Lambert the Sheepish Lion

"A mix-up finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep."

1952 0h 8m EN

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7.6

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★7.2TMDB · 141★7.6IMDB · 2,693

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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Disney Legend Sterling Holloway narrates this classic animated short. A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. Doted on by his mother, but teased by the other lambs, Lambert soon grows to become a massive lion, but as shy and gentle as the ewe who raised him. When a hungry wolf begins to stalk the herd, will Lambert find the courage to protect his mama?

“A mix-up finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep.”

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Cast

Sterling Holloway
Narrator
June Foray
Mrs. Sheep/Lambert (purring and meowing)/Lambs (voice)
Stan Freberg
Lambert (voice)
James MacDonald
Wolf / Lambert (roaring) (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Hannah
Writers: Ralph Wright, Bill Peet, Milt Banta
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Dubin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Sterling Holloway and June Foray and Stan Freberg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A mix-up finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044821 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Hannah directs. Joseph Dubin scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Joseph Dubin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Sterling Holloway and June Foray and Stan Freberg carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A mix-up finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep.".
7IMDB entry: tt0044821 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Joseph Dubin
Runtime: 8 min · 0h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
IMDB rating: 7.6/10 · 2,693 votes
MPAA: Approved

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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CinemaSerf2026-01-11
★ 7/10
When the stork takes a breather from delivering it’s hefty parcel, it gets seen off by a possessive ewe who decides to keep the occupant of the bundle and raise it as her own. The other sheep like to tease the newborn because, well even they can see it’s not a sheep. They don’t know what it is, but we know it's a lion cub - and a fairly placid one at that. Then enter a peckish wolf that sees the flock as easy pickings. What chance the now fully grown lion can grow a pair of claws and learn to roar? It’s good fun this animation, with a little bit of an understated moral to it and quite a bit of mischief thrown in too as it moves along nicely for eight minutes with a solid story and jaunty score underpinning the characters.

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