Top 30 Family Movies Releases from 1941

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. More about Dumbo / IMDB / YouTube

A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists. More about Fantasia / IMDB / YouTube

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager. Details on The Big Store / IMDB / YouTube

Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon. Explore The Reluctant Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon. More about Superman: The Mad Scientist / IMDB / YouTube

Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up. Info on The Night Before Christmas / IMDB / YouTube

After figuring out how to get dressed, Goofy hits the slopes to demonstrate the art of skiing. Through a series of gags and misadventures, Goofy demonstrates turns, skiing backwards and even the ski jump. See more about The Art of Skiing / IMDB / YouTube

Jealous of Mickey's kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well. Find out about Lend a Paw / IMDB / YouTube

Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army. Find out about Superman: The Mechanical Monsters / IMDB / YouTube

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids. Explore Babes on Broadway / IMDB / YouTube

An upset Bugs challenges the slick Cecil Turtle to a race. Read about Tortoise Beats Hare / IMDB / YouTube

Elmer Fudd expects to find west and wewaxation during his visit to Jellostone National Park, but he sets up camp in Bugs' backyard, and the rabbit (and a neighboring bear) definitely don't have leisure in mind. Check out Wabbit Twouble / IMDB / YouTube

Donald is listening to a radio cooking program while mixing up a batch of waffles. But he's distracted and uses rubber cement instead of baking powder. Find out about Chef Donald / IMDB / YouTube

When Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice. Look into The Story of the Fox / IMDB / YouTube

A baby whirlwind has fun at Mickey's expense while he tidies Minnie's back yard. Find out about The Little Whirlwind / IMDB / YouTube

Donald spends the night unable to sleep because of a ticking alarm clock and a fold-away bed that keeps trapping him when it folds up. Learn about Early to Bed / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs heckles a black hunter and escapes from a bear. Get info on All This and Rabbit Stew / IMDB / YouTube

Pluto gets into trouble with a gopher while caddieing for Mickey, and the tunnels they make during the chase wreck the golf course. See more about Canine Caddy / IMDB / YouTube

Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse, they put three roast turkeys in their bed and dress one boy as an angel. See more about Truant Officer Donald / IMDB / YouTube

Francisco, salesman in a shoe store, is totally in love with Tatão, which sells perfume in the same street. But he is an amateur theater actor, as she hates theater and is a fan of cinema. Will this unlikely love endure? Read about The Tyrant Father / IMDB / YouTube

Donald owns a farm; he sings Old MacDonald while feeding the animals. He goes to milk Clementine the cow, but she's not in the barn: she's up a tree, nibbling on leaves. She floats down, and the milking goes well. Her tail stops swinging; Donald leans over to check and it swats him in the face. The milking is again interrupted by some flies buzzing around; Donald pull. Details on Old MacDonald Duck / IMDB / YouTube

Hobo Donald steals dinner off Pegleg Pete's table. Pete gives Donald a stick of dynamite. Then he puts Donald to work chopping trees. To say Donald is an inept lumberjack is understating the case. After several mishaps, Pete/Pierre chases Donald on railroad handcars. Info on Timber / IMDB / YouTube

A simple visit to the penny arcade turns into quite a frustrating experience for Donald. See more about A Good Time for a Dime / IMDB / YouTube

Donald reads in his newspaper that eggs are really going up in value and the price is skyrocketing. Donald realizes that if he had some eggs, he would be quite the wealthy duck so he breaks into a nearby hen-house and collects as many eggs as possible putting them all in a huge basket. Unfortunately, a rooster standing guard makes his presence known and ejects Donald.. More about Golden Eggs / IMDB / YouTube

Elmer buys a rabbit that he pitied seeing in the pet store. The rabbit turns out to be Bugs and makes Elmer's life a living nightmare. Explore Elmer's Pet Rabbit / IMDB / YouTube

The black residents of Lazy Town are bored one day until a sultry light-skinned woman shows up to teach them what rhythm is. Learn about Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat / IMDB / YouTube

Micky and friends put on a revue for the orphans. Donald recites nursery rhymes, but the orphans torment him. Horace, Goofy, and Clarabelle do a dance number. Donald tries again. Clara clucks a song while Mickey plays piano (with support from an unseen orchestra). Donald returns, and the orphans finally send a parade of bricks and eggs on balloons over him and use sli. Read about Orphans' Benefit / IMDB / YouTube

Woody stays behind to swim while the other birds in the forest migrate south for the winter. Just after the other birds leave, the cold of winter sets in instantly, to the point that Woody's swimming hole freezes More about Pantry Panic / IMDB / YouTube

The audience enters Porky's movie theater, with a collection of quick gags: A firefly acting as usher, a kangaroo taking tickets and putting the stubs in her pouch, a chicken buying child tickets for her eggs. A skunk tries to buy a ticket, costing a nickel, but he only has one scent. He looks for a way to sneak in. Meanwhile, Porky introduces the show: a collection o. Details on Porky's Preview / IMDB / YouTube

A dog named Rover explains to a black, down-on-his-luck shaggy dog named Andy how he got his master. He went into a hotel room and bothered someone taking a bath--Porky Pig. Porky doesn't want Rover as a pet, no matter how many times Rover tries to make Porky adopt him. Check out Porky's Pooch / IMDB / YouTube