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Friday, March 9, 2018

John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)

















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In this George Pal Puppetoon (production number U5-6), John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram), legendary figure of American folklore, goes to work for the C.& O. Railroad, which, shortly thereafter, buys an automatic steel-driving engine, called the Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the Inky-Poo, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. John Henry wins, but drops at the finish, never to rise again. The choral music background is by the Luvenia Nash Singers. 

Jasper's Derby (1946)













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Jasper is outside playing his violin when an old racing horse hears the beautiful music. When Jasper played a more uptempo tune, the racing horse couldn't help but to gallop around the farm like he did in his younger days. The nostalgic feeling prompts Jasper to come up with the idea to play the uptempo tune during the next big race so the old racing horse can have a chance at being victorious again.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Jasper and the Beanstalk (1945)
















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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 spends the rest of his days dancing to the music his girlfriend plays on the harp.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Out of the Inkwell (1938)











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At the Fleischer studio, a black janitor, learning to hypnotize, conjures Betty Boop out of the inkwell and tries some suggestions on her. But two can play at that game...