Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
- farm
- friendship
- escape
- lighthouse keeper
- maine
- part live action
- dragon
- based on short story
- part animation
- live action and animation
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Red Buttons — Hoagy
- Shelley Winters — Lena Gogan
- Jane Kean — Miss Taylor
- Jim Backus — The Mayor
- Charles Tyner — Merle
- Gary Morgan — Grover
- Cal Bartlett — Paul
- Charlie Callas — Elliott (voice)
- Walter Barnes — Captain
- Jeff Conaway — Willie
- Arthur Tovey — White-haired Townsman
- Directed
- Don Chaffey
- Written
- Malcolm Marmorstein
Production
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 735 ratings
- Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
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