The Figurehead (1952) — animation, fantasy, romance film. Directed by Allan Crick. Starring Robert Beatty, Allan Crick, Digby Turpin.
Animation, Fantasy, Romance · 7/10 · 7 min · 1952
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint who is painted to look like a soldier and 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.
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