In the land of cuddly toys

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Movie
German title In the land of cuddly toys
Original title The Calico Dragon
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1935
length 8 minutes
Rod
Director Rudolf Ising
production Hugh Harman ,
Rudolf Ising
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
music Scott Bradley

In the Land of the Stuffed Animals is an American animated short film by Rudolf Ising from 1935.

action

In the evening, a little girl reads to her cuddly toys the story of the princess who is guarded by a dragon and longs for a savior. After the girl falls asleep, a toy knight, a stuffed animal horse and a stuffed dog set out to save the princess.

After minor incidents - including the dog clashing with a toy rabbit - the trio meets the Galico dragon, a three-headed fabric monster. Although the knight on the horse seems inferior at first, the dog manages to be devoured by the dragon and to get out of the dragon again through a patch on the rear. He also stole his dragon tongue, which turns out to be an air trunk .

The kite collapses and the entire landscape is transformed into a rolling surface. Knight, horse and dog suddenly find each other on the bedspread of the girl who sleeps restlessly after the exciting bedtime story. Suddenly it wakes up and is glad that she just had one bad dream. When the curtains are moved by the wind, it hides fearfully under the bedspread.

production

In the Land of the Stuffed Animals was released on March 30, 1935 as part of the MGM animated film series Happy Harmonies .

The film features the pieces An der Schöne Blaue Donau and the overture from Franz von Suppé's Light Cavalry .

Awards

In the land of the cuddly toys was nominated for an Oscar in the category “ Best Animated Short Film ” in 1936 , but could not prevail against The Three Little Orphans .

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