Pal had a great deal of respect for africanamerican folklore, feeling that it. The film is based on african american folk hero john henry john henry and the inkypoo was nominated for an oscar for best animated short for the 19th academy awards. In this george pal puppetoon production number u56, john henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure of. The film is based on african american folk hero john henry. John henry and the inkypoo was nominated for an oscar for best animated short for the 19th academy awards. John henry and the inky poo s is a film directed by george pal with animation, voz.
Apr 20, 2017 john henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 short film that was selected as 1 of 25 motion pictures to be named to the national film registry of the library of congress a year ago. John henry and the inkypoo western animation tv tropes. John henry and the inkypoo january 18, 2008 posted by jeff in 1946 through 1960, cartoons, movies, puppetoons. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 animated short film 7 minutes written and directed by george pal, using pals puppetoons style of stopmotion animation that employed carved wooden puppets it is based on the legend of john henry the steeldrivin man, a black laborer who pounded hammers on the railroad in the postbellum american south. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 the movie database. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 stopmotion animation film written and directed by george pal using pals puppetoons stopmotion style.
His most endearing short is probably tubby the tuba 1947, the story of an eager little horn who wants his song to be heard. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Jan 18, 2008 the last completed movie my father ever worked on was his personal favorite. The legend of john henry came about during the railroad boom era of the early 1800s please. John henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. John henry and the inkypoo, the secondto last puppetoon ever made, is rumored to be a sort of. Click here to download a 116k jpeg comic strip version of this film. In 1947, ebony praised pals john henry and the inky poo 1946 as that rarest of hollywood products that has no negro stereotypes, but rather treats the negro with dignity, imagination, poetry, and love. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 directed by george pal.
John henry and the inkypoo golden classics of movie. In this puppetoon animated short film an academy award best short subject, cartoons nominee, legendary american folklore figure john henry voice of rex. Pal had a great deal of respect for africanamerican folklore, feeling that it was one of the richest folklores in the world. John henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 john henry competes against a steeldriving engine. In this george pal puppetoon production number u56,john henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure ofamerican folklore, goes to work for the c. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 official trailer, organic.
John henry and the inkypoo, the secondto last puppetoon ever made, is rumored to be a sort of goodwilled attempt to make up for the racist stereotypes displayed in the the jasper series. Pal had a great deal of respect for africanamerican folklore, feeling that it was one of the richest. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 animated short film 7 minutes written and directed by george pal, using pals puppetoons style of stopmotion animation that employed carved wooden puppets. This was a promo which ran in popular magazines of the time. It is based on the legend of john henry the steeldrivin man, a black laborer who pounded hammers on the railroad in the postbellum american south. John henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure of american folklore, goes to work for the.
Blaxploitation pride john henry and the inkypoo 1946 facebook. These films, which epitomize the diversity and richness of the nations cinematic heritage, have been identified as motion pictures that deserve to be preserved. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 rex ingram as narrator, john henry. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 short film that was selected as 1 of 25 motion pictures to be named to the national film registry of the library of congress a year ago. John henry, legendary figure of american folklore matches his strength against an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inkypoo. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 short film that was selected as 1 of 25 motion pictures to be named to the national film registry of the. In 2015, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film. The little broadcast 1935 ive only seen a fragment of this film that is shown in the puppetoon movie, but it may be the whole film as usual with this type of film, its music, music, music.
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