Probably not, but it's a nice thought as Robert Benchley, the author of "The Reluctant Dragon ", arrives at Disney studios with his wife Nana Bryant to pitch it and gets a tour of the studio to boot. I instantly recognized Florence Gill as the woman who sings like a chicken in the Alice Faye musical classic "Every Night at Eight", and didn't realize that she was the obscure Disney animated character Clara Cluck. Benchley gets a view of behind the scenes of putting in the sound for a cartoon, a black and white sequence involving a talking train, quite entertaining.
Some gorgeous Technicolor takes over for a brief Donald Duck moment, then a visit to the painting department. Benchley's preparing to visit Disney but finds Bambi instead. So obviously you know this isn't going to be all about the dragon, basically an extended promotional film about how the studio works, with a few animated sequences tossed in, but mostly live action. Definitely of interest to film historians, but short on a plot to be of much interest to modern children. Well, this is Disney, where dreams happen, and an uninterested kid today could be a film historian or cartoon animator tomorrow.
Some gorgeous Technicolor takes over for a brief Donald Duck moment, then a visit to the painting department. Benchley's preparing to visit Disney but finds Bambi instead. So obviously you know this isn't going to be all about the dragon, basically an extended promotional film about how the studio works, with a few animated sequences tossed in, but mostly live action. Definitely of interest to film historians, but short on a plot to be of much interest to modern children. Well, this is Disney, where dreams happen, and an uninterested kid today could be a film historian or cartoon animator tomorrow.