Storyline 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.
Storyline Betty Boop runs away from home with her friend, Bimbo the Dog. They end up in a cave where a walrus, with Cab Calloway's
voice, sings "Minnie the Moocher" and dances to the melancholy song. He
is joined in the performance by various ghosts, goblins, skeletons and
other frightening things. Betty and Bimbo are subjected to skeletons
drinking at a bar; ghost prisoners sitting in electric chairs; a mother
cat with skull-like eyes feeding her equally empty-eyed kittens; and
worse.
Storyline "You can't trust them with voting," says the sheriff about blacks in his community. It is 1964 in the segregated town of Catesville, Mississippi, and Rachel who is black and Jenny who is white are best friends caught up in the firestorm surrounding black voter registration. The adults, both black and white, afraid of the inevitable changes that are surely coming, hang onto the old ways of dealing with their difference. It will take courage and friendship of the two young girls to overcome the racial barriers that divide their community.
Storyline Richard Roundtree ("Shaft") and Rosalind Cash star in this touching
story about a family that takes in an abused young girl on a temporary
basis and, after a long ordeal, decides to make her a permanent part of
their lives. An insightful story about the problems of abused children
and also about African American family life, "Just an Overnight Guest"
teaches children about sharing, compassion and responsibility. By
example, it also encourages a positive attitude toward foster care and
adoption, and spreads awareness of the problems and needs of homeless
children.
Produced by Joanna Mallas, with Barbara Bryant as executive producer. Based on the book by Eleanora Tate.
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