• H.C. Potter was the initial director but quit over “Selsnickian interference.” His footage (in black and white) was completely discarded.
• Many disputes arose between photographer James Wong Howe and his associate, Technicolor photographer Wilfred M. Cline about which colors to use in wardrobe and sets. Cline wanted bright primary colors, while Howe insisted on subdued earth tones. Since Howe got his way, after one week they were not on speaking terms and The Technicolor Company banned Howe from shooting further pictures in color; Howe did not make another color film for 10 years.
• Spring Byington (Widow Douglas) in studio records/casting call lists, but did not appear or was not identifiable in the movie.
• Marcia Mae Jones was originally signed to play Becky Thatcher. Because of a growth spurt, she was recast as Mary Sawyer.

This is a splendid family film, one of producer David O.Selznick’s very best. Presented in wonderful Technicolor, itislike looking through the pages of an illustrated copy oftheclassic novel. All the favorite episodes are here. All oftheperformers are perfect in their roles. It is difficult to imagineabetter transition from book to screen.

Elderly May Robson has one of her finest roles as harried,temperamental, lovable Aunt Polly. She easily steals everyscene she’s in & provides the sentimental heart of themovie.However, breaking out a bit, her last scene at the film’sconclusion is hilarious. A small cluster of veteran characteractors – Walter Brennan, Victor Jory, Donald Meek & MargaretHamilton – are also exceptional in their roles.

12-year-old Tommy Kelly IS Tom Sawyer – he will instantlygain the respect & admiration of every prepubescent maleinthe audience. Beguiling & mischievous, with an infectiousgrin& sad eyes, he admirably fills the bare feet of America’smostfamous literary kid. The movie’s other child actors – DavidHolt,Marcia Mae Jones, Ann Gillis & Jackie Moran – give excellentsupport. (Legend has it that Selznick found young MasterKellyin an orphanage. True or not, this was his best role. Verysoonhe was playing only bit parts and eventually left films around the age of25.)

The cave sequence is especially noteworthy, thanks to theartdesign of William Cameron Menzies, the flickering cameraworkof James Wong Howe, and the moody music of Max Steiner.Spooky & claustrophobic, these scenes are the embodimentofevery viewer’s nightmares, and, thus, are tremendouslyentertaining.

It should be noted that while the character of Jim is correctlydepicted as a slave, the film itself is blessedly free oftheracism that blights so many Hollywood films of the 1930’s.

2) There have been numerous film adaptations of Mark Twain’s beloved story,"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," but few capture the boyish wonder andchildlike bliss which permeates the classic yarn. Luckily, 1938 renditionisone of the select few that do. The acting is first class; the directingoften innovative, and the whimsical screenplay is faithful as possible tothe novel.

The novel itself is entertainingly superior to Huckleberry Finn in itslackof a political agenda or societal commentary. Its sole objective is toreturn us once more to the naivety of youth when our life was far simplerand, in many cases, far happier.

For the older generation of film aficionados, child actor Tommy Kelly wasthe definitive Tom Sawyer. His winning smile, visible freckles and brighteyes encapsulate the literary character to a tee. After watching this filmand re-reading Twain’s novel, it is impossible to remove the image ofTommyKelly from one’s mind as he or she remembers Sawyer’s antics.

It is in the supporting characters, however, that this film truly shines.The grade-A performances of Walter Brennan as the likeable Muff Potter, amake-up smeared Victory Jory as the menacing Injun Joe and Olin Howlin asthe violent schoolmaster are highlights of the film. Brennan seems toinfusea perpetual helplessness in his inebriated character that epitomizes thesmall town bum of a forgotten America; Jory makes Injun Joe thepersonification of evil and a red-faced Howlin is superlative as anauthoritarian teacher who makes the audience cringe when he canes Tom.Australian-native May Robeson, who portrays Aunt Polly, is able to makesmooth, believable transitions from harsh severity to tender leniency asthescript demands.

