Underplayed Gems

Hypnotic Hick (1953)

Hypnotic Hick poster
Directed by
Don Patterson
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

Woody Woodpecker gets involved with a hypnotist. The cartoon is presented in 3D.

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What happens

Hypnotic Hick is a 1953 Woody Woodpecker cartoon supervised by Don Patterson. The film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and released on September 26, 1953 by Universal International. The short is notable for being the first and only Woody Woodpecker cartoon to be produced in 3D, in an attempt to cash in on the stereoscopic craze started with the film Bwana Devil. Much of the staff credited besides Patterson and William Garity are credited in the short as Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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