will have their hands full on this one.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment 2 Comments
02/27/06
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

Technically, Disney has created nothing finer.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/24/06
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

Charming and nostalgic.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/21/06
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Not only is Lady and the Tramp one of Disney's sweetest films, it's one of their loveliest to look at.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/17/06
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

No review available.

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07/22/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
 
 
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