The film begins on a Christmas evening in the early 1900s. The scene focuses on a couple named Jim and Darling. They receive a cocker spaniel puppy as a gift and name her Lady.

Lady, however, gets lonely and stressed out while alone. She howls, whines, and barks, which annoys Jim. However, Darling is willing to let her sleep in the same bed as him for that night only.

Some time has passed. Lady is now full-grown. She goes outside and meets a Scottish terrier called Jock and an elderly bloodhound named Trusty. She also comes across this schnauzer-terrier mix known as the Tramp. The Tramp goes around town and does what he wants. He has no owner.

At some point, Lady notices that Jim and Darling are acting peculiar and not giving her as much attention as before. Jock and Trusty hint to her that her owners are expecting a baby, and how that can negatively impact a dog. Lady gets worried. She also thinks about recent memories of Darling refusing to play with her or even walk her.

Jim and Darling hold a baby shower. Shortly after, they welcome a newborn son. Regardless of what Lady learned, she is allowed to see the baby.

Not long after, though, Jim and Darling have to go to China. They leave their aunt, Sarah, to watch their infant. Unfortunately, Aunt Sarah does not trust Lady.

While she’s there, Lady does something to protect the baby. But Aunt Sarah thinks she is trying to hurt him and makes her leave his room.

After that, Lady meets Aunt Sarah’s Siamese cats, Si and Am. They sing a song about their heritage and desires.

Lady, however, worries about her owners’ baby, so she unintentionally harms the cats. Of course, this angers Aunt Sarah.

The next day, Aunt Sarah goes to a store and gets a muzzle to put on Lady. Poor Lady feels unloved and walks away on the street.

However, she encounters three dangerous dogs. Luckily, Tramp saves her. Then he takes her into the zoo nearby and has a beaver remove the muzzle.

Shortly after, Tramp takes Lady around town, including to an upscale Italian restaurant. The owner gives them a plate of spaghetti and meatballs and sings the romantic ballad, “Bella Notte.”

After that, the Tramp continues to take Lady around the area. He even shows her some mountains in the distance, where there are no people and how that’s great.

But Lady acknowledges that she should stay in her owner’s house and be near their baby. The Tramp escorts her back to her home.

Yet when he gets closer, he finds a yard with chickens and tries to “play” with them. But he and Lady are caught. Even worse, Lady gets taken to the pound.

Once there, she meets some other depressed dogs. Not only that, she also discovers that the dogs there are intended to be killed.

Aunt Sarah does come to pick her up. However, she chains her to the doghouse in the backyard. The Tramp, Jock, and Trusty try to cheer her up. But she doesn’t want to talk to anyone.

Can things get better, though?

This movie was quite interesting with some unique approaches to different content. A big one was how the humans’ faces weren’t always shown. Sometimes they were and other times they were not.

I learned that not showing certain characters’ faces saved a lot of money back in the day. But I find it a bit odd that it wasn’t always consistent in this movie. On the bright side, I am glad that I saw most of the people’s faces.

The character development was strong, as usual. Lady was likable and I would always want to see good things happen to her. I felt the same with Jock, Trusty, and the Tramp.

The signature spaghetti scene was especially beautiful. I adored how the restaurant owner and his assistant would sing a romantic tune for two dogs, even though the dogs never spoke to people.

Speaking of which, the human characters were also memorable. I disliked Jim and Aunt Sarah at times. But Darling was sweet and patient. I do find it a bit strange that that was her name.

One part that I thought aged poorly was the scene with the Siamese cats. It is now considered one of those racist moments in Disney films.

Otherwise, the movie was good. It was fast-paced and not even an hour and a half long. It also had a good number of twists and turns.

Overall, I enjoyed Lady and the Tramp. It is a nice retro movie that people of all ages can enjoy.

I give this film 4 out of 5 stars.