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The Figurehead

★ 7.0 (1 votes) | 1952 | 0h 7m
RomanceAnimationFantasy
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date January 1, 1952
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

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Clip of the Week - clip from The Figurehead (1953) by the Halas & Batchelor Animation Studio
Clip of the Week - clip from The Figurehead (1953) by the Halas & Batchelor Animation Studio

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