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John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)

1946-09-06 · 7m · EN
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In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

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George PalDirector

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Rex IngramRex IngramNarrator / John Henry (voice)

Keywords

Man vs machineClassicPuppet animationPuppetoonReplacement animationTrain engineFolklore figure

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · AnimationTheme affinityMan Vs Machine · Classic · Puppet AnimationVisual styleAnimation · Puppet Animation · Replacement AnimationDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference189959

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What is John Henry and the Inky-Poo about?

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

How long is John Henry and the Inky-Poo?

John Henry and the Inky-Poo has a runtime of 7 minutes.