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|screenplay = John Palmer<br />Yoram Gross
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|based_on = ''[[Dot and the Kangaroo]]'' by [[Ethel Pedley]]
|based_on = ''[[Dot and the Kangaroo]]'' by [[Ethel Pedley]]
|starring = [[Drew Forsythe]]<br />[[Ron Haddrick]]
|starring = [[Barbara Frawley]]<br />[[Drew Forsythe]]<br />[[Anne Haddy]]<br />[[Ron Haddrick]]<br />[[Ross Higgins]]<br />Ashley Ayre<br />Ben Alcott<br />Frank Gott<br />Marli Mason
|music = Bob Young<br />[[John Sangster]]
|music = Bob Young<br />[[John Sangster]]
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|country = Australia
|country = [[Australia]]
|language = English
|language = [[English language|English]]
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'''''Around the World with Dot''''' (also known as '''''Dot and Santa Claus''''')<ref>[http://www.yoramgrossfilms.com.au/dot/dot2.html ''Around the World with Dot''] at Yoram Gross Films</ref> is a 1981 Australian animated film directed by [[Yoram Gross]] and starring [[Drew Forsythe]] and [[Ron Haddrick]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It is a sequel to ''[[Dot and the Kangaroo]]''.
'''''Around the World with Dot''''' (also known as '''''Dot and Santa Claus''''')<ref>[http://www.yoramgrossfilms.com.au/dot/dot2.html ''Around the World with Dot''] at Yoram Gross Films</ref> is a [[1981 in film|1981]] [[Australia|Australian]] [[Animation|animated]] [[film]] directed by [[Yoram Gross]] and starring [[Barbara Frawley]] and [[Drew Forsythe]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It is a sequel to ''[[Dot and the Kangaroo]]''.


==Premise==
==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 [[Marsupial#Early development|joey]], the child of the kangaroo Dot had met when she lost her way home.
Dot joins a swagman named Danny dressed as [[Father Christmas|Santa Claus]] on a tour of the world to see everyone celebrate [[Christmas]] in their own different ways. They search for a long lost beloved [[Marsupial#Early development|joey]], the child of the kangaroo Dot had met when she lost her way home.


==Cast==
==Cast==
===Live action===
===Live action===
* [[Drew Forsythe]] - Danny the Swagman
* [[Drew Forsythe]] - Danny the Swagman
* [[Ashley Ayre]] - Dot (live-action segments)
* Ashley Ayre - Dot (live-action segments)
* [[Ben Alcott]] - Ben (live-action segments)
* Ben Alcott - Ben (live-action segments)
* [[Frank Gott]] (live-action segments)
* Frank Gott (live-action segments)
* [[Marli Mason]] (live-action segments)
* Marli Mason (live-action segments)


===Animated===
===Animated===

Revision as of 07:16, 29 July 2024

Around the World with Dot
Film poster
Directed byYoram Gross
Screenplay byJohn Palmer
Yoram Gross
Based onDot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley
Produced byYoram Gross
StarringBarbara Frawley
Drew Forsythe
Anne Haddy
Ron Haddrick
Ross Higgins
Ashley Ayre
Ben Alcott
Frank Gott
Marli Mason
Music byBob Young
John Sangster
Production
company
Distributed bySatori (Australia)
Release date
  • 23 June 1981 (1981-06-23) (Australia)
Running time
80 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Around the World with Dot (also known as Dot and Santa Claus)[1] is a 1981 Australian animated film directed by Yoram Gross and starring Barbara Frawley and Drew Forsythe.[2] It is a sequel to Dot and the Kangaroo.

Premise

Dot joins a swagman named Danny dressed as Santa Claus 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

  • Drew Forsythe - Danny the Swagman
  • Ashley Ayre - Dot (live-action segments)
  • Ben Alcott - Ben (live-action segments)
  • Frank Gott (live-action segments)
  • Marli Mason (live-action segments)

Animated

References

  1. ^ Around the World with Dot at Yoram Gross Films
  2. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 17. ISBN 9781476672939.
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