One Hundred and One Dalmatians


1h 20m 1961

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 10 Feb 1961
Production Company
Walt Disney Productions
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (New York, 1957).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m

Synopsis

Pongo is a male dalmatian living in London with his master, Roger, a bachelor songwriter who has yet to sell his first tune. Bored with their single existence, Pongo arranges for Roger to meet Anita, a pretty young woman who just happens to have a female dalmatian named Perdita. It is not long before love blossoms all around and a double wedding takes place. A few months later, Perdita gives birth to 15 puppies, much to the delight of Cruella De Vil, a wealthy, wicked former schoolmate of Anita's whose burning passion is to own a coat made of dalmatian pelts. When she is unable to purchase the puppies, she has them "dognapped" and brought to her castle, where 84 other dalmatians are also being held captive. All attempts by the police to find the missing pups fail, and the desperate Pongo and Perdita appeal to the dogs of London, via the "twilight bark." Led by The Colonel, an indomitable shaggy dog, all dogdom comes to the rescue and, aided by geese, cats, and horses, tracks down the missing puppies. A daring rescue is accomplished, and Cruella meets her death when her pursuing automobile sails off a cliff. All ends happily as Roger sells his first song, buys the De Vil estate, and moves in with Anita and the 101 dalmatians.

Crew

Hal Ambro

Character anim

Ken Anderson

Art Director

Ken Anderson

Production Design

Ray Aragon

Layout

Dale Barnhart

Layout

Ted Berman

Character anim

Jack Boyd

Effects anim

Roy M. Brewer Jr.

Film Editor

George Bruns

Music

Jack Buckley

Effects anim

Colin Campbell

Layout stylist

Les Clark

Character anim

Eric Cleworth

Character anim

Robert O. Cook

Sound Supervisor

Basil Davidovich

Layout

Marc Davis

Director, anim

Al Dempster

Background

Walt Disney

Company

Walt Disney

Presented By

Vance Gerry

Layout

Blaine Gibson

Character anim

Don Griffith

Layout stylist

Victor Haboush

Layout

Joe Hale

Layout

Donald Halliday

Film Editor

Ralph Hulett

Background

Ub Iwerks

Sp proc

Ollie Johnston

Director, anim

Homer Jonas

Layout

Milt Kahl

Director, anim

Bill Keil

Character anim

Evelyn Kennedy

Music Editor

Hal King

Character anim

Sammy June Lanham

Layout

Eric Larson

Director, anim

Bill Layne

Background

Mel Leven

Composer

John Lounsbery

Director, anim

Dick Lucas

Character anim

Don Lusk

Character anim

Eustace Lycett

Sp proc

Dan Macmanus

Effects anim

Franklyn Marks

Composer

Franklyn Marks

Orchestration

Cliff Nordberg

Character anim

Ernest Nordli

Layout stylist

Tom Oreb

Character stylist

Amby Paliwoda

Character anim

Ed Parks

Effects anim

Bill Peet

Story

Bill Peet

Character stylist

Walt Peregoy

Color stylist

Ken Peterson

Prod Supervisor

Anthony Rizzo

Background

John Sibley

Character anim

Art Stevens

Character anim

Mclaren Stewart

Layout

Julius Svendsen

Character anim

Frank Thomas

Director, anim

Richard Ung

Layout

Al Zinnen

Layout

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 10 Feb 1961
Production Company
Walt Disney Productions
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (New York, 1957).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m

Quotes

Trivia