Description
A lighthearted story that follow the adventures of a brave young boy who, emboldened by tales of brave knights, decides to pursue the horrible dragon this is terrifying the villagers. But what he discovers is a surprisingly friendly dragon that is more interested in receiting poetry and making music than devouring fair damsels. Now the young boy will have to stop the local hero before he challenges the dragon to a fiery battle.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1941-06-27 (Theatrical Release)
2009-05-12 (Disney Animation Collection DVD)
Publication
Walt Disney Pictures (1941)
Local notes
Included as a bonus feature on the discs of "Fun and Fancy Free" and "Ichabod and Mr. Toad".
The first twenty minutes of the film are in black-and-white, and the remainder is in Technicolor. Most of the film is live-action, with four short animated segments inserted into the running time: a black-and-white segment featuring Casey Junior from Dumbo; and three Technicolor cartoons: Baby Weems, Goofy's How to Ride a Horse, and the extended-length short The Reluctant Dragon, based upon Kenneth Grahame's book of the same name.
The first twenty minutes of the film are in black-and-white, and the remainder is in Technicolor. Most of the film is live-action, with four short animated segments inserted into the running time: a black-and-white segment featuring Casey Junior from Dumbo; and three Technicolor cartoons: Baby Weems, Goofy's How to Ride a Horse, and the extended-length short The Reluctant Dragon, based upon Kenneth Grahame's book of the same name.
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A forgotten celebrity takes a tour of the Disney studios, and watches a couple cartoons.
1/4 (Bad).
The title cartoon is good, but the rest of the movie is awful. I expected the live action sequences to be a framing device for cartoons, but in fact there are only two complete cartoons, and a lot of
1/4 (Bad).
The title cartoon is good, but the rest of the movie is awful. I expected the live action sequences to be a framing device for cartoons, but in fact there are only two complete cartoons, and a lot of
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