The Calico Dragon Explained

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

• Musical direction by Scott Bradley
• Animation by Jim "Tony" Pabian, Pete Burness, Cal Dalton and Bob Allen
• Additional animation by Bob Stokes, Tom McKimson, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Frankie "Franshaw" Smith and Joe D'Igalo^[2]
• The Scott Bradley Chorus sings "I'm the Calico Dragon"

Awards

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 89.
2. Web site: Baxter. Devon. Harman-Ising's 'The Calico Dragon (1935)'.
3. Web site: The Calico Dragon . https://archive.today/20120721040153/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2970-Calico_Dragon.html . dead . July 21, 2012 . 2009-11-14 . Big Cartoon Database.