Lady and the Tramp (1955)

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (4) | DVD (37)

Walt Disney has for so long parlayed gooey sentiment and stark horror into profitable cartoons that most moviegoers are apt to be more surprised than disappointed to discover that the combination somehow does not work this time.

September 1, 2008 Full Review | Comments (4)

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

The wider canvas and extra detail work reportedly meant an additional 30% in negative cost. It was a sound investment.

June 2, 2008 Full Review

Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

Disney's imagination seems at a low ebb, saddled with a shrunken, excessively naturalistic style in line with the diminished possibilities of postwar animation, and not yet graced by the inspiration that would redeem that style in Sleeping Beauty.

February 9, 2007 Full Review | Comments (8)

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Happily the cameo lowlife, an excellent manic beaver, the famously villainous Siamese, and classic songs rescue the film from dumb animal sentiment.

June 24, 2006 Full Review

Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Top Critic

The sentimentality is mighty, and the use of the CinemaScope size does not make for any less awareness of the thickness of the goo.

March 25, 2006 Full Review | Comment (1)

Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Top Critic

I liked this movie a lot, the Blu-ray does it justice, but the extras while full featured - are from the DVD, which always feels a bit "lazy" to me when they don't produce, new material specifically for Blu-ray.

April 22, 2012 Full Review

Michelle Alexandria

Eclipse Magazine

I just love hand drawn animation, it really brings to life all the characters in a very expressive way. The imperfections doing it by hand give everything a rougher edge but more heart.

April 22, 2012 Full Review

Michelle Alexandria

Eclipse Magazine

Handsomely, seductively drawn, Lady and the Tramp owns its place in the canon...

March 20, 2012 Full Review

Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

The release of Lady and the Tramp on Blu-ray is proof positive that the visual joys of the films of Disney's salad days will always outweigh the thinness of their narratives, even at their most bland.

February 17, 2012 Full Review

Chris Cabin

Slant Magazine

in many ways it is closer to the man Walt Disney's view of the world than any of his preceding films, especially the way it is filtered largely through his sense of nostalgia for the Victorian era

February 13, 2012 Full Review

James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

A somewhat dry, but very good Disney animated effort punctuated by a few Disney-defining classic moments.

February 12, 2012 Full Review

R. L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

Share the love of "Lady and the Tramp" with your loved ones this Valentine's Day.

February 10, 2012 Full Review

Jolene Mendez

Entertainment Spectrum

A wonderful blend of timeless romance, wholesome adventure, and breathtaking animation.

January 31, 2012 Full Review

James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Classic Disney dogs paw their way into hearts.

December 25, 2010 Full Review

Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Easily the most beautifully-animated piece to come out of the Disney Studios since the Golden Age ended.

November 12, 2009 Full Review

Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Lady and the Tramp: 50th Anniversary Edition not only reminds modern audiences of its deservedly immortal status, but provides a much-needed standard of comparison for more recent animated features.

December 23, 2008 Full Review

Todd Gilchrist

IGN Movies

[It made] more money than any other film from the 1950s except The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur.

September 1, 2008 Full Review

Michael Scheinfeld

TV Guide's Movie Guide

A charming piece of vintage entertainment from Walt Disney, replete with wholesome family values.

September 1, 2008 Full Review

Daniel Etherington

Film4

• 1. Tramp: Woof.
  – Submitted by Venkatesh S (13 months ago)
• 1. Tramp: Just a cute little bundle... of trouble. Yeah, they scratch, pinch, pull ears... Aw, but shucks, any dog can take that. It's what they do to your happy home. Move it over, will ya, friend? Homewreckers, that's what they are!
  2. Jock: Look here, laddie! Who are you to barge in? Tramp: The voice of experience, buster. Just wait 'til Junior gets here. You feel the urge for a nice, comfortable scratch, and... "Put that dog out! He'll get fleas all over the baby!" You start barking at some strange mutt... [Barks]
  3. Tramp: Stop that racket, you'll wake the baby!
  – Submitted by Saunche W (16 months ago)
• 1. Tramp: You see, Pidge, when you're footloose and collar-free, you take nothing but the best!
  – Submitted by Diego T (19 months ago)
• 1. Tramp: Here, Little Fritzi, that's me, Pidge, makes this his Monday home.
  – Submitted by Diego T (22 months ago)
• 1. Tramp: Oh, now, now. Who could ever harm a little trick like you?
  2. Lady: [Angry] Trick? Trick! Oh, that reminds me. Who is Trixie?
  3. Tramp: Trixie?
  4. Lady: And Lulu and Fifi and Rosita Chiquita wh... whatever her name is?
  5. Tramp: Chiquita... chiquita, oh... Oh! Yes! Well, I-I...
  – Submitted by Diego T (22 months ago)
• 1. Beaver: Say, it works swell!
  – Submitted by Diego T (22 months ago)

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