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Director: Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske
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From Time Out Film Guide
Disney's second cartoon feature is a rum old mixture of the excellent and the awful. The story itself has the harsh morality and cruelty of Victorian children's literature, but Disney orchestrates his queasy material with some stunning animation of a monster whale thrashing about and much delightful background detail (the candle-holders and clocks in the toymaker's shop). However, one also has to suffer the cavortings of a cute goldfish called Cleo, and several appearances of an odious fairy. Pinocchio, in fact, probably shows Disney's virtues and vices more clearly than any other cartoon.Author: GB
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- Jaronemo said...
- Posted on Mar 24 2010 19:58 Sadly underrated Disney masterpiece. Maybe his best,
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Cast & crew
Director: Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Cliff Edwards, Evelyn Venable, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro full cast
Duration: 88 mins
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