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Movie · 1941

The Reluctant Dragon

“The big feature show with a thousand surprises!”

Released 19 June 1941 74 min Animation / Family / Comedy More from 1941 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Florence Gill
as Clara Cluck (voice) / Florence Gill
63
Barnett Parker
as Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
54
Nana Bryant
as Mrs. Benchley
52
Claud Allister
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
52
Robert Benchley
as Robert Benchley
51
Eddie Marr
as Walter Winchell (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)
41
Hamilton MacFadden
as Hamilton MacFadden
40
Norman Ferguson
as Norman Ferguson
38
Clarence Nash
as Donald Duck (voice) / Clarence Nash
36
Frank Faylen
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
35
Ward Kimball
as Ward Kimball
27
Alan Ladd
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
27
Gerald Mohr
as Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)
27
Frances Gifford
as Doris
20
Buddy Pepper
as Humphrey
19
Billy Lee
as Boy (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
12
Jimmy Luske
as Baby Weems Model
Unknown
Truman Woodworth
as Truman Woodworth
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
51years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Florence Gill — oldest on the call sheet
12Billy Lee — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast
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