Around the World with Dot
Film poster
Directed byYoram Gross
Screenplay byJohn Palmer
Based onDot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley
Produced byYoram Gross
StarringDrew Forsythe
Ron Haddrick
Music byBob Young
John Sangster
Production
company
Distributed bySatori (Australia)
Release date
23 June 1981 (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 Drew Forsythe and Ron Haddrick.[2] 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

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