Remarkably, the numerous child stars in this film were destined forunhappylives. David Holt (Sid) spent his early life as a child actor in povertyashe, much like Tommy Kelly, waited for star-making film roles which nevercame. Jackie Moran (Huckleberry Finn) soared briefly higher towardselusivestardom when he was cast as the energetic sidekick of Buster Crabbe in a"Buck Rogers" (1939) serial. Immediately afterwards, Moran’s careerplummeted into oblivion. Perhaps the only exception to this streak of badluck was Ann Gillis (Becky Thatcher) who found herself always in demand toportray a screen brat. Upon coming of age and legally capable of makingherown decisions, Gillis wisely left the film industry to find happinesselsewhere.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1938) is also significant in that itstalented screenwriter, John V.A. Weaver, died shortly after its release oftuberculosis. His successful but altogether short career included writingscreenplays for such cinematic classics as King Vidor’s "The Crowd" (1928)and "The Saturday Night Kid" (1929). In a sense, this film was his lasthurrah and it is only fitting that Weaver’s last project in his old ageshould be subtly based upon the universal human longing to be young onceagain.

Film Rating: *** out of **** stars.

A must-view for all devout Twainians!

3) It is almost hard to believe that this film was made in 1938. The movieisincredibly faithful to the the book. Even when you know the story it isstill suspenseful in the cave with Indian Joe (that is the mark of a goodmovie). This movie belongs on every family’s bookshelf and especially agrandparent’s.

4) This film is in reality David O. Selznick’s 1938 dress rehearsal for1939’s Gone With the Wind. Full length feature films in Technicolorweren’t made until 1935 and there hadn’t been many made by 1938. somestudios didn’t start using Technicolor until after 1940. ProducerSelznick produced this big production film in Technicolor a year beforehe would masterfully capture the world’s attention with it in Gone Withthe Wind. Production Designer William Cameron Menzies worked on boththis film and GWTW for Selznick as did Art Director Lyle Wheeler,Special Effects Director Jack Cosgrove, Composer Max Steiner andCostume Designer Walter Plunkett. Wheeler was nominated for artdirection for the 1938 Academy award for the Adentures of Tom Sawyer.He would received an astounding 26 nominations in his career includingfive wins including GWTW. Menzies got an Oscar and Cosgrove and Steinerwere nominated for GWTW. Cinematographer James Wong Howe didn’t jointhe others on GWTW but he had a cinematography career that spannedphotographing Pola Negri movies in 1923 to Barbara Streisand in 1975 inFunny Lady a year before he died. Tom sawyer was directed by NormanTaurog who had a long directorial career from 1920 to almost 1970 andended his career by directing nine of Elvis Presley’s movies. Childactors Tommy Kelly as Tom Sawyer, Jackie Moran as Huckleberry Finn andAnn Gillis as Becky Thatcher. Veteran actors Walter Brennan is MuffPotter, Victory Jory is Injun Joe, Victor Kilian is the Sheriff, MayRobson is Aunt Polly and Margaret Hamilton is Mrs. Harper. This filmwas trimmed from it’s 93 minute run-time to 77 minutes when it wasreissued in 1959 and that was the version that was shown on televisionthat I saw when I was growing up. I’ve seen this a few times buthaven’t seen it in many years. It’s one of the more faithful filmedadaptations of the many popular Mark Twain stories. I would give thisan 8.5 of 10 but I would like to see the full version and see it on thebig screen.

5) I suppose that if The Adventures of Tom Sawyer had been made at MGM wewould have seen Mickey Rooney as Tom with possibly Freddie Bartholomewas Sid with maybe Judy Garland as Becky Thatcher. But David O. Selznickwas out on his own as an independent at this point so he chose to usetalented child performers who didn't quite have the name clout thatthose urchin titans of MGM did.

But this universally loved story by America's greatest author certainlyhad a built in market that had no need of name players to sell it.Selznick saved on player's salary and put the money into productionvalues and he and the public came away winners.

Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, and Jackie Moran as Tom Sawyer, BeckyThatcher, and Huckleberry Finn fill just about everyone's conception ofwhat those kids from Hannibal, Missouri in the 1850s were like. Theyare given able support from such beloved character players as MayRobson as Aunt Polly, Walter Brennan as Muff Potter, Victor Jory as thevillainous Indian Joe, Olin Howland as the Sunday school teacher,Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Harper, and Donald Meek as the schoolsuperintendent.

Selznick did a faithful adaption of the novel, the famous fencewhitewashing incident is there as well as Tom and Huck getting aglimpse of their own funerals when everyone assumes they've drowned andthe climax, the chase with Indian Joe in the cave.

