One Step Ahead of My Shadow

1933
7m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

234

YOUR RATING

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Several Chinese residents play music. A dragon frees himself from a cage and goes after them, but fireworks are shoved down the dragon's throat. This causes him to explode and turn into a wa... Read allSeveral Chinese residents play music. A dragon frees himself from a cage and goes after them, but fireworks are shoved down the dragon's throat. This causes him to explode and turn into a walking dragon skeleton.Several Chinese residents play music. A dragon frees himself from a cage and goes after them, but fireworks are shoved down the dragon's throat. This causes him to explode and turn into a walking dragon skeleton.

Director
- Rudolf Ising
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

234

YOUR RATING

Director
- Rudolf Ising
Stars

3User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos1

Top Cast4

Ken Darby

Emperor
(uncredited)

Rudolf Ising

Citizens
(uncredited)

The King's Men

Quartet
(uncredited)

Carman Maxwell

Yiddish Dialect
(uncredited)

User reviews3

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Storyline

Did you know

Trivia
Vitaphone production reel #5610.

Goofs
Architecture in the background include Torii gates, which are features of Shinto temples and found only in Japan, not China.

Alternate versions
This cartoon was colorized in 1992 by Turner Entertainment Company, with each frame traced over onto a cel. Each cel was then painted in color and photographed over a colored reproduction of each background.