The Wacky World of Mother Goose
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Directed by | Jules Bass Kizo Nagashima (assistant director) |
Written by | Romeo Muller (screenplay) Arthur Rankin, Jr. (story) |
Produced by | Arthur Rankin Jr. Joseph E. Levine (executive producer) Larry Roemer (associate producer) |
Music by | George Wilkins (music) Jules Bass (lyrics) |
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Distributed by | Embassy Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Countries | United States Japan |
Language | English |
The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967) is an animated feature film made by Rankin/Bass, written by Romeo Muller and directed by Jules Bass based on Charles Perrault's stories and nursery rhymes.[1] It features Humpty Dumpty, the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, and the Crooked Man (the villain). Mother Goose is voiced by Margaret Rutherford.
Plot
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In the land of Old King Cole: Jack and Jill, Simple Simon, Georgie Porgie, Humpty Dumpty, and the others are worried when Mother Goose has to visit her sister who lives beyond the Moon. Meanwhile, Count Walktwist the Crooked Man is up to no good and will stop at nothing to rule the land, so it's up to the good characters to try and stop him.
Cast
- Margaret Rutherford - Mother Goose
- Bob McFadden - Humpty Dumpty
- Bradley Bolke - Crooked Man
- Laura Leslie
- James Daugherty
- Craig Sechler
- Susan Melvin
- Kevin Gavin
- Bryna Raeburn
- Robert Harter
- William Marine
Crew
- Director - Jules Bass
- Producer - Arthur Rankin, Jr.
- Executive Producer - Joseph E. Levine
- Associate Producer - Larry Roemer
- Screenplay - Romeo Muller
- Story - Arthur Rankin, Jr.
- Adaptation from The Tales of Mother Goose - Charles Perrault
- Music and Lyrics - George Wilkins, Jules Bass
- Character Designer - Paul Coker, Jr. (uncredited)
- Continuity Designer - Don Duga
- Animation Production - Toei Animation (uncredited)
- Assistant Director - Kizo Nagashima
- Sound Engineers: Stephen Frohock, Alan Mirchin, Peter Page, Eric Tomlinson
See also
References
- ^ "The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1966) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
External links
Categories:
- 1967 films
- 1967 animated films
- 1960s American animated films
- American films
- American children's animated adventure films
- American children's animated fantasy films
- American fantasy adventure films
- English-language films
- Films based on fairy tales
- Films based on nursery rhymes
- Films based on works by Charles Perrault
- Films directed by Jules Bass
- Rankin/Bass Productions films
- Toei Animation films
- Animated film stubs