Ancient Fistory (1953)

Directed by

Seymour Kneitel

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 9 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 animated short is a gender-swapped parody of Cinderella. Popeye plays the role of the put-upon hero who hopes to attend a royal ball.

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What happens

Ancient Fistory is a 1953 American animated short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and starring Jack Mercer in multiple roles (including Popeye). The film was released by Paramount Pictures on January 30, 1953. It was based on a gender-reversed parody of the fairy tale Cinderella and a possible inspiration for the 1960 film Cinderfella starring Jerry Lewis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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