The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
Overview
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
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $22,120.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.259 |
Directed By
Wilfred Jackson
Crew
Ed Smith
William Cottrell
Aesop
Wilfred Jackson
Bill Roberts
Albert Hurter
Hugh Hennesy
Dick Lundy
Art Babbitt
Hamilton Luske
Les Clark
Dick Huemer
Cy Young
Thomas McKimson
Leonard Sebring
Walt Disney
Ben Sharpsteen
Frenchy de Trémaudan
Joe Grant
Pinto Colvig
Leigh Harline
TOP CAST
Pinto Colvig
Grasshopper (voice)
Dorothy Compton
Ant Queen (voice)
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