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Tag Archives: George Pal
George Pal’s “The Brothers Grimm” and “The Time Machine” on Records
The journeys of two great Pal-taculars (both with stop motion) to vinyl and disc were like adventures in themselves.
Tubby the Tuba: 80 Years of Music & Animation History
A lonely tuba’s storied rise from one low-budget record to a star-studded history of award-winning fame and game-changing entertainment.
George Pal’s “tom thumb” on Records
The story behind a feature-length Puppetoon dream which turned into a live-action reality.
Super Puppetooned: “Wilbur The Lion” (1946)
One of the films I’m working on is almost a rarity — Wilbur the Lion (1947), one of the last in the Puppetoons series. Take a look at the restoration in progress.
Working with the Animated Films of George Pal and “The Puppetoon Movie 2”
One of the other major side projects I’ve been working on is digital restoration/cleanup for a second volume of George Pal’s Puppetoons.
Jasper and The Puppetoons – Part 5
Paramount Pictures released the last of the “Puppetoons” in 1947. Of the five releases, only one stars Jasper – and another featured Duke Ellington.
The George Pal Puppetoons and Jasper – Part 4
In 1946 Jasper recieved an Academy Award nomination – and one of Pal’s Puppetoons was an animated adaptation of the American folktale, John Henry.
Jasper and the Puppetoons – Part 3
“Jasper Goes Hunting” provided another first for George Pal – an animated short combining major characters from two competing Hollywood studios.
Puppetoons and Jasper – part 2
In 1943 Paramount Pictures realized that it had a popular hit character in producer/director George Pal’s animated African American figure “Jasper”.
