The Tortoise and the Hare (film)

The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare
	Toby Tortoise and Max Hare
Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Story by	Larry Clemmons
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Pinto Colvig; Eddie Holden; Ned Norton; Marcellite Garner
Music by	Frank Churchill
Animation by	Ray Abrams; Dick Lundy; Louie Schmitt; Dick Huemer; Eric Larson; Frenchy de Tremaudan; Milt Schaffer
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	January 5, 1935;
Running time	8:17
Language	English

The Tortoise and the Hare is an American animated short film part of the Silly Symphony series, released on January 5, 1935, by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson.^[1] Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, it won the 1934 Oscar for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the inspirations for Bugs Bunny by Warner Bros., who first appeared in 1940.^[2]

^ Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
^ Barrier (2003), p. 359-362