Basic Info

Release: January 01, 1952

Runtime: 7 min

Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Released

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

The Figurehead

1952 7 min ⭐ 7.0/10 1 votes

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.