Around the World with Dot

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{{Infobox film

|name = Around the World with Dot

|image = Around the world with dot.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|director = Yoram Gross

|producer = Yoram Gross

|screenplay = John Palmer
Yoram Gross

|based_on = Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley

|starring = Drew Forsythe
Ron Haddrick

|music = Bob Young
John Sangster

|cinematography =

|editing =

|studio = Yoram Gross Films

|distributor = Satori {{small|(Australia)}}

|released = {{Film date|1981|06|23|Australia|df=yes}}

|runtime = 80 mins

|country = Australia

|language = English

|budget =

|gross =

}}

Around the World with Dot (also known as Dot and Santa Claus)[http://www.yoramgrossfilms.com.au/dot/dot2.html Around the World with Dot] at Yoram Gross Films is a 1981 Australian animated film directed by Yoram Gross and starring Drew Forsythe and Ron Haddrick.{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=17}} It is a sequel to Dot and the Kangaroo.

Premise

Dot joins a swagman named Danny dressed as Father Christmas on a tour of the world to see everyone celebrate Christmas in their own different ways. They search for a long-lost beloved joey, the child of the kangaroo Dot had met when she lost her way home.

Cast

=Live action=

=Animated=

  • Drew Forsythe as Santa Claus
  • Barbara Frawley as:
  • Dot (a young, perpetually barefoot, red-headed Australian girl who loves animals)
  • Zebra
  • French Swallow
  • Ron Haddrick as:
  • Grumblebones, a grumpy, pessimistic kangaroo
  • Frog
  • Circus Elephant
  • Tiger
  • British Lion
  • Anne Haddy as:
  • Dozey-Face, a lazy, good-natured kangaroo
  • Angry Mother
  • Natasha, a Russian bear
  • Ross Higgins as:
  • Reindeer
  • Mr. Nagamora, a Japanese goldfish
  • Kite Judge
  • Ringmaster

References

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