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Madeline
Studio: UPA Release Date : November 27, 1952 Series: Jolly Frolics

Cumulative rating:
(3 ratings submitted)

Synopsis

An animated adaptation of the children's story of Madeline, a little French girl living with her friends, "twelve little girls in two straight lines."

Characters

Madeline

Credits

Director

Robert "Bobe" Cannon

Animator

Jose Cuauhtemoc "Bill" Melendez
Frank Smith

Music

Dave Raskin

Narration

Gladys Holland

Production Manager

Herbert "Herb" Klynn

Executive Producer

Stephen "Steve" Bosustow

Design

Art Heinemann

Color

Jules Engel

Awards

Nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar): Best Short Subject

Distributor(s)

Columbia

Trivia

  • First animated adaptation and appearance of Madeline (from book of the same name by Ludwig Bemelmans).

Television

The Boing-Boing ShowTotally Tooned In

VHS

United States

The Columbia Pictures Cartoon Classics

DVD

United States

The Jolly Frolics Collection
Madeline
Madeline

United Kingdom

Madeline
Madeline

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 6:40
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono: RCA Sound Recording

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From TibbyH :

"Madeline" is one of the most adorable shorts I've seen. UPA does it again and brings a charming little story by Ludwig Bemelmans to the screen with elegance and grace. This cartoon oozes France (it's so French, Pepé le Pew should be jealous). The gorgeous watercolor backgrounds create a dream like interpretation of the country of love. And the narration provided by the lovely Gladys Holland seals the deal in this excellent short by one of animation's best studios.
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