It's the Gene Deitch era of Terrytoons, and Deitch encouraged people to do what they could with very small budgets, all that was available. This story about a medieval juggler is based on a story by Anatole France, and had been converted into a children's book by R. O. Blechman. He was a popular cartoonist for the New York, but that was a far piece from the animation world. So we have here a charming story narrated by Boris Karloff in his storybook voice, and despite some very minimal visual art, it was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short.
I can understand why, but alas, it is what people generally mean when they speak slightingly of animated radio. It is very charming animated radio, but little more.
I can understand why, but alas, it is what people generally mean when they speak slightingly of animated radio. It is very charming animated radio, but little more.