It's a timeless classic, it can be shown to kids of all ages forcenturies.

6) Mark Twain's classic characters are brought back to life, by David O.Selznick, for an updated movie adaptation. For the first time, Tom andHuck are seen in color (specifically, "Technicolor"), which contributesto the film's main strength: it looks storybook beautiful. The relianceon set pieces seems entirely appropriate, giving the film great style;and, they are very well done. The cinematography, by James Wong Howe,is remarkable.

The story wavers from true triumph, however, in the direction of thecharacters; the "cuteness quotient" is set far too high. Many tearsflow. Tommy Kelly (as Tom Sawyer) suffers the most, of course, beingthe lead player. It should be emphasized, however, that this is not dueto his effort; under the circumstances, Mr. Kelly performs well. JackieMoran (as Huckleberry Finn) is a cute best friend; but, not much likethe "Huck" from Twain's book. Ann Gillis (as Becky Thatcher) is a cutegirl friend. The players are all good, but May Robson (as Aunt Polly)seems the truest.

While more cute than mischievous, and far too clean, "The Adventures ofTom Sawyer" is good enough to stand on its own. The familiar "lost inthe caves" ending is a great climax; and, Victor Jory (as Injun Joe)still startles. The scene of "Tom" emerging, at last, from the caves –his black silhouette shot against the blue sky of freedom — isindelible.

******* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) Norman Taurog ~ TommyKelly, Jackie Moran, May Robson

7) Even after all these years, this David O. Selznick version of the MarkTwainclassic holds up better than most. The humor with Sidney is stretched tothe limits, but all of the novel’s high points are included. And mostimpressive is the camerawork of James Wong Howe, especially in those lattercave sequences.

Norman Taurog's 1938 Technicolor film is a nice enough time waster butsuffers from being just too faithful to the story. All of the memorableincidents are checked off, the most memorable being the finalconfrontation with Injun Joe, all filmed on lavish and hugelyimpressive sets.

Tommy Kelly is fine as Tom – like most of the kids in the film (apartfrom Ann Gillis' bland, boring Becky) he overacts at times, but he hasthe charm required for the part. Jackie Moran's Huck is barelydeveloped, a wasted opportunity. David Holt's Sid, played very much forslapstick, gets some good laughs.

The adult cast are solid, although none are given much to do and MayRobson is decidedly more ancient than I always envisioned Aunt Polly.

A nicely paced, likable effort, but more imagination would have beenwelcome.

9) This review is of the full 91 minute version. There's another one outthat's about 77 minutes.

I haven't read "Tomy Sawyer" since I was a kid (I'm in my 40s now) butthis movie bought back a lot of good memories! Tom Sawyer (Tommy Kelly)is being bought up by his Aunt Polly (May Robson) along with cousinMary and the vicious Sid (David Holt). Tom is constantly getting intotrouble with his buddy Huckleberry Finn (Jackie Moran). In the courseof the movie Tom falls for cute Becky Thatcher (Ann Gillis), runs awayfrom home, witnesses a murder and it ends with him and Becky beingchased by the killer. OK–this is far from perfect. Kelly was anunknown–and it shows. He's not good at all. Also the film isepisodic…but so was the novel. There's also a young black kid herewho comes across as an idiot and is treated pretty badly. I realizethat's a sign of its time but it's uncomfortable to watch now. Stillthis is worth catching.

The color is beautiful and the film moves very quickly. Kelly aside allthe acting is good (Robson does wonders with her stereotypical role)and I was never bored. The very last bit with Sid and Aunt Polly wasjust perfect! It also bought back the book to me–I was rememberingentire sequences I haven't read since I was a kid. This is also perfectviewing for the entire family. Well-made and worth catching. Trycatching the full version.

10) Selznick's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is an extremely faithfulversion of the famous Mark Twain story, generally well acted and castwith the kind of precision the producer was famous for.

TOMMY KELLY, despite some drawbacks in his acting, makes an almostperfect Tom Sawyer. He's a bit too quick in flashing the full smile,the nervous sideways glances, the hesitant speech pattern whenconfronting strict adults–but then, in the '30s there was no HALEYJOEL OSMENT or DANIEL RADCLIFFE to fulfill requirements for morenatural acting.

