Lyrical animation of the magical events which occur when various children play a flute, evoking both pleasant scenes of flowers and unpleasant ones of witches and bats, according to the personality of the child. Sound film without words. (Awards: Palo Alto; Columbus)
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012876
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada
Literature → Fables - Juvenile films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)