John henry matches his strength against the inky poo, saying that any man can beat a machine. John henry and the inkypoo is a 1946 stopmotion animation film written and directed by george pal using pals puppetoons stopmotion style. John henry and the inkypoo, the secondto last puppetoon ever made, is rumored. 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. Blaxploitation pride john henry and the inkypoo 1946 facebook. 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 inkypoo, saying that any man can beat a machine. Railroad, which, shortly thereafter, buys an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inkypoo. John henry and the inkypoo trailer 1946 06 september 1946 animated, drama 7 mins. In this george pal puppetoon production number u56,john henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure ofamerican folklore, goes to work for the c.
John henry, legendary figure of american folklore matches his strength against an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inkypoo. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 official hd trailer. John henry voice of rex ingram, legendary figure of american folklore, goes to work for the. Railroad, which, shortly thereafter, buys an automatic steeldriving engine, called the inky poo. John henry and the inky poo 1946 george pal synopsis. John henry and the inky poo s is a film directed by george pal with animation, voz. Pal had a great deal of respect for africanamerican folklore, feeling that it. 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. 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. John henry and the inkypoo western animation tv tropes. John henry and the inkypoo was nominated for an oscar for best animated short for the 19th academy awards. The film is based on african american folk hero john henry. The extra feature is a george pal short of john henry and the inky poo. John henry goes to work, but almost immediately a threat to all of the workers appears.
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. 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. Contemptuous of such a claim, john henry challenges the machine to a race, believing firmly that a man can do anything a. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. 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.
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. You can find george pal on dvd on, and his puppetoons. John henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has. John henry matches his strength against the inkypoo, saying that any man can beat. John henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. So in the long run i really enjoyed this stop frame animation film. An excellent black light scene precedes a switch to a southofthe border sequence. This beautiful film is the story of miss mary coley, an africanamerican. The best of the puppetoons include john henry and the inkypoo, tubby the tuba. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 official trailer, organic. Jan 18, 2008 john henry was george pals fantasia, his attempt to atone for the notsosubtle racism of his jasper shorts. In 1948, the year after john henry and the inkypoo, the u. John henry and the inkypoo 1946 the movie database. Jim dandy of hoola boola makes a brief appearance here.