Sidney's Family Tree

1958 | 6 minutes | 6.2 ★ (5)

Sidney's Family Tree
  • Overview

    Sidney the elephant is looking for a mother, even though he's 44. The hippo and giraffe turn him down.

  • Release Date

    10 December 1958

  • DirectingGene Deitch
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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CinemaSerf

10 February 2024

"Sidney" is the somewhat melodramatic, forty-four year old, elephant who was abandoned as a calf and is desperately looking for someone to adopt him as their son. The hippo and the giraffe politely decline, but when a friendly monkey agrees, her husband thinks the world's gone mad - especially when "Sidney" starts climbing trees and helping them with the harvest. His mother even knits him a trunk-cosy! The animation is pretty basic, but the increasing frustration of his "father" as he tries to get shot of his new offspring did make me smile a few times and think of Johnny Weissmuller. Might true love come to the rescue, or will that just exacerbate things? I liked this.

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