WWTD 108 - The Reluctant Dragon: Dope 40s Ladies

We've established in past episodes that the early years of Disney weren't exactly smooth sailing for the company, what with that pesky Second World War and those damn communist animators striking for better wages or whatever. This week on We Want The D, we're taking on one of Disney's efforts to stay afloat without breaking the bank with THE RELUCTANT DRAGON. The title animated segment is just a small portion of this movie, which isn't really so much of an actual film as it is a behind-the-scenes tour of Disney studio. Which, to the delight of Vicky, Nolan and Jill is actually pretty fascinating much of the time, as we see foley artists at work and get to see a multi-plane camera in action. But on the other hand we also have to deal with the casual racist and sexist attitudes of the early 1940s and popular essayist Robert Benchley's largely perverted antics. There's a lot of conflicted feelings this week, but we hope you aren't conflicted in your enjoyment of this episode.