Pinocchio (1940) - The Internet Animation Database

Pinocchio

Release Date : February 7, 1940

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Cumulative rating:	(4 ratings submitted)

Synopsis

Gepetto, a clock maker, carves a marionette which he names Pinocchio, who he wishes were a real boy. The Blue Fairy grants the puppet life, but he must go through trials to prove himself worthy of being a real boy.

Characters

Jiminy Cricket
(Voice: Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards)

Pinocchio
(Voice: Dickie Jones)

Figaro

Gepetto
(Voice: Christian Rub)

J. Worthington Foulfellow
(Voice: Walter Catlett)

Gideon
(Voice: Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc)

Cleo (II)

The Blue Fairy
(Voice: Evelyn Venable)

Stromboli
(Voice: Charles Judels)

Lampwick
(Voice: Frankie Darro)

Music Sources

Washington, Ned and Leigh Harline : "When You Wish Upon a Star "

Washington, Ned and Leigh Harline : "Little Wooden Head "

Washington, Ned and Leigh Harline : "Give a Little Whistle "

Washington, Ned and Leigh Harline : "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me) "

Washington, Ned and Leigh Harline : "I've Got No Strings "

Awards

Won the 1940 Academy Award (Oscar): Best Original Score

Won the 1940 Academy Award (Oscar): Best Song

Clips Used In:

From All of Us to All of You

Hockey Homicide

The Great Cat Family

Reused Animation Used in:

Alice in Wonderland

All Together (Pinocchio, Geppetto & Figaro)

The Hunting Instinct

Bloopers

In the scene where Geppetto tries to extinguish Pinocchio's burning finger, his night cap disappears and reappears between shots.

Trivia

Mel Blanc originally recorded dialogue for the character Gideon before it was decided to make him mute. All that remains of Blanc's contributions is a solitary hiccup.