John henry matches his strength against the inkypoo, saying that any man can beat a machine. This beautiful film is the story of miss mary coley, an africanamerican. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 animated short film 7 minutes written and directed by george pal, using pals puppetoons style of stopmotion animation that employed carved wooden puppets. Blaxploitation pride john henry and the inkypoo 1946 facebook. The extra feature is a george pal short of john henry and the inky poo. Jan 18, 2008 john henry was george pals fantasia, his attempt to atone for the notsosubtle racism of his jasper shorts. Railroad, which, shortly thereafter, buys an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inkypoo. Pal had a great deal of respect for africanamerican folklore, feeling that it was one of the richest folklores in the world. John henry and the inkypoo film complet en streaming hd. Pal loved american folklore, and was eager to dispel any criticisms of his earlier depiction of blacks when he made john henry and the inky poo. Contemptuous of such a claim, john henry challenges the machine to a race, believing firmly that a man can do anything a machine can, if he only has the mind to do it.
You can find george pal on dvd on, and his puppetoons. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 official trailer, organic. John henry matches his strength against the inkypoo, saying that any man can beat a machine because. John henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure of american folklore, goes to work for the. John henry and the inkypoo western animation tv tropes. After filming a special animated sequence for the 1947 feature film variety. Railroad, which, shortly thereafter, buys an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inky poo. John henry and the inkypoo, the secondto last puppetoon ever made, is rumored. John henry, legendary figure of american folklore matches his strength against an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inkypoo.
John henry and the inky poo 1946 george pal synopsis. John henry and the inkypoo trailer 1946 06 september 1946 animated, drama 7 mins. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 the movie database. It is based on the legend of john henry the steeldrivin man, a black laborer who pounded hammers on the railroad in the postbellum american south. John henry and the inkypoo was nominated for an oscar for best animated short for the 19th academy awards. Pal had a great deal of respect for africanamerican folklore, feeling that it.
John henry matches his strength against the inky poo, saying that any man can beat a machine. John henry and the inky poo s is a film directed by george pal with animation, voz. For this film, strauss pops out of a manhole in front of a theater. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 official hd trailer. Jim dandy of hoola boola makes a brief appearance here. In this george pal puppetoon production number u56,john henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure ofamerican folklore, goes to work for the c.
Dec 16, 2015 the national film registry is the us national film preservation boards selection of films for. John henry was george pals fantasia, his attempt to atone for the notsosubtle racism of his jasper shorts. The best of the puppetoons include john henry and the inkypoo, tubby the tuba. John henry and the inky poo, the secondto last puppetoon ever made, is rumored to be a sort of goodwilled attempt to make up for the racist stereotypes displayed in the the jasper series. John henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has. An excellent black light scene precedes a switch to a southofthe border sequence. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
John henry matches his strength against the inkypoo, saying that any man can beat. John henry goes to work, but almost immediately a threat to all of the workers appears. Supreme court ruled that movie studios had to divest their theater holdings. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 stopmotion animation film written and directed by george pal using pals puppetoons stopmotion style. So in the long run i really enjoyed this stop frame animation film. The film is based on african american folk hero john henry. John henry and the inkypoo, the secondto last puppetoon ever made, is rumored to be a sort of goodwilled attempt to make up for the racist stereotypes displayed in the the jasper series. John henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Contemptuous of such a claim, john henry challenges the machine to a race, believing firmly that a man can do anything a. In this george pal puppetoon production number u56, john henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure of american folklore, goes to work for the c. In 1948, the year after john henry and the inkypoo, the u.