The Door

The Door

June 1, 1968 Shorts

Studio
Warner Bros., Silver-Campbell-Cosby
Distributor
Warner Bros. Seven Arts

Synopsis

Two stylized, watercolor-rendered American Indians go hunting, to the scat-sung, mumbled soundtrack. They come upon an Indian maiden who shows them a magical door... they open the door and see live-action shots of busy cities, war, and other modern chaos. As they see this, the music becomes more and more frantic. The ending of the cartoon shows an atomic bomb exploding, as the door closes, revealing the precautionary, and very 1960's message: "Peace."

Characters

Two American Indians, Indian Maiden

Credits

Directing

Director
Ken Mundie

Producing

Producer
Ken Mundie
Associate Producer
Les Goldman

Music

Music
Clark "Mumbles" Terry

Crew

Animation Photography
Ken Moore

Production notes

Not an "official" Warner Brothers cartoon, but an independent cartoon released by the studio, which acquired distribution rights.

William Henry Cosby, best known as Bill Cosby, was involved in this cartoon. Campbell is named after Bruce Campbell and Silver is named after Roy Silver.