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The Reluctant Dragon
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.


















8 May 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

26 April 1901, Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

11 September 1886, Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK

23 November 1888, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

3 October 1913, Seattle, Washington, USA

8 December 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

4 March 1914, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

3 September 1913, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

March 14, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

November 11, 1915 in El Paso, Texas, USA

7 December 1904, Watonga, Oklahoma, USA


April 18, 2013
This isn't really so much a movie as it is just an excuse to show the movie-going audience some of what goes into making an animated film. And you know what? That's absolutely fine by me.
November 09, 2010
One of the most fascinating, irregular curios in all the cobwebby corners of Disney history.
January 14, 2014
Excellent glimpse into how animation was made in the '40s.