Summaries

The first of a series of 12 compilation features (number 1-12)made for theatres to use as a Saturday Matinee offering aimed strictly at children. Marian Stafford, folk-singer Jared Reed, and The Bunin Puppets appear before and after each cartoon short. All of the cartoon shorts were originally released by Paramount, and included "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943)" - Betty Boop's "Crazy Town (1932)" - "The Silly Goose/Dumme Ganslein, Der (1945)" - "The Busy Little Bears (1939)" - "Toys Will Be Toys (1949)", and other Paramount cartoons, shorts and a couple of the audience-participation Screen Song singalong shorts. Strictly sold on a "Park-the-kids-and-go-shopping" or "Cheap Baby-Sitting" basis, and, since it was geared toward the kids, there was also a bath-room break intermission about halfway through the film. New footage and some of the cartoons in Technicolor, but a few of the cartoons were black-and-white.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • puppet
  • intermission
  • surrealism
  • betty boop character
  • screen song
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Animation
Release date Jan 19, 1957
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Famous Studios Fleischer Studios Artists-Producers Associates Inc.

Box office

Budget $15000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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