Very rare early film from 1962, by Richard Williams - this is either his second or third film after The Little Island, the same year as A Lecture On Man.
Narrated by veteran UK comedy actor Kenneth Williams.
Print provided and projected by Carrie Odum. Audio transfer by Jerry Beck.
Filmed off a projector screen by Garrett Gilchrist.
There are two men, Squidgy Bod, who is unkempt and uncoordinated, but whom everyone loves; and Thermus Fortitude, who does everything right, but whom dogs, horses and kids hate. The only one who loves Thermus is his stuffed alligator named Charlie. Thermus follows a regimine guaranteed to make him loveable, and it works. Everybody loves him, except his stuffed alligator named Charlie. In a fit of pique, Thermus tosses Charlie out the window, where he lands on top of Squidgy. What's the moral of the story? Watch the film to find out ...
A very early, very odd and quirky entry from Richard Williams, later the winner of over 250 international awards including 3 British Academy Awards, 3 Oscars and an Emmy. His films include "The Thief and the Cobbler," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and "A Christmas Carol," as well as "Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure." He also did titles and other sequences for the films "The Return of the Pink Panther," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "What's New Pussycat?" "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Prudence and the Pill," "Casino Royale," "The Return of the Pink Panther" and "Murder on the Orient Express."
26 сен 2024
