<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $93.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 American animated romantic musical comedy - drama film produced by Walt Disney and released to theaters on June 22, 1955 by Buena Vista Distribution . The 15th Disney animated feature film, it was the first animated feature filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen film process . Based on Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog by Ward Greene, Lady and the Tramp tells the story of a female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who lives with a refined, upper - middle - class family, and a male stray mongrel called the Tramp . When the two dogs meet, they embark on many romantic adventures . A direct - to - video sequel, Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, was released in 2001 . </P> <P> On Christmas morning, 1909, in a quaint Midwestern town, Jim Dear gives his wife Darling an American cocker spaniel puppy that she names Lady . Lady enjoys a happy life with the couple and befriends two local neighborhood dogs, Jock, a Scottish terrier, and Trusty, a bloodhound . Meanwhile, across town, a stray mongrel called the Tramp lives on his own, dining on scraps from Tony's Italian restaurant and protecting his fellow strays Peg (a Pekingese) and Bull (a bulldog) from the local dogcatcher . One day, Lady is saddened after her owners begin treating her rather coldly . Jock and Trusty visit her and determine that their change in behavior is due to Darling expecting a baby . While Jock and Trusty try to explain what a baby is, Tramp interrupts the conversation and offers his own thoughts on the matter, making Jock and Trusty take an immediate dislike to the stray and order him out of the yard . As Tramp leaves, he reminds Lady that "when the baby moves in, the dog moves out ." </P> <P> Eventually, the baby arrives and the couple introduces Lady to the infant, of whom Lady grows fond . Soon after, Jim Dear and Darling leave for a trip, with their Aunt Sarah looking after the baby and the house . Aunt Sarah's two trouble - making Siamese cats, Si and Am, deliberately mess up the house and trick her into thinking that Lady attacked them . Aunt Sarah then takes Lady to a pet shop to get a muzzle . Terrifed, Lady flees, only to be pursued by a trio of stray dogs . Tramp rescues her and finds a beaver at the local zoo who can remove the muzzle . Later, Tramp shows Lady how he lives "footloose and collar - free", eventually leading into a candlelit dinner at Tony's . Lady begins to fall in love with Tramp, but she chooses to return home in order to watch over the baby . Tramp offers to escort Lady back home, but when Tramp decides to chase hens around a farmyard for fun, Lady is captured by the dog catcher and brought to the local dog pound . While at the pound, the other dogs (including Peg and Bull, who have been caught) reveal to Lady that Tramp previously had multiple girlfriends and feel it is unlikely he will ever settle down . She is eventually claimed by Aunt Sarah, who chains her in the backyard as punishment for running away . </P>

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