The Calico Dragon is a 1935 Happy Harmonies cartoon short directed by Rudolf Ising for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.[1] 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.[2]

Plot

When a little girl falls asleep after reading a fairy tale 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

Awards

The cartoon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1935.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Baxter, Devon. "Harman-Ising's 'The Calico Dragon (1935)'".
  3. ^ "The Calico Dragon". Big Cartoon Database. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-14.

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