Likewise, ANN GILLIS is a bit too coy as Becky Thatcher and even VICTORJORY is a bit too melodramatic as Injun Joe. MAY ROBSON makes awonderful Aunt Polly, stern but all the time showing that beneath thegruff exterior she's got a warm spot for her troublesome Tom. The finalscene, where she slaps Sid in the face, is priceless.

William Cameron Menzies created some wonderful effects for the cavesequence that he designed and the early Technicolor does justice to allthe sets and costumes, giving the film the look of an illustratedchildren's version of the classic novel.

Well worth viewing, although it may not be fast paced enough to suittoday's children used to more fast-moving stories.

Trivia note: Both TOMMY KELLY and JACKIE MORAN (in a small role as HuckFinn) had bits in Selznick's GONE WITH THE WIND the following year–andboth were featured in the Gettysburg battle death announcements, Kellyas a member of the band with tears in his eyes and Moran as Phil Meade.

The influences of Orson Welles, Sergei Eisenstein, and the plays ofTenneseeWilliams are evoked in this profoundly moving saga of a talking tooh(Timmy)who has, indeed, lost his brush (Brush-Brush). As Timmy expresses hisanguish in the soulful ballad "Have you seen him, my best friend", only themost hard hearted viewer will not be moved to tears.

However, the most compelling character in "Lost my Brush" is Timmy’snemesis, The Cavity Goon. The Goon is one of the most chilling portrayalsofpure evil ever to appear on screen. This multi-layered character is richwith complex motivations for his derie to cause cavities, most of themstemming form his own insecurites and self-loathing. It is difficult toavoid comparison with Ralp Fiennes’ sadisitc Nazi commandant in"Schindler’sList".

In closing, "Timmy the Tooth: Lost My Brush" is destined to take it’s placeamong the all time great masterpieces of film, and will doubtless beanalyzed exhaustively by film students for decades to come. I envy thoseyouseeing this for the first time. It is an experience that will transformyou.

• Boom mic visible: In the scene where the man is walking his son around the rocks, the microphone is clearly visible above their heads multiple times.
• Boom mic visible: The shadow of the boom mic is visible on the ground as the family is unloading their gear from the plane.
• Boom mic visible: As the father is eating dinner at the table and the mother watches, the shadow of the boom mic covers the entire rear wall as well as the mother’s head.

• Continuity: In the beginning of the film, the family pass by the same car dealership and gas station twice.
• Continuity: A pot that is on the stove when the family first enters the old cabin was not there the first time the stove is shown.
• Continuity: An ax leaning against the cabin as the family is watching the raccoon climb out of the chimney disappears in the next shot as the family climbs onto the roof to avoid the bear.
• Crew or equipment visible: The hand of a crew member is visible on the right side of the screen as the father and son are sliding down the hill to avoid the rock-slide.
• Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of a crew member is visible in the grass when the bear enters the cabin while the family is walking and singing together after feeding the geese.
• Crew or equipment visible: The legs of a crew member wearing jeans is visible at the top of the screen as the bear is shaking the dirt and roots of the riverbank trying to get to the girl.
• Continuity: The damage done to the door as the bear attacks the cabin changes between shots.

What I liked best about it was the adventure. In these times, a movielike this would never be made at all, or at least not without computergenerated monsters chasing the family and lots of car chases. The bestthing about this movie is it’s earthiness and tranquility. The feelingof being in the middle of nowhere-I can appreciate all types ofenvironments but there is something so beautiful about being in thecountry when it’s perfectly still with just yourself and theenvironment. In this movie that feeling is created beautifully, ittouches the nature and quiet, country feeling. The scenery and countryfeeling created is beautiful.

It is also not boring at all as this family struggles to make it out inthe middle of nowhere.Lots of wildlife and lots of Action packedadventure.Lots of adversities to overcome. And as mentioned, thecinematography is great-you’ll feel like your out there in thewilderness too!

I’m not saying this is the best movie in the world-but for those whocan appreciate a story revolving around a family and their strugglesout in the wilderness it’s great. I was enamored as a kid. I wanted tobe out there with them! I think this is a good movie and would give itat least an 8. Of coarse it wont appeal to everyone but shouldn’t beforgotten either.

2) I saw this movie as a kid and loved it. Today, I saw it again with mywife and two kids and loved it.

