A Hatful of Dreams (1944)
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A Hatful of Dreams (1944)
Producer: George Pal. Director: George Pal.
One of the wonderful Technicolor George Pal “Puppetoons,” a unique series of stop-motion shorts released by Paramount between 1941 and 1947. Animator Pal won a Special Academy Award for this series, for its “novel methods” of three-dimensional cartoon making — today known as “replacement animation,” a technique widely used in films such as Coraline and TV productions like Robot Chicken. Before Pal’s illustrious career as a live-action fantasy filmmaker (War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb, The Time Machine, among others), he produced Puppetoon shorts like this one, starring Rusty, a little boy with a big imagination. This short utilizes Paramount’s exclusive arrangement with National Periodicals (DC Comics) for its use of Superman, whom Rusty imagines himself to be in his daydream. The art direction and character designs, as well as the models, sets and the lighting, are dazzling — noteworthy for their originality.
—Jerry Beck, animation historian. More on our blog: ucla.in/3XsJBqk
Complete Record: A Hatful of Dreams (1944) Producer: George Pal. Director: George Pal. One of the wonderful Technicolor George Pal “Puppetoons,” a unique series of stop-motion shorts released by Paramount between 1941 and 1947. Animator Pal won a Special Academy Award for this series, for its “novel methods” of three-dimensional cartoon making — today known as “replacement animation,” a technique widely used in films such as Coraline and TV productions like Robot Chicken. Before Pal’s illustrious career as a live-action fantasy filmmaker (War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb, The Time Machine, among others), he produced Puppetoon shorts like this one, starring Rusty, a little boy with a big imagination. This short utilizes Paramount’s exclusive arrangement with National Periodicals (DC Comics) for its use of Superman, whom Rusty imagines himself to be in his daydream. The art direction and character designs, as well as the models, sets and the lighting, are dazzling — noteworthy for their originality. —Jerry Beck, animation historian. More on our blog: ucla.in/3XsJBqk
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[Music] [Music] thank you [Applause] foreign [Applause] Once Upon a Time there is a boy who has got a patch on his pants and like all the characters on the Block he is in love with a damsel called Judy Anaconda that is her name in fact he is Punchy over Judy being that she has got well sort of meaning now well they must face it Jody has got everything he's got nothing [Music] to be frankly candid Punchy has got not even muscles who is the strongest citizen on Bessie Street and he has nothing like silver step buttery but Detroit who has got everything to offer Judy which he does [Music] now the very thought that he has got nothing but nothing to offer Jody makes this character very very low indeed but he gets lower and lower and still lower how low can a character get then low our voice mixed with a remark I say old boy but you are dragging it was someone talking at me oh but definitely come here Obin let's take a tuck in that Dragon morale gee solid gold Jew besides not to mention moreover this horse is bosom and bust is covered with Metals detest into the fat did this horse win the Kentucky toy before times he win the center I need a handicap three times added to which he appears with the quiz kids Jesus you're really a hunk of horse no no no not really I didn't really do all those things anymore that I could really talk I mean it's just the hat that does it it brings out my suppressed desires my secret ambitions the Hat's full of Dreams obviously you stash it all it Jolly well jumps with the delightful things here have a go at it but keep it brushed it's basically the way it collects Stardust oh [Music] is it a plane is it a boy naturally not it's Superman he makes like Superman for Judy well anyway under the circum not to mention the stance the character feels he is now worthy to kiss the hammer that damsa's shoe [Music] so Superman makes a stupid one of the most powerful locomotives so he makes a stoop out of you know this can go on indefinitely then he decides to make what Aladdin's lamp for Judy so he rubs and wishes robs and wishes for gold and stuff for Judy I mean coats Pink Champagne pipe sick 41 compatible Coupes Steinway pianys king size and nylon hose [Music] which causes Judy to say oh and officer morierity to say what's going on up there [Music] so Mori airity takes the boy to see a very dignified judge did you already did you not uh pull all these things out of her head [Music] and uh pray where did you steal this big man where did you steal it he didn't steal it sir I gave it to him [Applause] no sir I got it from a horse over there come here horse did you give the boy this hat speak up man don't stand there like a dumb animal but he can't talk without his hat obviously you have not heard of the famous case of Dream Horse versus nightmare the United States Supreme Court ruled that dreams are quite legal oh boy I wouldn't take a horse's word for anything I wouldn't believe a horse under oath I am dubious hello dubious now don't take my word for it take my hat come on try it on Just for kicks okay you know what I'm being I'm being ridiculous that's what I'm being hit the road Lone Ranger even officer moriarity it is revealed has always joined to be of the theater [Music] here it is I'd be ashamed [Music] thank you he's the Lost Rose of Summer left blow ing [Music] ordering that part ner [Music] in truth everybody in the courtroom desires to be somebody or someone else which is to say except Judy Who hat or no hat is still just Judy which is the way all gents wants her and when the excitement is over Judy gives old probate back his hat Anaconda clothes horses look better in dreams than anybody unquote and of course Judy has her dream with the patch on his pants only he ain't no dream and Punchy has his secret desire except Judy ain't no secret anymore [Music]
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