
The Reluctant Dragon
The big feature show with a thousand surprises!
1941 en 74 minutes
Rating: 6.6
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast

Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley

Frances Gifford
Doris

Buddy Pepper
Humphrey

Nana Bryant
Mrs. Benchley

Claud Allister
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

Barnett Parker
Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

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

Florence Gill
Clara Cluck (voice) / Florence Gill

Clarence Nash
Donald Duck (voice) / Clarence Nash

Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson

Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball

Jimmy Luske
Baby Weems Model

Alan Ladd
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist

Truman Woodworth
Truman Woodworth

Hamilton MacFadden
Hamilton MacFadden

Maurice Murphy
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist

John Dehner
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)

Walt Disney
Walt Disney (uncredited)

Frank Faylen
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

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

Eddie Marr
Walter Winchell (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Slim (uncredited)