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The Time Machine (1960)
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
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7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.
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Tom Thumb (1958)
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put... More into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone." Less
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Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world. The Atlanteans, or ra... Morether the slaves of Atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. These crystals can then be used for warmth. The misuse of science has created weapons out of the crystals that can fire a heat ray to destroy whatever it touches. Less
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Tulips Shall Grow (1942)
In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), a young Dutch couple find their idyllic countryside being overrun by unfeeling, unthinking mechanical men and machines that lay waste to everything in their path. In 1997 this film, deemed "cu... Morelturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Less
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John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)
In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry... More matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009. Less
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Tubby the Tuba (1947)
In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), Tubby the Tuba is disappointed that his sound limits what he's permitted to do in an orchestra of self-playing instruments that, unlike him, get to play pretty melodies. A chance meeting with a bullfrog changes everything.
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Olio for Jasper (1946)
Jasper gets tough with the Scarecrow when the latter tries to steal his yo-yo. The Scarecrow, anxious to have the yo-yo just so Jasper will no longer have the yo-yo, tries a new approach, and tells Jasper the sad story of his poverty-ridden childhood, and he never owned a yo-yo. The mor... Moree he talks about it, the angrier the Scarecrow becomes, so Jasper runs away, and takes his yo-yo with him. Less
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Jasper and the Haunted House (1942)
Jasper and the Haunted House is another George Pal Puppetoon about a black boy and his troubles. This time, the scarecrow switches a sign that leads Jasper to a haunted house instead of a deacon's place where he brings a pie.
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Jasper's Minstrels (1945)
This one features Jasper talking to the Talking Scarecrow. The Scarecrow then tells Jasper in flashback about his show business days. You see many scenes of dancing watermelon men and other minstrel caricatures.
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5.7
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Hot Lip Jasper (1945)
Jasper recovers a valuable horn, blows a few licks of "Flight of the Bumble Bee" and becomes a star.
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Philips Cavalcade (1934)
In this Puppetoon animated short film, a variety of music styles are heard as, in various locations, characters dance or sing.
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5.9
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The Magic Atlas (1935)
In this motion picture short meant to advertise Philips radios, George Pal gives full rein to his sensibilities. As we see orchestras, bands and singers animated from Britain to the far steppes of Russia, we get a very silly view of how music is produced.
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500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943)
Bartholomew Cubbins has SO MANY HATS. Every time he removes one in the presence of the King, it is replaced magically with another. This enrages the King, who brings him to trial, and to the ultimate sentence.
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5.0
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Wilbur the Lion (1947)
This George Pal Puppetoon (production number U6-1) has circus veteran Wilbur the Lion retired and returned to the jungle, where the wild life does not appeal to him, so he sets out to be captured by hunters.The hunters are none too good, so Wilbur has to basically capture the hunters, in order to accomplish his goal of returning to civilization.
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My Man Jasper (1945)
The Scarecrow and the Crow trick Jasper out of all of his possessions. The Crow reads to the Scarecrow from Jasper's book. The Scarecrow falls asleep and dreams he is on trial for stealing Jasper's property.
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Jasper and the Beanstalk (1945)
The Scarecrow trades Jasper a handful of beans for his harmonica. Jasper plants the beans and climbs up the resulting beanstalk and, at the top, finds a beautiful girl in a golden cage playing a golden harp. Jasper rescues her from the Scarecrow, brings her down the beanstalk, and spend... Mores the rest of his days dancing to the music his girlfriend plays on the harp. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009. Less
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Jasper and the Watermelons (1942)
Jasper's desire for a ripe, red watermelon leads him to fabulous Watermelonland where he meets adventures that lessen his desire for watermelon and increases his wish to be back in the security of his Mammy's arms.
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Rhythm in the Ranks (1941)
A toy soldier, distracted by a beautiful ice skater, is derelict in his duty and gets discharged. Later, when the screwball army declares war, he lucks into a chance to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009.
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Date with Duke (1947)
Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."
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The Sleeping Beauty (1935)
Centuries ago in the past, the witch, who doesn't like Beauty, puts her to sleep, then flies throughout the castle spreading sleep powder, placing all into slumber. Eventually we flash forward to present time: A young hepcat in a convertible tries awakening Sleeping Beauty, and everyone in the castle, with some Big Band music. Will it work? A Puppetoon animated short film.
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Together in the Weather (1946)
In this Puppetoon animated short film, Judy, an enticing blonde, lives across the way from Punchy and uses all her feminine wiles to try to snare him.
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3.9
/9/