There are aspects that are completely unrealistic (i.e. a welder knowshow to build a very nice log cabin, a fast grizzly does not run downthe little girl who happens to be ten feet away, the man is notseriously mangled by the mountain lion, the dog is not killed by thewolves, etc.), but what I loved about it was the fact that the familydoes what so many families long to do–get out of Dodge and head forthe high country.

People weren’t meant to be stuck in a box 24/7 because they areenslaved to a house payment, the monster SUV, and all the othertrappings of civilization. Families were meant to hang together andkids were meant to learn from parents–not MTV, the druggies on thecorner, or their friends at school. Parents, to your children love isspelled TIME. This film reinforces that notion and illustrates thatthis misguided idea of quality time being more important than quantityis ridiculous. The pragmatic message from this film is for parents tosell the BMW and buy a Chevy, sell the mansion on the hill and buy thehouse in the valley, chuck the ladder-climbing job and take the onethat allows you to be home for dinner every night. After all, nobodyevery regretted not spending more time at work, but they did regret notspending more time with the kiddos.

I believe that it’s a movie that was ahead of its time and I’d love tosee a more modern (and more realistic) take on the subject. Besides,it’s a good family film, which is a rarity these days. It’s not aperfect film by any standard, but the scenery is beautiful and the plotis visionary. That’s why I give it an 8 out of 10.

3) I loved this film as a child – and was brought up in the RockyMountains, backpacking with my Dad, and can relate to the feeling ofwanting to drop everything and "head for the hills."

Have seen the movie and its sequel recently, I can still say it is amovie I would love for my children to watch and love. It is wholesome,family value oriented, and in general, a great joy for kids. It makesyou want to go out camping and enjoy what little wilderness we haveleft in the US.

While I do have to agree with other posters that you simply can’t "upand leave" as they do in this film (ie – no preparation re: hunting,fishing, planting, learning, etc.), you just can’t fit all that into afilm. And it would bore the kids to death. It is a family/children’sfilm, after all, not an adult action flick.

I highly recommend this film to anyone with children.

4) I thought this movie was a fine, clean motion picture with action andadventure. I appreciated the high moral values portrayed in thisentertaining film. If you are looking for apicture to enjoy with your family(small children included) for an evening,then I would recommend this one.

5) This picture was shown back in 1975 and watch it the only theater within 35 miles of Bedford Pa. Robert Logan plays the role of SkipRobinson, Susan Damante Shaw plays the role of Pat Robinson and GeorgeFlower Plays the role of Boomer. Skip and his family are in living inthe smog filled city of Los Angeles. After taking his daughter Jenny tothe doctors Skip and his wife Pat decide to leave the city life for themountains of Colorado. Skip finds out that he has an Uncle Jake thathad a miners claim so they set out to find it. After building a logcabin in a deserted, mountainous area the family be friends a pair ofbear cubs and is beset by a ferocious grizzly. Join them for thiswonderful adventure. If for know reason you'll love this movie justbecause of the beauty and danger that lives in the wilderness. Thispicture was the first of three made in this sequence. So watch andenjoy. I found the beauty of the lane in this picture was fantastic.The filming of the bear Samson and how well trained the animals were.Also I though the lovely Susan Damante Shaw was fantastic in thismovie. Her beauty was just fantastic as well as her acting. They'reseveral parts in the movie that really stood out to me. When the gangcame back from seeing the wild geese that went charging into the houseonly to find the had a visit from Samson. Now Boomer told Toby the onlyway for he would know if the bear was Samson was to walk and introducehimself. So Toby tells his dad to go introduce himself and Skipreluctantly goes in and sure enough it was Samson. If you want to watcha family film that's good for everyone then this was it. I give thisfilm 10 weasel stars on Susan beauty alone but also the fantasticfilming of the wildlife in the forest of Colorado.

6) This film is not a great family film, it is not even a mediocre familyfilm. This film sucks! The plot, which makes up the entire movie (asthere is no action, which would be fine if it had a good plot) is fullof holes. This guy's daughter can't breathe in downtown Denver, so,instead of moving to the suburbs, the country, or other reasonablealternatives, he takes his entire family in to -guess- the wilderness.They survive by putting up a cabin in about 2 months, which appears tohave its own electricity and heating, powered by….. um. Theappearance of wildlife is also stupid. The family raises bear cubs tofull-grown bears without ever needing to act like bears, protectthemselves, or otherwise make sure the bears do not attack, but thefilm also demonizes wolves by showing them as mindless beasts thatattack and kill for no reason, when in reality wolves are smarter andbetter towards humans than bears. Duh! I would go on, but I won't wastemy time. Just… don't watch this movies. Period.

