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The Figurehead (1952)
Directed by Allan Crick
Romance, Animation, Fantasy · 7m
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint who is painted to look like a soldier and used as a figurehead on a sailing ship. The ship sinks and the figurehead is saved by a beautiful mermaid who falls in love with him. Her love is not returned because despite his dashing looks he has the wooden heart of a saint.
Cast
Robert Beatty
Crew
- Director
- Allan Crick
- Writer
- Joy Batchelor
- Editor
- Jack King
- Producer
- Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Details
- Release date
- 1952-01-01
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Romance, Animation, Fantasy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films