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Lady and the Tramp (1955) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Lady and the Tramp (1955) a score of 3.3813 out of 4

based on (32) reviews

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The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)

Lady is the pampered cocker spaniel of a couple she knows as "Jim Dear" and "Darling." Her best friends are Jock (a Scottie) and Trusty (a basset hound who has no sense of smell). They ignore a stray named Tramp. When Darling has a baby, Lady is ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)

SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

The 1950s were a time that Disney entered a very self-conscious period of trying to make their animated films into "art" - most notably evident with Cinderella (1950) and Sleeping Beauty (1959). Amidst these, Lady and the Tramp comes as an ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)

The yesteryears of Disney were full of classic movies from Aladdin to 101 Dalmations. Each of those films holds a special place in my heart due to its warmth and very colorful, cute story. Having never seen Lady and the Tramp before picking up this ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)

The Cinema Source (Aaron Cutler)

That's not the tagline for Disney's classic 1955 film Lady and the Tramp, but it could have been; one of the actual taglines was "One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever Told," and that seems good, too. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at The Cinema Source (Aaron Cutler)

Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)

Featuring the voices of Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts Four stars As a child, "Lady and the Tramp" was my favorite Disney movie, probably because I'm a dog lover. Today, I've overcome my canine bias and find myself hovering between ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)

Parent Previews

Memorable for it's music (how can anyone forget the howling rendition of No Place Like Home?) and beautifully handcrafted, this classic 1955 animation is sure to charm it's way into the hearts and lives of many generations yet to come. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Parent Previews

At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)

One of Disney's most endearing and enduring animated films, about a refined house dog and a wayward mongrel, told with an creative dog's eye view of the world. While it's odd to make the comment about an animated film that the stars have a wonderful ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)

ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Betty Jo Tucker)

Charming and nostalgic. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Betty Jo Tucker)

Christian Spotlight on the Movies (--)

This story, set in the early 20th century, follows the relationship that develops between a pampered cocker spaniel and a mongrel from the wrong side of the tracks. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies (--)

filmcritic.com (Keith Breese)

Today's kids may find this hard to believe, but Disney used to pride itself on making heartfelt and heartwarming, nee family style, films. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at filmcritic.com (Keith Breese)

WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

The 50th Anniversary DVD release of Lady and the Tramp shows you everything that is right and wrong with Disney in one DVD package. The movie, digitally restored, looks more pristine than most of us have ever seen it, since we saw old prints in ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)

It turns out that one of the greatest animated love stories of all time was a December/May romance. In one of the bonus features on the new 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition of Lady and the Tramp, we learn that Lady was voiced by the near-50 Barbara ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)

Empire Magazine [UK]

With cracking music, a rollicking pace and dialogue that stands up to scrutiny, Lady And The Tramp really is among Walt's very best. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]

DVD Clinic (Jason Adams)

It's classic-era Disney you either love it or you hate it. (If you hate it, may God have mercy on your vacuous, blackened soul.) I hadn't watched LADY AND THE TRAMP since I was in diapers and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at DVD Clinic (Jason Adams)

DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

The first time Disney released "Lady and the Tramp" on DVD, it was a bare-bones affair, with the movie and little else. This time out, they have provided the movie with a deluxe, two-disc Fiftieth Anniversary Platinum Edition, improving the picture ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

The arrival of Disney's "Lady And The Tramp" in the mid-50s was not one of those traditional cartoon introductions that the studio had been giving moviegoers for almost 20 years. Here was something far beyond anything foreseen by avid audiences, a movie ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

One of Disney's simplest and most delightful animated features, Lady and the Tramp is also one of the few shot in 1:2.55 Cinemascope. Set around the turn of the century (with button shoes and horse-drawn wagons), the wide frame emphasizes the dog's ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)

I'm not going to waste a lot of time talking about this story. Lady and the Tramp is by now an ingrained part of our cultural consciousness. An uptown dog named Lady meets a rascally stray named Tramp. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

WALT DISNEY is back in the feature cartoon business with "Lady and the Tramp," a tale of a female cocker spaniel, which came to the Roxy yesterday. After wandering away from the reservation with such eminent but extraneous films as his True Life ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)

I'm not a big Disney fan, but I've always had a fondness for this movie - a guilty pleasure, if you will. Seeing it again, I believe that my pleasure needn't be so guilty. This is a film of gentle charm and wit, one of the more underrated animated Disney ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Perhaps Disney's most romantic animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp" was the first feature length cartoon to use the wide-screen Cinemascope format. The film has as much appeal to adults as to children. Adults can enjoy both the humor and the ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Scribble King

Lady and the Tramp is another typical Disney animated movie from the time when Walt himself was still at the helm. It's a charming tale about two dogs, one a sheltered Cocker Spaniel named Lady, the other a streetwise mutt called Tramp, who fall in ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Scribble King

Monsters and Critics - DVD Review (Jeff Swindoll)

As my grandpappy Old Reliable used to say, I don't recollect that I've mentioned Old Reliable before, this is one doggone great DVD. Lady and the Tramp is a perennial Disney favorite and is now given the two disc Platinum Edition treatment. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Monsters and Critics - DVD Review (Jeff Swindoll)

7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

They don't make movies like "Lady and the Tramp" any more. I know that's a cliche, but it's true. There was a classic lovability to this film that is so hard to achieve now. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

Not only is Lady and the Tramp one of Disney's sweetest films, it's one of their loveliest to look at. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

Reel.com DVD review [Jeffrey Wachs]

Last October, the house that Walt built began its release of the first wave of its animated classics on DVD, giving digitally equipped families much cause for celebration ... right? Well, yes, certainly those of us with DVD players and a fondness for the ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Reel.com DVD review [Jeffrey Wachs]

Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

In the 1950s, Disney viewed the world as a "just-so" place - neat, tidy, and conformist. Everyone - even dogs - had just-so lives. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

Tempi Moderni (--)

Lilli e il Vagabondo" Ã¨ uno dei piÃ¹ accattivanti film targati Disney e racconta la storia, basata su una novella di Ward Greene, di un cane non di razza (Biagio il vagabondo) che aiuta la "blasonata" Lilli a fuggire dal canile e tornare a casa. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Tempi Moderni (--)

Chicago Reader (David Kehr)

Disney animation from 1955. It's not bad, but Disney's imagination seems at a low ebb here, saddled with a shrunken, excessively naturalistic style in line with the diminished possibilities of postwar animation, and not yet graced by the inspiration that ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Chicago Reader (David Kehr)

Time Out (--)

In 1956, when Woof Back in Anger was challenging perceptions on the London stage, a few critics remarked that it had all been done the year before in a Disney cartoon musical with songs by Peggy Lee. Like Osborne's play, Lady and the Tramp probes one of ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Time Out (--)

Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Though Lady and the Tramp ultimately comes off as a fairly inconsequential and somewhat overrated piece of work, there's no denying the film's effectiveness in terms of its lush animation and the palpable sense of congeniality with which it's been imbued. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Slant Magazine (Eric Henderson)

Taken from a concept that had been shelved for over a decade, Lady and the Tramp premiered in Cinemascope during the middle of the 1950s, well into the predictable complacency of a post-Cinderella Disney renaissance. ...read the complete Lady and the Tramp movie review at Slant Magazine (Eric Henderson)

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