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For Whom the Bulls Toil

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 6m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
492
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For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

While on vacation in Mexico, Goofy unwittingly volunteers for a bullfight.While on vacation in Mexico, Goofy unwittingly volunteers for a bullfight.While on vacation in Mexico, Goofy unwittingly volunteers for a bullfight.

  • Directors
    • Jack Kinney
    • Dick Rickard
  • Writers
    • Brice Mack
    • Dick Kinney
  • Stars
    • Rafael Mendez
    • Xavier Atencio
    • Al Bertino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    492
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jack Kinney
      • Dick Rickard
    • Writers
      • Brice Mack
      • Dick Kinney
    • Stars
      • Rafael Mendez
      • Xavier Atencio
      • Al Bertino
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast16

    Rafael Mendez
    • Solo-Trumpet
    Xavier Atencio
    Xavier Atencio
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bertino
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Bruce Bushman
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Goofy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Joaquin Garay
    • Radio Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    James MacDonald
    • Bull
    • (uncredited)
    Brice Mack
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Dan MacManus
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Mario Marion
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Nunez
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Partch
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Shaw
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Bea Tamargo
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Toni Varescu
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    Xenia
    • Villagers
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jack Kinney
      • Dick Rickard
    • Writers
      • Brice Mack
      • Dick Kinney
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The title is a reference to Ernest Hemingway's story For Whom the Bell Tolls.
    • Quotes
      • [Goofy has been dressed up in a matador outfit and goes out into a bullring. He sees a newspaper headline showing him, reading "El Goof Matador"]
      • Goofy: Matador? Hmm. A bullfighter?
      • [suddenly, the truth hits him; shocked]
      • Goofy: A fighter of the bulls? *Me*? Oh, no!
      • [he runs from the ring - and into the bull stable]
    • Alternate versions
      The scene where the Mexicans are looking at Goofy who is trying to shoo the bull away and cheering him have been censored as well as the scene where the Mexicans are talking on the phone to each other.
    • Connections
      Edited from Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 9, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Por quien doblan los toros
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 6m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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