Horton Hatches the Egg (1942)
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- TV-G
- 10min
- Animation, Short
- 11 Apr 1942 (USA)
- Short
Horton the elephant agrees to watch over lazy Maisie bird's egg while she vacations. Much later, after standing (and sitting) guard 100-percent faith-fully through rain and snow, Horton and the egg are captured by three hunters and put in...
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Cast
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| Robert Clampett | ... |
Hunter (voice)
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Frank Graham | ... |
Narrator / Hunter (voice)
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Kent Rogers | ... |
Horton / A Friend / Giraffe / Peter Lorre (voice)
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| Sara Berner | ... |
Mayzie / Elephant Bird (uncredited) (voice)
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| Mel Blanc | ... |
Animal / Small Hunter / Audience Member (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Robert Clampett | ... | (supervision) |
Written by
| Dr. Seuss | ... | (book) |
| Michael Maltese | ... | (adaptation) |
| Rich Hogan | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Henry Binder | ... | assistant producer (uncredited) |
| Leon Schlesinger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carl W. Stalling | ||
Editing by
| Treg Brown | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ann Almond | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Mabel Andes | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Betty Brenon | ... | assistant ink and paint supervisor (uncredited) |
| Ruth Cavert | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Raynell Day | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Florence Finkelhor | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Frances Garcia | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Gladys Hallberg | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Florence Hammontre | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Frank Powers | ... | ink and paint supervisor (uncredited) |
| Martha Sigall | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Auril Thompson | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Treg Brown | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| A.C. Gamer | ... | effects animator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ray Bloss | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| John W. Burton | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Hank Garner | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Ken Moore | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Robert McKimson | ... | animator |
| Fred Abranz | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Warren Batchelder | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Rev Chaney | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Izzy Ellis | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Nick Gibson | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| Earl Klein | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Lou Lilly | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Thomas McKimson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Melendez | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Phil Monroe | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bob North | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Virgil Ross | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Michael Sasanoff | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Rod Scribner | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Sidney Sutherland | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Richard H. Thomas | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Cornett Wood | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Carl W. Stalling | ... | musical director |
| Milt Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Horton the elephant agrees to watch over lazy Maisie bird's egg while she vacations. Much later, after standing (and sitting) guard 100-percent faith-fully through rain and snow, Horton and the egg are captured by three hunters and put in a circus. Coincidentally, Maisie happen to fly by just as the egg is about to hatch and demands that Horton give it back to her.
Written by Paul Penna |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the very first time a Dr. Seuss book was adapted for animation. See more » |
| Goofs | Horton the elephant appears to start out as pink, then changes to purple, then back to pink. This is mainly because of the lighting. Whenever the scene is darker, he appears purple. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Hut-Sut Song See more » |
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Narrator:
Then out of the wagon and on to a ship, out over the ocean, and oooh, what a trip! Peter Lorre fish: [Sees Horton the Elephant sitting on a tree in a ship] Well, now I've seen everything! [Shoots himself] Narrator: Rolling and tossing and splashed with a spray, but Horton said day after day after day: Horton: I meant what I said and I said what I meant, but... ooomph! I am sea-sick one hundred percent! See more » |