"A study in movement, form & colour." 30 December 1948 Animated 10 mins
A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.
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United Kingdom 30 December 1948
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26 May 1948
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19 September 1948
Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.
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After studying in America, South Seas Prince Sigore returns home with plans to change things on his island.
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Slip invites his cousin Jimmy to stay with his family after he is released from prison. However, Jimmy soon gets mixed up with an auto-theft ring.
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Lapland, Sweden. The Sami Arvi wants to marry young Aino but her mother will not give her permission as long as Arvi does not have a herd of 400 reindeer.
01 September 1948
A boy tries to protect his dog, a German shepherd that served with U.S. Army forces after it begins attacking strangers several years after the war.
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