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The Reluctant Dragon

Year:

1941

Duration:

74 min

Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

IMDB rate:

Director:

Alfred L. Werker

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1941-06-20

Filming Locations: Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $872,000 (USA) Rentals $400,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Wolfgang Reitherman

Robert Benchley

Frances Gifford

Doris (Studio Artist)

Buddy Pepper

Humphrey (Studio Guide)

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Benchley

Claud Allister

Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon")

Barnett Parker

The Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon")

Billy Lee

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

Florence Gill

Florence Gill / Clara Cluck

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash /

Norman Ferguson

Norm Ferguson (as Norm Ferguson)

Ward Kimball

Jimmy Luske

Jimmy - Baby Weems Model

Alan Ladd

Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist

Truman Woodworth

Hamilton MacFadden

Hamilton MacFadden (as Hamilton Mac Fadden)

Maurice Murphy

Baby Weems Storyboard Artist

The Staff of the Walt Disney Studio

Staff of the Walt Disney Studios

Ernie Alexander

Baby Weems' Father (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Churchill

Frank Churchill (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

Goofy (segment "How to Ride a Horse")

Louise Currie

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

John Dehner

Tall Baby Weems Storyboard Artist with Mustache (uncredited)

Walt Disney

Lester Dorr

Slim (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Frank - Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Henry Hall

Studio Policeman (uncredited)

Verna Hillie

Sculptor (uncredited)

Leone Le Doux

Baby Weems (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

James MacDonald

Sound Effects Man (uncredited)

Eddie Marr

Walter Winchell (segment "Baby Weems")

Linda Marwood

Baby Weems' Mother (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

John McLeish

Narrator (segment "How to Ride a Horse") (voice) (uncredited)

Gerald Mohr

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

Fred Moore

Fred Moore (uncredited)

George Offerman Jr.

Art Student (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Humphrey's Boss - Head of Security (uncredited)

Raymond Severn

Baby Weems (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

Val Stanton

Courier (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice) (uncredited)

J. Donald Wilson

Narrator (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Young

FDR (segment "Baby Weems")

Did you know?

Trivia

Film debut of John Dehner.

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When Robert Benchley visits the art department one of the sculptors quickly makes a clay bust caricature of Benchley. In reality the bust was made in advance and then gradually destroyed while being filmed. The film was simply shown backwards to make it appear as though the artist was making the bust from scratch.

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Maquettes in the model department include Jiminy Cricket and the drunk cuckoo clock from Pinocchio (1940), characters from Fantasia (1940) including Chernabog, a black centaurette that Robert Benchley takes with him, and the Knight from The Reluctant Dragon (1941).

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Quotes

Robert Benchley: Yeah, but he still doesn't move.

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The Boy: Have you had any nice battles lately?

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Narrator: [Goofy has fallen off his horse] When you've fallen from a horse, lie quietly. Remember, a horse will never step on a fallen rider.

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