The Figurehead
- Studio
- Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
- Distributor
- British Lion
Synopsis
A carved wooden saint, painted to look like a soldier, is used as a figurehead on a sailing ship. The ship sinks, and the figurehead is saved by a beautiful mermaid who falls in love with him. Her love is not returned because, despite his dashing looks, he has the wooden heart of a saint.
Characters
Figurehead, Mermaid
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Allan Crick
Producing
- Producer
- John Halas, Joy Batchelor
Writing
- Screenplay
- Joy Batchelor
- Writer
- Crosbie Garstin
Voices
- Voice
- Robert Beatty (Narrator)
Music
- Music
- Matyas Seiber
Animation
- Animator
- Digby Turpin, Allan Crick, Bob Privett
Art Department
- Design
- Joy Batchelor
Camera
- Camera
- William Traylor, Roy Turk
Editing
- Editor
- Jack King
Production notes
Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin.
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Studios' first puppet animation.
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Studios' first puppet animation.
Awards
Cannes, 1953.
London Royal Command Performance, 1953.
Berlin, 1953
London Royal Command Performance, 1953.
Berlin, 1953