John Henry and the Inky-Poo

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

1946
7m
5.9

5.9/10

17 votes • View on IMDb
Animation Drama
Overview

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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
George Pal Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

man vs machine puppetoon replacement animation train engine folklore figure

Quick Facts

Release Date September 6, 1946
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0038657

Cast

Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram

Narrator / John Henry (voice)

Key Crew

George Pal
Director