| The Calico Dragon | |
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| Directed by | Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
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Running time | 7 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Calico Dragon is a 1935 American animated comedy short film directed by Rudolf Ising. It is the ninth film in the Happy Harmonies series.[1][2] The cartoon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1935, Harman-Ising Productions' second nomination after the Merrie Melodies cartoon It's Got Me Again! in 1931.[3]
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 three-headed dragon.
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- Baxter, Devon. "Harman-Ising's 'The Calico Dragon (1935)'".
- "The Calico Dragon". Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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