The Grasshopper and the Ants
A grasshopper learns a lesson about hard work.
1934 | 8m | English
Popularity: 12 (history)
| Director: | Wilfred Jackson |
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| Writer: | Pinto Colvig, Joe Grant, William Cottrell, Aesop |
| Staring: |
| 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, come 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 take him in and warm him up. The queen tells him only those who work can eat so he must play for them. Written by Jon Reeves | |
| Release Date: | Feb 10, 1934 |
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| Director: | Wilfred Jackson |
| Writer: | Pinto Colvig, Joe Grant, William Cottrell, Aesop |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Music |
| Keywords | ant, cartoon, aesop's fables, short film |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $22,120 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Pinto Colvig | Grasshopper (voice) |
| Dorothy Compton | Ant Queen (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dick Huemer | Animation |
| Dick Lundy | Animation |
| Art Babbitt | Animation |
| Les Clark | Animation |
| Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Pinto Colvig | Writer |
| Wilfred Jackson | Director |
| Ben Sharpsteen | Animation |
| Albert Hurter | Animation Production Assistant |
| Hamilton Luske | Animation |
| Joe Grant | Writer |
| William Cottrell | Writer |
| Leonard Sebring | Animation |
| Frenchy de Trémaudan | Animation |
| Bill Roberts | Animation |
| Hugh Hennesy | Layout |
| Thomas McKimson | Animation |
| Cy Young | Animation |
| Ed Smith | Animation |
| Aesop | Original Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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