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The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon may refer to: * "The Reluctant Dragon" (short story), an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame * ''The Reluctant Dragon'' (1941 film), a 1941 Disney film based on the story * ''The Reluctant Dragon'' (1987 film), a 1987 British animated film based on the story {{DEFAULTSORT:Reluctant Dragon, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reluctant Dragon (short Story)
"The Reluctant Dragon" is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame, originally published as a chapter in his book ''Dream Days''. It is Grahame's most famous short story, arguably better known than ''Dream Days'' itself or the related 1895 collection ''The Golden Age''. It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympathetic character rather than a threat. Plot The story takes place in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire (where the author lived and where, according to legend, St. George did fight a dragon). In Grahame's story, a young boy discovers an erudite, poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. The two become friends, but soon afterwards the dragon is discovered by the townsfolk, who send for St George to rid them of it. The boy introduces St George to the dragon, and the two decide that it would be better for them not to fight. Eventually, they decide to stage a fake joust between the two combatants. As the two ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reluctant Dragon (1941 Film)
''The Reluctant Dragon'' is a 1941 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney, directed by Alfred Werker, and released by RKO Radio Pictures on June 27, 1941. Essentially a tour of the then-new Walt Disney Studios facility in Burbank, California, the film stars radio comedian Robert Benchley and many Disney staffers such as Ward Kimball, Fred Moore, Norman Ferguson, Clarence Nash, and Walt Disney, all as themselves. 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'' (presented as a storyboard), 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 total length of all animated parts is 40 minutes. Overview Opening The film st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
