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The Calico Dragon

  • 19351935
  • PassedPassed
  • 8m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
396
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The Calico Dragon (1935)
AnimationFamilyShort
A little girl reads a story about a dragon; as she falls asleep, her doll rides off on his calico horse through a calico land to do battle with a three-headed singing calico dragon.A little girl reads a story about a dragon; as she falls asleep, her doll rides off on his calico horse through a calico land to do battle with a three-headed singing calico dragon.A little girl reads a story about a dragon; as she falls asleep, her doll rides off on his calico horse through a calico land to do battle with a three-headed singing calico dragon.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
396
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  • Director
    • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • The Californians(uncredited)
    • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
    • Johnny Murray(uncredited)
  • Director
    • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • The Californians(uncredited)
    • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
    • Johnny Murray(uncredited)
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    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    The Californians
    • Male Quartet
    • (uncredited)
    Rudolf Ising
    • Toy Horse
    • (uncredited)
    Johnny Murray
    Johnny Murray
    • Hero
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The little girl's dreamland seems to be full of underwear: as the calico knight sets off on his quest, birds are seen nesting in the cups of a brassiere; the "bridge" across the stream is a corset; and the "castle" in which the Calico Dragon lives is a "union suit."
    • Connections
      Featured in Toon in with Me: Stuff & Nonsense #19 (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm the Calico Dragon
      (1935) (uncredited)

      Sung by Scott Bradley Chorus (as The Calico Dragon)

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    So Cute I Could Puke
    A little girl -- I should write "widdle gir-rl" because that's how she would say it -- reads the end of a story, then goes to sleep. Whereupon all toys come to life and do cute things while singers sing cute songs.

    Whoopee. Clearly this was the effect that Harman and Ising were trying for -- cuteness, I mean. They certainly do a fine job of color design with their two-strip Technicolor effects, where everything looks like calico, cheap decorated cotton fabric. It got that name because it used to be imported for Calcutta in Indian.

    Anyway, if you have a taste for this sort of thing, or need a good purgative, this is a cartoon for you.
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    • boblipton
    • Oct 29, 2022

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Happy Harmonies (1934-1935 Season) #9: The Calico Dragon
    • Production company
      • Harman-Ising Productions
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    • Runtime
      8 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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