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John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)

ALL 09/06/1946 (en) Animation, Drama 7 Min
  • Release
    09/06/1946
  • Production
    George Pal Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    John Henry and the Inky-Poo
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009.

  1. George Pal

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Rex Ingram

    Narrator / John Henry (voice)

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Casts : 1 , Crews : 4

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John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946) 7 Min

ALL 09/06/1946 (en)
Animation, Drama
  • Release 09/06/1946
  • Production
    George Pal Productions
  • Original title John Henry and the Inky-Poo
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009.

  1. George Pal

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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