Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1941)

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KATE CAMERON, N. Y. Daily News: "Enchanting . . . 'DUMBO' is Walt Disney's most endearing character creation . . . Every minute of the picture is sheer delight." BOSLEY CROWTHER, N. Y. Times: 'The most genial, the most endearing, the most completely precious feature film ever to emerge from the magical brushes of Walt Disney's wonder-working artists ... A film you will never forget." HOWARD BARNES, N. Y. Herald-Tribune: "Walt Disney has gone back to the magical language of SNOW WHITE' in 'DUMBO' . . . The result is a show which is so completely captivating that you will be making the mistake of your filmgoing life if you miss it." LEE MORTIMER, N. Y. Daily Mirror: "Walt has come through with probably the greatest piece of juvenilia ever made . . . adults will get a bang from it, too . . . In many respects, 'DUMBO' is Disney's best." LEO MISHKIN, N. Y. Morning Telegraph: "You'll go crazy over it . . . It's Disney at his best . . . Call it wonderful. Call it delightful, enchanting, a dream and a joy. These are the words to be applied to 'DUMBO' ." ROSE PELSWICK, N. Y. Journal-American: "A DELIGHTFUL TREAT . . . here once more is the blend of imagination, color, music and technical excellence that one has come to expect from the Disney lot." WILLIAM BOEHNEL, N. Y. World Telegram: 'DUMBO' has more dynamic brilliance than most of its predecessors. It fairly bursts with fun, its color is lovely . . . you'll love every minute of it ... / shouldn't be the least bit surprised if 'DUMBO' becomes Dopey's successor. And that's something1." ARCHER WINSTEN, N. Y. Post: 'DUMBO' is Disney technique brought to its ultimate perfection." EILEEN CREELMAN, N. Y. Sun: "All the Disney delights are present in 'DUMBO'. Most of it is sheer fun . . . there is a/so pathos . . . it has more real poignancy than most serious pictures . . . DUMBO' should soon be established as part of the Broadway scene." CECELIA AGER, PM: "A treat that's coming to you, whoever you are . . . 'DUMBO' is the nicest, kindest Disney yet. It has the most heart, taste, beauty, compassion, skill, restraint . . . DUMBO' is the most enchanting and endearing of the Disney output." © WALT DISNEY