The Reluctant Dragon
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The Reluctant Dragon is a 1941 Disney film that blends live-action and animation to tell the humorous story of a gentle, poetry-loving dragon who prefers friendship over fighting.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T662739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Reluctant Dragon Context triple: [Clyde Geronimi, notableWork, The Reluctant Dragon]
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A.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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B.
Sparky the Dragon
Sparky the Dragon is the costumed dragon mascot who entertains fans at New York Islanders hockey games and team events.
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C.
Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon is an apocryphal addition to the Book of Daniel that recounts stories of the prophet exposing the falsity of idol worship and miraculously surviving a dragon and a lions’ den.
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D.
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the hidden world and remarkable behaviors of invertebrates, presented and narrated by David Attenborough.
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E.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Reluctant Dragon Target entity description: The Reluctant Dragon is a 1941 Disney film that blends live-action and animation to tell the humorous story of a gentle, poetry-loving dragon who prefers friendship over fighting.
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A.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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B.
Sparky the Dragon
Sparky the Dragon is the costumed dragon mascot who entertains fans at New York Islanders hockey games and team events.
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C.
Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon is an apocryphal addition to the Book of Daniel that recounts stories of the prophet exposing the falsity of idol worship and miraculously surviving a dragon and a lions’ den.
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D.
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series exploring the hidden world and remarkable behaviors of invertebrates, presented and narrated by David Attenborough.
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E.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney film
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film ⓘ live-action/animated film ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Reluctant Dragon
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surface form:
The Reluctant Dragon (short story)
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| castMember |
Alan Ladd
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Barnett Parker ⓘ Buddy Pepper ⓘ Frances Gifford ⓘ Nana Bryant ⓘ Robert Benchley ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bert Glennon ⓘ |
| colorProcess |
Technicolor
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black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Alfred Werker
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Ford Beebe ⓘ Hamilton Luske ⓘ Jack Cutting ⓘ Ub Iwerks ⓘ |
| disneyEra | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editingBy | Paul Weatherwax ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterTrait | gentle dragon who prefers poetry and friendship over fighting ⓘ |
| featuresSegment |
Baby Weems
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How to Ride a Horse ⓘ The Reluctant Dragon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Reluctant Dragon (animated segment)
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| genre |
comedy film
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family film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ live-action/animated hybrid film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Robert Benchley
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surface form:
Robert Benchley (film character)
The Reluctant Dragon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the Reluctant Dragon
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| musicBy |
Edward H. Plumb
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Frank Churchill ⓘ Paul J. Smith ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | tour of Disney animation process ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of live-action studio tour and animated shorts
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early behind-the-scenes look at Disney animation studio ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1941-06-20 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 74 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Walt Disney Studios
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surface form:
Walt Disney Studios (fictionalized)
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| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| title | The Reluctant Dragon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Reluctant Dragon Description of subject: The Reluctant Dragon is a 1941 Disney film that blends live-action and animation to tell the humorous story of a gentle, poetry-loving dragon who prefers friendship over fighting.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The Reluctant Dragon (1941 film)
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The Reluctant Dragon (1941 film)
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the Reluctant Dragon
subject surface form:
The Reluctant Dragon (1941 film)
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The Reluctant Dragon (animated segment)
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The Reluctant Dragon (1941 film)
this entity surface form:
The Reluctant Dragon (film)
this entity surface form:
The Reluctant Dragon (1941 live-action/animation feature)