Samuel Armstrong
Director · Died September 29, 1976, aged 83 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Samuel Armstrong was an American animation director. Armstrong was an American animator and director best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios. He co-directed segments of the animated classics Fantasia (1940), including "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria," and Dumbo (1941). Armstrong's innovative contributions to animation helped shape the early successes of Disney's feature films.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 5, 1893
- September 29, 1976 (aged 83)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Director
- 4 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Samuel Armstrong's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Samuel Armstrong's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Samuel Armstrong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Really Scent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Blue Bayou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Bambi(1942)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Clair de Lune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Dumbo(1941)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Fantasia(1940)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Walt Disney's A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1937 to 1959.
How do Samuel Armstrong's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 82/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Samuel Armstrong's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Samuel Armstrong work with?
People who share at least 2 of Samuel Armstrong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Roberts shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Bill RobertsShared titles: Bambi (1942), Dumbo (1941), Fantasia (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Roberts

- David HandShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with David Hand

- James AlgarShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with James Algar

- Paul SatterfieldShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Satterfield
Writers
- Vernon StallingsShared titles: Bambi (1942), Dumbo (1941), Fantasia (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Vernon Stallings

- John McLeishShared titles: Bambi (1942), Dumbo (1941), Fantasia (1940)See all 3 shared titles with John McLeish
- Carl FallbergShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Fallberg
- Perce PearceShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Perce Pearce
Actors
- Sterling HollowayShared titles: Bambi (1942), Dumbo (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Sterling Holloway

Composers
- Frank ChurchillShared titles: Bambi (1942), Dumbo (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Churchill

Producers
- Walt DisneyShared titles: Bambi (1942), Dumbo (1941), Fantasia (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Walt Disney

Mixed roles
- Graham HeidShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Heid
- Norman WrightShared titles: Bambi (1942), Fantasia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Norman Wright