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The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows starring Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad

From The Film Guide

The Reluctant Dragon & The Wind in the Willows starring Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad is a 1957 Disney film. The creators of Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fantasia, Victory Through Air Power, Music Land, Academey Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons, The Reluctant Dragon, Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.

ten segments of:
"The Reluctant Dragon (segment)" segment of The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
"Peter And The Wolf" segment of Make Mine Music (1946)
"Once Upon A Wintertime" segment of Melody Time (1948)
"Education For Death" segment of Victory Through Air Power (1943)
"Bongo" segment of Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
"The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf" segment of Academey Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons (1937)
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Fantasia (1940)
"Pedro" segment of Saludos Amigos (1944)
"The Flying Gauchito" segment of The Three Caballeros (1945)
"The Wind In The Willows" segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

Contents

[edit] Plot

[edit] The Reluctant Dragon segment

The Reluctant Dragon meets Sir Giles and the Boy for a picnic in a scene from The Reluctant Dragon.

[edit] The Wind in the Willows segment

Mr. Toad going to a motorcar, Toad's friends: Ratty, the Water Rat, Angus MacBadger and Moley the Mole.

[edit] Voice cast and crew

    • Walt Disney Pictures.
    • Distributed By BUENA VISTA Film Distribution Co. Inc.
    • RKO Radio Pictures.
  • Walt Disney Productions presents: The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows - Color by TECHINCOLOR.
  • Story by Bill Peet. (Based on the book by Kenneth Gramhame).
  • With the Voice Talents of:
    • J. Donald Wilson... Narrator (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
    • Barnett Parker... The Reluctant Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
    • Eric Blore... Mr. Toad (segment "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • Basil Rathbone... Narrator (segment "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • Val Stanton... Courier (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
    • Billy Lee... The Boy (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
    • Claud Allister... Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon")/Ratty the Water Rat (segment "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • J. Pat O'Malley... Cyril Proundbottom (segment "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • Collin Campbell... Moley the Mole (segment "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • Campbell Grant... Angus MacBadger (segment "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • Oliver Wallace... Mr. Winkie (segment "The Wind In The Willows")
    • The Rythmaires... Additional voices (segments "The Reluctant Dragon" and "The Wind In The Willows") (voice)
    • John McLeish... Prosecutor (segment "The Wind In The Willows")   (voice)
    • Sterling Holloway... Narrator (segment "Peter And The Wolf" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (voice)
    • Frances Langford... Singer (segment "Once Upon A Wintertime") (voice)
    • Art Baker... Narrator (segment "Education For Death") (voice)
    • Dinah Shore... Narrator and Singer (segment "Bongo") (voice)
    • Mary Moder... Fiddler Pig (segment "The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf") (voice)
    • Dorothy Compton... Fifer Pig (segment "The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf") (voice)
    • Pinto Colvig... The Practical Pig (segment "The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf") (voice)
    • Billy Blechter... The Big Bad Wolf (segment "The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf") (voice)
    • Fred Shieds... Narrator (segments "Pedro" and "The Flying Gauchito") (voice)
  • Directing Animators: Frank Thomas, Marc Davis, Ward Kimball, Milt Kahl, Woolie Reitherman, Eric Larson, Ollie Johnston, Les Clark and John Lounsbery.
  • Cartoon Sequences:
    • The Reluctant Dragon segment - Musical Directorn: Paul Smith.
    • Peter And The Wolf segment - Musical Directorn: Oliver Wallace.
    • Once Upon A Wintetime segment - Musical Directorn: Oliver Wallace.
    • Education For Death segment - Musical Directorn: Paul Smith.
    • Bongo segment - Musical Directorn: Oliver Wallace.
    • The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf segment - Musical Directorn: Paul Smith.
    • The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment - Musical Direction: Paul Smith.
    • Pedro segment - Musical Direction: Paul Smith.
    • The Flying Gauchito segment - Musical Direction: Paul Smith.
    • The Wind In The Willows segment - Musical Directorn: Oliver Wallace.
  • Music: George Burns, Oliver Wallace and Paul Smith.
  • Orchstrea: Joseph S. Dubin and Buddy Baker.
  • Songs by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman.
  • The songs:
    • "Opening music from Music Land" performed by Disney Studio Chours and The Mellomen.
  • Color sytling: Ralph Hullet.
  • Art Director: Ken Anderson.
  • Writted by Ben Sharpsteen.
  • Produced and Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and Bill Justice.

[last part]

  • THE END - A Walt Disney Production.

[edit] Animation

  • The Dragon's arm has death with Sir Giles from music of Sleeping Beauty. Maleficent as the Black Dragon has death with fightning Prince Phillip's sword.
  • The wicked wolf catches Sadsch the Bird climbs up the hollow tree from The Sword in the Stone. A hungry wolf catches Arthur as the squrriel falls in the tree.
  • When Mr. Winkie and the weasels chased Moley the Mole and Ratty the Water Rat back from Deed paper from The Jungle Book. Baloo, Monkeys, King Louie and Bagheera back from Mowgli.

[edit] VHS Releases and Other appearances

On VHS really was October 1994 on Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection. On DVD really was September 2004 on Walt Disney Classic Gold Collection.

The Reluctant Dragon, Mr. Toad, Sir Giles, Angus MacBadger, Ratty the Water Rat and Moley the Mole, The Boy, the Weasels and other characters guest appearances from Disney's House of Mouse.

[edit] Theatrical Releases

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