The Reluctant Dragon

The big feature show with a thousand surprises!

Duration: 74 min

Release date: 1941-06-19

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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.

Animation Family Comedy

The Reluctant Dragon

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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

as Robert Benchley

Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford

as Mrs. Benchley

as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

as Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

as Boy (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

as Clara Cluck (voice) / Florence Gill

as Donald Duck (voice) / Clarence Nash

Norman Ferguson

Norman Ferguson

as Norman Ferguson

as Ward Kimball

as Baby Weems Model

as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist

Truman Woodworth

Truman Woodworth

as Truman Woodworth

Hamilton MacFadden

Hamilton MacFadden

as Hamilton MacFadden

as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist

as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)

as Walt Disney (uncredited)

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

as Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

as Walter Winchell (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

as Slim (uncredited)

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Alfred L. Werker

Alfred L. Werker

Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame

William Cottrell

William Cottrell

Charles Philippi

Charles Philippi

John Noel Tucker

John Noel Tucker

Art Fitzpatrick

Art Fitzpatrick

Wolfgang Reitherman

Wolfgang Reitherman

George de Beeson

George de Beeson

Paul B. Kossoff

Paul B. Kossoff

Frank Churchill

Frank Churchill

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Paul Weatherwax

Paul Weatherwax

Production Manager

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