7) I teach 5th grade and show this movie to my kids each year. I loved itas a child and they all love it as well. It's nothing fancy (and thelittle girl crying tends to get old) but it's a good movie. It tellsthe story of a family who packs up and leaves the city to live in themountains. They start in an old cabin and build their new home. Therare no fancy effects. It was definitely not a high budget movie, butone to be enjoyed time and time again. My only complaint is theportrayal of the wolves. It showed them as vicious creatures attackingthe little girl (even though Boomer explained what happened later). Ialways take the time to talk to my kids about the truth. This isdefinitely a movie I will watch over and over and continue to show mystudents. Best of all, it's a real movie with real people (not acartoon) and there's not a cuss word to be found!

The first time I saw this I thought it was nice and standard. Thensomething compelled me to watch it once again… and thats when Irealized how truly and utterly beautiful this film is. The music, theimages, and the ideas will not leave my mind soon. And it gets betterwith each viewing.

The Adventures Of The Wilderness Family touched me… with all itsinspiration and naturality. This IS the American Dream. This is the wayto live. There’s something inside me now crying to run away and do whatthey did. And now I know how to do it!!! ….All I need now is afamily.

9) First off, I am very fond of these movies. They remind me of mychildhood and how much I love the outdoors. These movies aren’tstellar, Oscar types, but, hey, they work when you want young childrento see different animals and people who want a better quality of life.Although the action scenes may startle young ones ( they probably WON’Twith all the stuff they see in the "movies" today). And, yes, themovies DON’T show all the important stuff (like how they knew how tobuild a cabin, etc) but it’s a MOVIE, not REAL LIFE. If you wantREALITY, I would strongly suggest you watch PBS’s "Frontier House".That was GREAT and it CHALLENGED 3 families to live an 1883 lifestyle.No easy way out here, folks! These people were REALLY doing it.Otherwise, I will ALWAYS cherish these movies and when I have childrenof my own, share them with them.

10) I saw this film when I was 13. Loved-it-to-death! I have since watched itthrough the eyes of a much older person and a parent. AH! What was Ithinking!?!?!

The parents live in the hussle and bussle life of L.A.(although it doesn’tseem so bad to me at all) Dad gets this thought one day that he’s not veryhappy living that kind of life so he throws around the idea about leavingitall for the quiet life of the wild, wild wilderness (you know, the wild,man-eating bears, the wild, man-eating cougars etc…) and there, under theglow of the traffic light they decide to leave it all(why do my lifealtering decisions seem to take years to make and they can decide theirfatein an instant?).

So they move.

Blah, blah… man chops down trees, builds home, makes friends with nature,nature turns on them and they run for their lifes until the dog comes totherescue yadda, yadda, yadda.

Great premise-not very realistic. Aside from the fact that they wereliterally dropped into the middle of "wild African Safari" as a parent, themajority of their problems stemmed from poor parenting and nearly cost thechildren their lives on more than one occasion. This upset me (I know,it’sonly a movie).

What I liked? Beautiful scenery, good, wholesome family entertainmentwithout one questionable word, phrase or action. Hard to find thesedays.

What disturbed me? Children riding in the back of a pick-up doing 50 mphdown the street, children allowed to run-off into the wilderness with noparental supervision, children and adults constantly domesticating wildanimals, feeding wild animals and the overall obvious lack of respect fornature the Wilderness family showed in this film.

• In 2004, the complete 26-minute short was released as a bonus feature on the “Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 2″ DVD set.
• First released and shown as a featurette in theaters along with the full-length Warner Bros. live-action film Lad: A Dog (1962).
• This short was originally produced as a television pilot for an ABC series, "The Road Runner Show" (1966), which ultimately did not sell, thus was reformatted as a theatrical short.
• This was re-edited and split into two separate shorts, Zip Zip Hooray! (1965) and Roadrunner a Go-Go (1965). The footage that had since been left on the cutting room floor was unseen for decades until some of this appeared in Cartoon Network’s “Toonheads” special Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons (2000) (TV). This short had not been seen in its original 26-minute form since its original theatrical release, but has now been released on the DVD collection “Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 2″.
• Wile E. Coyote has a chart on his wall at home labeled “Genius Chart”. Positions 1-4 are occupied by Wile E. Coyote, 5 is Albert Einstein, 6 is Sir Isaac Newton, 7 is Galileo and 8 is Leonardo Da Vinci.

