Puppet animation of Ambrose and His Orchestra performing in several nightclubs.Puppet animation of Ambrose and His Orchestra performing in several nightclubs.Puppet animation of Ambrose and His Orchestra performing in several nightclubs.
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- Alternate versionsThe re-issue in 1950 was in black and white
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
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So freakin' awesome!
This film was included in the three DVD set "Saved From the Flames"--a collection of mostly ephemeral movies that have managed to avoid turning to powder, catching fire or melting--something that usually happened with the nitrate film stock used up through the 1950s.
"Den Stora Philipsrevyn" is an odd film that I am glad has been preserved because it just has to be seen to believed. George Pal (later of sci-fi movie fame) used what he called 'Puppetoons' to tell his story. These consisted of wooden dolls with interchangeable parts--such as various heads that can be switched so that by using stop-motion they appear to move with amazing fluidity. It's hard to imagine how long all this took and is an interesting contrast to the clay figures used by Willis O'Brien in films such as "King Kong". In addition, very vibrant Technicolor make this film really come alive. I think it's mega-cool and can't believe it's been just sitting in a can gathering dust all these years. Very entertaining.
"Den Stora Philipsrevyn" is an odd film that I am glad has been preserved because it just has to be seen to believed. George Pal (later of sci-fi movie fame) used what he called 'Puppetoons' to tell his story. These consisted of wooden dolls with interchangeable parts--such as various heads that can be switched so that by using stop-motion they appear to move with amazing fluidity. It's hard to imagine how long all this took and is an interesting contrast to the clay figures used by Willis O'Brien in films such as "King Kong". In addition, very vibrant Technicolor make this film really come alive. I think it's mega-cool and can't believe it's been just sitting in a can gathering dust all these years. Very entertaining.
- planktonrules
- Jul 8, 2011
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- Philips Broadcast of 1938
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- Runtime8 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was De Groote Philips Revue (1938) officially released in Canada in French?
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