South Sea Sweethearts
Say aloha to a Technicolor cinema ad for Horlicks from the master of the Puppetoon, George Pal
Aloha! When the hero's sweetheart is kidnapped you know he's going to rescue her - but does it usually take six weeks sitting around drinking Horlicks first? The master of the 'Puppetoon' George Pal made five cinema ads for Horlicks in the late 1930s. Advertising agency J Walter Thompson were the British link with Pal's Dutch studio, with the scripts developed by JWT agency employee Alexander Mackendrick, the future Ealing and Hollywood director.
The Puppetoon animation technique relied on the production of a series of different puppets, heads, faces and limbs for each character in different stages of motion or expression. These could be swapped between filming, frame by frame. It brought the squash and stretch qualities of the cartoons to the physicality of puppets (hence the name Puppetoon). Pal successfully took his formula to the US in the 1940s, before moving into special effects features like War of the Worlds (1953).
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48 videos in this collection
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Guinness - RAF Flying Toucans
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Pg Tips: Hairdressers
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The Spirit of His Forefathers
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Fun on the Farm
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What Ho She Bumps
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"Corona" Cordials taken hot - are good to drink and good for you
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There is going to be a Great Demand for - "Corona" Fruit Drinks
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South Sea Sweethearts
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Love on the Range
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Coco and the Bear
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Horlicks Advert: Dan Dare
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The Man with a Girder
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Guinness Shipwright Version 1
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Guinness - Factory
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Coca-Cola: Refreshes You Best - Bowling
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Coca-Cola: Things Go Better With Coca-Cola - Diving, Bowling and Tennis
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Coca-Cola: Alan Beale
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Coca-cola: Biba's Boutique
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Coca-cola: Piccadilly
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A Guide to Goodness
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Guinness Export - The Man (Version 1)
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Guinness Export - The Man (Version 2)
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Guinness Export - The Man (Version 3)
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Carling Black Label Bike Girl
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Guinness - Young Barmaid
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Guinness - Hop Farm
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Brooke Bond D: Tea Party
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Guinness - Do It Yourself
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Cinema Commercial for Charbonnier Red
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Guinness - Streebe-Greebling (English)
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Guinness - Kung Fool
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Guinness - Ploughman
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Whitbread Trophy 'shakespeare' 'a'
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Guinness - End of Play
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Guinness - Talking Lesson
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Guinness - Film TEST
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Guinness - April Fool
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Guinness - April Fool (Animatic Version)
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Babycham: Clovelly
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Babycham: Tennis
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Domestic Help
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Meet the Ovaltineys
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Good Strong Coffee
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Dolly Put the Kettle On
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Guinness - Cycle Race (Version 1)
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Ace of Clubs
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