• Factual errors: Ralph Phillips has Road-Runner mania, not Road-Runner phobia.

My Grade: A+

2) When this show was on I watched it every time I could! I thought thatthe characters were really funny and all had great personalities. Theanimation in My opinion was crisp, clean, and really clear. Not tomention beautiful! Most of the characters in this show are hilariouslike the Looney Tunes characters that we all love. in My opinion thesecharacters are the funniest and talented ever seen. In fact, The thingsthat goes on in this series’ cartoons are in My opinion nuts which thatis what makes them hilarious! There are so many to like and laugh atand the silly things they do! If you like the original Looney Tunesthen I strongly recommend that you watch this show!

2):
A made-for-TV movie about a luxury cruise liner named the SS Queen when while en route, a former employee of a passenger hijacks the ship and demands money from a safe deposit box while a password controlled bomb is set to go off. The crew members eventually regain control of the ship. The hijacker dies sending the password with him, but the ship’s crew saves the ship from sinking when the bomb goes off.

• Irwin Allen wanted to develop a television series based on this movie, but CBS turned down the offer.
• According to legendary SFX technician L.B. Abbott, this film used some out-take footage of the model of the S.S. Queen Mary used in The Poseidon Adventure (1972). In this TV-movie the scene is where the ship is listing to one side and then begins to right itself. This was actually a rejected special effects scene because the miniature wave that was supposed to capsize the model in “Poseidon” was too small and had to be re-shot. Luckily that ‘bad footage’ was saved and came in handy for this TV-movie. Also, every scene of the ship at sea was footage from “Poseidon Adventure” (mostly establishing shots) since the original model of the Queen Mary was no longer available for filming.
• Actors David Hedison and Burr DeBenning did some of their own underwater stunts in this film. They both performance similar work in previous Irwin Allen productions: Hedison in “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”, and De Benning in “City Beneath the Sea”.
• This TV-movie was filmed by Irwin Allen’s second unit team in the fall of 1974, while his first unit team was busy with post-production chores on getting The Towering Inferno (1974) ready for it’s Christmas, 1974 release date.

2) After Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ended in 1968, thiswas the only other work David Hedison did for Irwin Allen. Two otherVoyage-related people worked on this TV movie, Voyage story teller &now co-producer William Welch (he died soon after this film), and actorPaul Carr, who played a Voyage crewman a few times.

David Hedison looks good in this movie and an early scene where hejumps off the ship to save the life of someone is well acted and scoredby Richard LaSalle. LaSalle is no stranger to Irwin and his musicreally helps this TV movie. So many scenes would not of been half asgood if they were not coated with LaSalle music.

Today, it is a bit hard to take the late Robert Stack too seriouslybecause of his role in "Airplane"(1980), but if you block out"Airplane" for 90 minutes, you will take him seriously as the championof good in this film. Bradford Dillman is the evil and he performswell.

When in LA in 1992, I did a tour of "The Queen" and it was a highlightof my first trip to America. "The Queen" and the special effects of theship in this film are all good fun. If you like this movie I suggestyou also take a ride … Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979).

• Chapter Titles: 1. The Black Hangman Strikes; 2. Menaced by Murderers; 3. Into the Flames; 4. The Door to Death; 5. Crashed in a Carter; 6. Rendezvous with Doom; 7. Gestapo Execution; 8. Masters of Treachery; 9. Wings of Destruction; 10. Caught in the Caves of An-Kar-Ban; 11. Hostages for Treason; 12. The Black Hangman Strikes Again; 13. The Toll of Treason.

