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The Hangman

• Melrose Productions Inc.

• Cartoon Characters:

   Coward, Hangman.

• Directed By

   Les Goldman.

• Produced By

   Les Goldman, Paul Julian.

• Animated By

   Margaret Julian.

• Written By

   Maurice Ogden (Original Poem).

• Awards:

   Winner, Silver Sail for Short Film, 1964.

• Originally Released in January of 1964 (Estimate).

• Running Time:

   8:28 minutes.

• Color

• U.S.A.

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Cartoon Summary:

Illustrates Maurice Ogden's allegorical poem The Hangman, which concerns a coward who lets others die in order to protect himself, only to become the...  (more)

Cartoon Production Information:

The film consists mostly of storyboards, a panning camera, Herschel Bernardi's narration of the Maurice Ogden poem, and a sinister. weird music track. There is very limited animation.