Horton Hatches the Egg (1942)
- Directed by
- Bob Clampett
- Genre
- animation, comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A gentle elephant named Horton agrees to sit on a bird’s egg for a lazy mother bird who flies off. He stays on the nest through all kinds of weather and trouble, waiting for the egg to hatch.
whimsicallightheartedgentleplayfulrepetitiveearnestsweetundemanding
What happens
Horton Hatches the Egg is a 1942 American animated short film by Leon Schlesinger Productions, based on the 1940 book by Dr. Seuss, and released as part of Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies series. The short was directed by Bob Clampett and was the first film adaptation based on a Seuss book. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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