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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.


















7 December 1904, Watonga, Oklahoma, USA

8 May 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

4 March 1914, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

12 March 1929, Nelson, Indiana, USA


11 June 1914, New York City, New York, USA

2 September 1902, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

8 May 1893, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

23 November 1888, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3 October 1913, Seattle, Washington, USA

27 July 1877, London, England, UK


8 December 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

26 April 1901, Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

15 September 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

16 September 1908, New York City, New York, USA

3 October 1888, London, England, UK

23 November 1915, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA

11 September 1886, Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK

14 February 1900, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

7 October 1894, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

21 April 1922, La Grange, Kentucky, USA

April 7, 1913 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

1916, Montreal, Quebec, Canada



January 14, 2014
Excellent glimpse into how animation was made in the '40s.
November 09, 2010
One of the most fascinating, irregular curios in all the cobwebby corners of Disney history.
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.