Ub Lwerks' SINBAD the SAILOR the MISADVENTURES OF
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Ub lwerks' SINBAD THE SAILOR Ub lwtlrks let his Imagination run rampant in SINBAD THE SAi LOR, so that ot times this oction•Pocked cartoon borders on sur• realism. The storv moves ropidlv from one absurd scene to another. Slnbod spots o Pi rote ship and not onlv does its Captain hove on eve• patch and o peg•leg, but the Captain's parrot hos on eve·Potch and a peg.leg too! Sinbod's ship, which resembles o brontosaurus, sights the pirate ship, does o double•toke, and proceeds to run on its oars across the water. The skull and crossbones flog uses its bones os binoculars and sights Sinbod's ship. When the pirates fire cannon• bolls, Sinbod hits the projectiles with o bot os if thev were baseballs. During the bottle even the parrots get into the act, as Sinbod's par• rot does bottle with the pirate's parrot. The Pirate's parrot tokes off his leg to use as o weoPOn . As bullets bounce off the chest of the tough old pirate Captain, his mermaid totoo dives Into the water totoo to ovoid being hit. The pirates win the bottle and Sinbod walks the Plank. Rescued bv his parrot, Slnbod swims to shore and hollucl• notes hulo•doncers. He sees the pirates burying his treasure and be• gins to bombard them with coconuts. When he mistakes on ape's head for o coconut, the ope tosses him out of the tree and Into the clutches of the pirates. They tie the unfortunate sailor to what OP· pears to be o tree but is octuollv o giant bird. The real star of this aquatic adventure is Sinbad's parrot, who daringly rescues his master on several occasions. The music and sound effects enhance the action effectivelv and lwerks' cor.tooning mosterv is verv much in evidence In this colorfui'istorv. • 885•81-2626, Super 8 magetic sound, color, svnchrono~ 8 min., 11· ozs . ................................................................i .. ,............. $35.98 685-81-2626, 16mm optical sound, color, svnchronoll;! 8 :mirt., 2-lbs . ... ........................................................................................ S63.98 Zonv Lew Lehr, Movletone's resident fowl. When his wife asks for stuffing, Lew lifts funnv man, often would find himself at on the bird over his head and looks into it, and of event of minor Interest and would turn the sit course stuffing drops out into his face. Lew uation Into a funnv scene with his own pecul wipes the breading off and sovs, " It's not iar sense of humor. For example, on this com even housebroke." Finally, the Lehr family pilation of some of Lehr's funniest encoun gives up and goes out to get a hot dog. At the ters, he enters a woodchoppfng contest, tries beach, Lew measures girls' swimsuits to to carve a Thanksgiving turkey, comments on make sure they are decent. He savs to one a dog show, goes to Conev Island, visits the girl, ofter measuring her exposed bock, beach and interviews the winners of the Irish "Don't ever put this suit on backwards." Sweepstakes. All verv ordlnarv events used When interviewing Irish Sweepstakes win• to display his special comic touch. ners, Lew offers to teach a Germon man, who At the woodchopping contest, Lew is dis won S75,000, how to plov ",craps". Lovable tracted bv a prettv lodv and he brings his ox Lew Lehr endeared himself to movie oudi• down on his foot Instead of on the log. After ences throughout the 1930s and 1940s and this presenting the victory cup to the champion collection of his whimsical misadventures is LEW LEHR'S log cutter, Lew sovs to the chomp, "I know on excellent sample of his wockv humor. where vou con get ii filled for a quarter." 880-68-2777, Super 8 magnetic sound, b/w, dio• THE MISADVENTURES OF Lew's method of carving a turkev isn't anv logue 11 min., 11-ozs . ........................ $29.98 better than his log-chopping technique. Ha DRIBBLEPUSS (t93Ds) rassed on all sides bv his hungry fomllv, Lehr 640·68-2777, 16mm optical sound, b/w, dia- Restricted to the United States and Canada manages to cut almost evervthlng but the logue 11 min., 2-lbs ....... : ........ ..... : .... 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