John Henry and the Inky-Poo(Movie, 1946)

Name: John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 1946
Duration: T00:7:00
Rating: 3

7min | Genres: Animation, Drama

Rating: 3.0/5 (with 8 votes)

John Henry and the Inky-Poo is a 1946 stop-motion animation film written and directed by George Pal using Pal's Puppetoons stop-motion style. The film is based on African American folk hero John Henry. John Henry and the Inky-Poo was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short for the 19th Academy Awards. In 2015, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was also included in the 1987 compilation film The Puppetoon Movie. ()

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Awards & Nominations for John Henry and the Inky-Poo

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

About John Henry and the Inky-Poo

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: George Pal Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/06/1946

Voice Actor: Victor Jory, Rex Ingram

Director: George Pal

Producer: George Pal

Screenwriter: Robert Monroe

Composer: Clarence Wheeler

Keywords: man vs machine, puppetoon, replacement animation, train engine, folklore figure

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John Henry and the Inky-Poo(Movie, 1946)

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