2) Group of young men at a private flying school are angling toward acareer in the army as fliers (Its during WW2). Into the mix comes theBlack Hangman a Nazi agent who is killing industrialists and lookingfor the map to Ankaban a lost city in Africa. Moving from the airfieldto the jungle this is a neat little movie that sucks you in and carriesyou along. Clearly Universal actually cared about this serial,something not always evident in some of their wartime chapter plays.Tobe certain it doesn't stand out as as one of the great serials of alltime, it is however compulsively watchable as I found out when I putthis on to watch a chapter or two and found myself five or six chaptersin with out a thought. I really liked it. Plot wise I'm not sure if itsa good thing that we know who the Black Hangman is in the secondchapter (or first if you recognize the voice), I would have thoughtthey could have used the masked villain to grater effect, but at thesame time it is interesting that his Nazi masters clearly hold him incontempt and are planning on using him to their own ends.One doesn'tusually get this many layers of good and bad guys. Definitely worth alook

2) When trouble’s afoot no one stamps out evil like the fastest, strongest and most nimble bunny of all time Rob the Rabbit! Join Rob on a special journey where he discovers the value of teamwork and the belief that there is a hero waiting to be born in all of us. Rob is not your average bunny. He’s the legendary American Rabbit a star-spangled superhero who fights for justice! When Rob learns about a city being taken over by a gang of nasty jackals, he wastes no time in trying to stop them. But he soon discovers something far more sinister is going on and he’ll need more than just his superhero strength to save the day!

I haven’t seen the movie in quite a few years, but I do remember watchingitin late middle school or early high school and noting some of thepoliticalideas that it seemed to be expressing. (By this time, I had realized howthemedia had affected my mind and opinion about political issues. Forexample,my once inexplicable cautious attitude towards Eastern Europeans [whichhavesince been eradicated] could probably be trace to such propaganda films asRocky IV.)

However, I do think this film is pretty harmless and actually deliverssomegood lessons that a child of any age needs to learn. It’s definitely stillon my favorites list.

2) I remember seeing this as a kid in 1986 (at that time I didn’t know what the cold war was.) But I liked it. what I remembermost was the music, (especially when Rob the Bunny wouldtransform into a bunny with roller skates and look like theAmerican flag.) regardless of the message, it was a cutemovie3 stars

3) I remember watching this movie multiple times as a lass. I saw it againrecently and found it to be just as charming now as then. The charactersare very cute and I liked the fact that there were some very weirdelementsto this movie. For one thing, I have a vague memory that the ChocolateMoose and his son were trapped in the same kind of room that Louie’svampire"wife" was held in "Interview With a Vampire" (where the sun couldvaporizeher). Well, here, the moose were trapped in this room so they’d melt, asthey’re actual moose made of chocolate. Disturbing. And of coursethere’sthe little twist involving the villain and his pet vulture.

Definitely give this a look, especially if you’d like to see some cuteanimecharacters.

4) No one watching this film casually is going to findanything political about this movie. They’ll just seeit as a fun little superhero cartoon. But, afterreading some reviews here, I decided to watch itagain. I didn’t see anything that would suggest putting the National Antheminto a cartoon, as one review suggested, or anything all that patriotic, forthat matter. Surprisingly, this isn’t anti-Marxist at all.If anything, it’s pro-Marxist.

There’s an early scene in which the charactersorganize a rally against the bad guys, and the scene,in a not-so-subtle way, suggests unionizing workers.The bad guys, led by a dude in a business suit, takeover the city’s supply of chocolate (controlling themeans of production and what have you). I thought my idea that the shoe was Marxist was falling apart when one of the good guyssaid"I know people who can help us. Big, corporationguys!" Then, however, it turned out that thecorporations were working for the bad guys!

My favorite Marxist moment comes early on, when thebad guys ask an "intellectual" for directions to thelibrary. Her reply: "Turn left on McCarthy."It’s a bit of a stretch, I know, but it’s fun, and may even beintentional.

Of course, non-Marxists should still enjoy this movie,and there’s no danger that it’s going to make yourkids into commies. While I for one found it to be,well, more pro-marxist than anti-marxist, it stillisn’t a political movie at all. An unfortunatelyoverlooked picture. Not a masterpiece, but a fun moviefor kids.

5) Imagine turning the American national anthem into a cartoon. Throw in acouple of cute animals, some terrible puns and a pair of roller skates andyou’d find yourself with almost an exact replica of thisfilm.

I remember seeing this when I was younger; I made my Mother rent it fromthevideo shop about 5 times. The story itself isn’t too bad, it’s just thatany Marxists watching would certainly have something to complainabout.

If you don’t like America you won’t like this film.