The Reluctant Dragon
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.
Released 1941 · Animation, Comedy, Family
Studios
Characters
- Robert Benchley
- Doris
- Humphrey
- Mrs. Benchley
- Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon")
- Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon")
- Boy (segment "The Reluctant Dragon")
- Clara Cluck / Florence Gill
- Donald Duck / Clarence Nash
- Norman Ferguson
- Ward Kimball
- Baby Weems Model
- Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
- Truman Woodworth
- Hamilton MacFadden
- Walt Disney
- Orchestra Leader
- Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems")
- Walter Winchell (segment "Baby Weems")
- Slim
- Courier