The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
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- Approved
- 8min
- Animation, Short
- 10 Feb 1934 (USA)
- Short
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Cast
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Dorothy Compton | ... |
Ant Queen (voice)
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| Pinto Colvig | ... |
Grasshopper (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Wilfred Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Aesop | ... | (fable) (uncredited) |
| Pinto Colvig | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| William Cottrell | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| Joe Grant | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ||
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Cy Young | ... | effects animator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| William Cottrell | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Art Babbitt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Les Clark | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hugh Hennesy | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Dick Huemer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Albert Hurter | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Dick Lundy | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Thomas McKimson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hawley Pratt | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Roberts | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Leonard Sebring | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Edward Smith | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Frenchy de Tremaudan | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Carl Urbano | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Cy Young | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1934) (United States) (theatrical)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
- RKO Radio Pictures
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food for the winter. With his song, he's able to convince at least one small ant until the queen arrives and scares him back to work. The queen warns the grasshopper of the trouble he'll be in the coming winter. Winter comes, and the grasshopper, near starvation, stumbles across the ants, who are having a full-on feast in their snug little tree. They took him in and warmed him up. The queen tells him only those who work can eat so he must play for them.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | A grasshopper learns a lesson about hard work. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Grasshopper is voiced by Pinto Colvig, better known as the voice of Goofy. The song "The World Owes Me a Living" was later used as a theme song of sorts for Goofy. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Pinocchio (1963). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The World Owes Me a Living See more » |
| Quotes |
Queen Ant:
With ants, only those who work may stay. So take your fiddle. [the grasshopper starts to leave] Queen Ant: ... and play! See more » |