First Flight Up

First Flight Up

October 1962 (estimated) Theatrical Series Hector Heathcote

Studio
TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films
Distributor
20th Century Fox

Synopsis

Hector Heathcote tries to help French scientist Professor Monguefe fly the very first hot air balloon across the US. As usual, Hector's bumbling only hampers Professor Monguefe's efforts. In the end, the Professor succeeds in flying across the USA in his hot air balloon without the aid of Hector Heathcote.

Characters

Hector Heathcote, Winston, Benedict, Professor Monguefe

Credits

Directing

Director
Bill (Vladimir) Tytla (uncredited)

Producing

Producer
Bill Weiss

Writing

Writer
Al Bertino, Dick Kinney

Voices

Voice
John Myhers (Hector Heathcote, Benedict, Narrator)

Music

Music
Philip A. Scheib

Art Department

Backgrounds
Bill Focht, John Zago

Camera

Photography
Ted Moskowitz

Editing

Editor
George McAvoy

Crew

Story Supervision
Tom Morrison

Production notes

After an initial run in theaters, this became a segment on "The Hector Heathcote Show.