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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 33 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 64 1940s animation movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 14m. Streaming on Prime and Disney+.
Synopsis
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 33 points higher than audiences do.
170 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred L. WerkerDirector
- Larry ClemmonsScreenplay
- Ted SearsScreenplay
- Al PerkinsScreenplay
- William CottrellScreenplay
- Hamilton LuskeDirector
- Harry ClorkScreenplay
- Larry MoreyOriginal Music Composer
- Frank ChurchillOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert BenchleyRobert Benchley
- Frances GiffordDoris
- Buddy PepperHumphrey
- Nana BryantMrs. Benchley
- Claud AllisterSir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
- Barnett ParkerDragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
- Billy LeeBoy (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
- Florence GillClara Cluck (voice) / Florence Gill
- Clarence NashDonald Duck (voice) / Clarence Nash
- Norman FergusonNorman Ferguson
- Ward KimballWard Kimball
- Jimmy LuskeBaby Weems Model
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Themes
dragonlive action and animation
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