The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

Family
Animation
Comedy
Fantasy

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.

Cast

Robert Benchley
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)
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

Crew

Art Direction
Art Direction
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Art Direction
Producer
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Animation
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Set Decoration
Production Manager