An animated film by John and Faith Hubley in which everything moves to music and where a juke box is the center of everything. It is a fable of our times, about people and numbers and chance, set on a cruise ship where everything is most correct until a maverick passenger decides to flout the rules. Animation by Phil Duncan, Gary Mooney and Les Drew. Music by Benny Carter.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002550
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Caricatures and cartoons
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conformity
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Individuality
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)