''The Calico Dragon'' is a

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Happy Harmonies cartoon short directed by Rudolf Ising for the

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. Even though the start and end dates for certain scenes are incomplete, the cartoon was produced relatively quickly, with confirmed dates on the animation being done from January 17 to February 14, 1935 and the cartoon first being released on March 30, 1935.

Plot

When a little girl falls asleep after reading a

fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cult ...

to her doll, her toys come to life. The toys act out a fairy tale in which a prince has to fight a dragon.

Crew Members

* Musical Direction by Scott Bradley * Animation by Jim "Tony" Pabian,

Pete Burness Wilson D. "Pete" Burness (June 16, 1904 – July 21, 1969) was an American animator and animation director. He was perhaps best known for his work on the Mr. Magoo series. He also contributed to the ''Tom and Jerry'' series, ''Looney Tunes'', ...

Cal Dalton Cal Dalton (December 2, 1908 – June 1974) was an American animator and director at Warner Bros. Cartoons. Work Dalton's first commercial animation work was in 1930 at the ill-fated Romer Grey Studios. He later worked on an animated short vers ...

and Bob Allen * Additional Animation by Bob Stokes, Tom McKimson, Carl Urbano,

Gil Turner Gil Turner (born Gilbert Strunk; May 6, 1933 – September 23, 1974) was an American folk singer-songwriter, magazine editor, Shakespearean actor, political activist, and for a time, a lay Baptist preacher. Turner was a prominent figure in the ...

, Frankie "Franshaw" Smith and Joe D'Igalo * The Scott Bradley Chorus sings "I'm the Calico Dragon"

Awards

The cartoon was nominated for the

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in 1935.

References

External links

* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films 1935 films 1935 animated films 1935 short films 1930s American animated films 1930s animated short films Films directed by Rudolf Ising Happy Harmonies Films about sentient toys Films about princes Animated films about dragons {{1930s-short-animation-film-stub