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2026 · Adventure · Animation
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Film / 1935
The Tortoise and the Hare
Directed by
Wilfred Jackson
The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the influences for Bugs Bunny.
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The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the influences for Bugs Bunny.
Cast
Eddie HoldenToby Tortoise (voice) (uncredited)
Ned NortonMax Hare (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto ColvigStarter (voice) (uncredited)
Marcellite GarnerMiss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy ComptonGirl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
Beatrice HagenGirl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
Mary ModerGirl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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