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Rating: 5.9/10 by 17 users

John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)

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.

Directing:
  • George Pal
Writing:
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Sep 06, 1946

Rating: 5.9/10 by 17 users

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Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 07 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: man vs machine, puppetoon, replacement animation, train engine, folklore figure, preserved film

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