Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
Filed under: Animation, 1950s, Color, Technicolor, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios,
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Directed by:Jack Hannah
Producers: Animated by:Eric Larson
John Lounsbery
Don Lusk
Judge Whitaker
Dan MacManus
Ken Harris
Abe Levitow
Art Stevens
Richard Thompson
Lloyd Vaughan
Ben Washam
Music by:Joseph S. Dubin
George Lowerre
Layouts by:Yale Gracey
Xavier Atencio
Saul Bass
Maurice Noble
Backgrounds by:Ray Huffine
Philip DeGuard
Alan Haley
Studio: Release date:08/02/1952
Running time:8 min
Color process:Technicolor
Synopsis
Lambert, a lion cub mistakenly delivered to a lonely ewe by a stork, struggles to fit in with a flock of sheep. Despite his ferocious appearance, the other lambs bully him, and he grows up shy, sensitive, and easily frightened. But his temperament is put to a test one night when a hungry wolf attacks his mother.
Reception:
The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Animated Short.
References:
IMDb. “Lambert the Sheepish Lion”. IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044821/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt.