Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion | |
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Judge Whitaker | |
Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
Backgrounds by | Ray Huffine |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 8:15 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lambert the Sheepish Lion is a
.Plot
A stork (the same stork from Dumbo) delivers a flock of newborn lambs to their expectant mothers, but finds that he had mistakenly brought along a lion named Lambert (apparently misinterpreting its name), which was supposed to go to South Africa; one of the mother sheep, who was heartbroken at not receiving a lamb, forcefully demands the stork leave Lambert with her.
Lambert lives his life thinking he is a sheep, but is ostracized by his peers for being and acting different; he is also defenseless against the other lambs' head-butts. One night, a hungry
Thereafter, the now-adult Lambert is wholeheartedly accepted by the other sheep as one of the flock and the narrator tells us to not worry about that wolf, which hangs precariously from a bush—the berries on the bush will sustain him.
Cast
The voice of the narrator and the stork was provided by actor and
Reception
In 1952, the film was nominated for an
It has been claimed the original print of the film was given as a gift to Emperor Hirohito of Japan because it was his favorite Disney cartoon, but there is no source to this claim.
Other releases
The short aired as a prelude to Disney's The Lion King when originally released on the big screen in some countries. In the late 1980s it was seen on NBC television as a prelude to the network's prime-time airing of Dumbo, likely because of the presence of the stork character in both films.
Home media
The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s.[4]
Additional releases include:
- Limited Gold Edition: Disney's Best - The Fabulous 50's, 1984
- Walt Disney Mini Classics video release of Willie the Operatic Whale, 1991
- 25th anniversary DVD release of The Fox and the Hound, 2006
- Gold Classic Collection DVD release of Melody Time, 2000
References
- ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 585.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Lambert the Sheepish Lion". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts: 1920s - 1960s DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion at IMDb