Disneys Dumbo opened Oct. 23, 1941, cost about $813,000, runs barely an hour, and its star never says a word. It was supposed to be TIMEs “Mammal of the Year.” Then Japan bombed Hawaii. Dumbo landed in theaters on Oct. 23, 1941 , and it was the cheapest, shortest, fastest thing Walt Disneys studio had made since it started doing features. That was the whole idea. Pinocchio and Fantasia had both...
