Philips Cavalcade (1934)

Directed by

George Pal

Genre

animation

Country

United States

Runtime

6 min

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a short animated advertisement for Philips that uses stop-motion puppets. A series of vignettes show products and brand imagery in a playful way.

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What happens

Philips Cavalcade is a 1934 animated short film in the Puppetoon series. It was directed by George Pal. The short was a theatrical advertisement for Philips and was also included in the 1987 compilation film The Puppetoon Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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