Package for Jasper (1944)
Jasper receives a musical instrument in the mail and plays a few tunes with the scarecrow.
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Western Daze (1941)
A Puppetoon by George Pal.
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6.1
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Jasper's Music Lesson (1943)
Jasper and the scarecrow play some piano.
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Shoe Shine Jasper (1947)
George Pal shines a shoes while fairy godmother visits him.
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7.3
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Jasper's Boobytraps (1945)
To get his comeuppance, Jasper sets a series boobytraps for Scarecrow.
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Bravo, Mr. Strauss (1943)
As the goose-stepping "Screwball Army" pillages Europe, a statue of Mr. Strauss (symbol to defeat Hitler) comes to life with violin in hand. Like a Pied Piper, Strauss leads the nuts and bolts to drown in the Danube River.
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5.9
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The Truck That Flew (1943)
Rusty is tired of fairy tales, who only wants to "Drive cars, Smoke Cigars, Stay Up Til 2. Run, Jump, Leap, Anything But Fall Asleep."
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80
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Friend in Need (1940)
George Pal's cel-animated commercial commissioned by the Dutch Cinema Association on behalf of the Bio Vacation Resort in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands.
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7.0
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World's Greatest Show (1935)
George Pal cel-animated hand-drawn commercial for The Philips Company 1930s 335 Shortwave Radio.
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3.8
/34/

Jasper Goes Fishing (1943)
A George Pal Puppetoon
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8.5
/9/

Say Ah, Jasper (1944)
Jasper goes to the dentist.
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6.8
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Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk (1942)
Mr. Strauss, with the help of the forest animals, composes his greatest waltz.
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5.5
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Jasper Goes Hunting (1944)
Jasper is hunting in the jungle with his friend the Scarecrow. Along the way, they run into Bugs Bunny, making a rare cameo in a non-Warner Bros. production.
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60
/1/

Rescue Brigade (1937)
A Puppetoon by George Pal
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6.9
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The Great Philips Review (1938)
Puppet animation of Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra performing. A Puppetoon animated short film.
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7.0
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Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1936)
George Pal animation short of the fable of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.
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5.6
/15/

Sky Pirates (1938)
A Puppetoon by George Pal
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7.2
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Rhapsody in Wood (1947)
Woody Herman spins a fairy tale about how his Woodchopper Grandpappy Herman chopped the wood necessary to form the clarinet Woody inherited and uses. Grandpappy formed it and put out magical enchanting sounds like the Pied Piper.
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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1944)
1944 animated short film by George Pal, based on the book by Dr. Seuss.
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7.1
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The Little Broadcast (1943)
The Great Maestro gets to conduct more than he can compose himself to. A Puppetoon animated short film.
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A Hatful of Dreams (1944)
George Pal’s stop motion Puppetoons were peopled with all types of characters. Two of his most popular were a pair of lovestruck kids named Punchy and Judy. Here, down-on-his-luck Punchy obtains a magical straw hat from a plucky talking horse and transforms himself into Aladdin and, wit... Moreh the official permission of DC Comics, Superman. Hoping to impress Judy, Punchy’s delusions of grandeur only land him in jail. The talking horse is a witness at Punchy’s trial and cajoles the judge, arresting Officer Moriarty and members of the jury to test the hat, causing their secret selves to emerge inbound, a hilarious spectacle as their unfettered dreams and desire hold sway. Less
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5.2
/9/
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Love on the Range (1939)
Animated cinema advertisement produced for Horlick's by George Pal.
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5.8
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South Sea Sweethearts (1938)
Animated cinema advertisement produced for Horlick's by George Pal.
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5.8
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Ship of the Ether (1934)
Puppet animation film advertising Philips Radio sets. A ship steers its way to several international radio stations, where characteristic music is heard - France, Vienna, Rome, Hilversum, Beromünster, Munich and Daventry.
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Ether Symphony (1936)
Ether Symphony is a movie that was filmed in 1936 and directed by George Pal. The movie is a Animation and Short.


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