An animated Western mock-opera about Horlicks? Bring it on!

When you see something billed as a 'Silly Billy Romance', how can you resist? George Pal produced five animated adverts for Horlicks in the late 1930s, and this last film might be the best. The mock-opera singing, the Western setting and the barn dance dénouement are a winning combination - even if you're not a fan of malted milk. Pal's 'Puppetoon' replacement animation technique brings expressive movement to the characters in perfect synchronisation with the music.

Puppet animation advertising film for Horlicks Malted Milk. Parodies opera films and westerns.