The Reluctant Dragon

Year: 1941

Country: USA

Tagline: A NEW WORLD OF WALT DISNEY WONDERS! (original print media ad - all caps)  »

Plot: A humorist learns about the animation production and process at Walt Disney Studios. At the same time, he attempts to pitch an idea to Walt Disney on making an animated film based on the Kenneth Grahame story about a boy who finds a shy dragon that won't fight and writes poetry. He agrees to the idea and we are taken into the studio theater to watch the completed picture in technicolor.The film follows a man Robert Benchley who has a chance to visit the Walt Disney Studios. His desire is to meet Uncle Walt and persuades him to create a new film based on a short story about a shy dragon.

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