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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.
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74 min
1941-06-19
Released
English
152
6.602
Robert Benchley
Doris
Humphrey
Mrs. Benchley
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Boy (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Clara Cluck (voice) / Florence Gill
Donald Duck (voice) / Clarence Nash
Norman Ferguson
Ward Kimball
Baby Weems Model
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
Truman Woodworth
Hamilton MacFadden
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)
Walt Disney (uncredited)
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)
Walter Winchell (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)
Slim (uncredited)
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