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The ABC of puppets

United States, 1939
film

A film in two parts. Part 1 illustrates the processes of making a glove puppet in detail. Part 2 shows the construction of a stage for the puppets and their m..

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Puppetry: string marionettes

United Kingdom, 1947
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Hansel and Gretel

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Creative Activity: Our First Puppet Play

Australia, 1954
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Puppets

United States, 1967
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Glove puppetry - making the heads

Australia, 1962
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Glove puppetry - Scenery and production

Australia, 1962
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Cinderella on strings

Australia, 1947
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Marionettes: construction and manipulation

United States, 1940
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Glove puppetry - Painting and dressing

Australia, 1962
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Let's make puppets

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The Puppeteers

Canada, 1952
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Our puppets

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The Body

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Tales from around the world

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Hansel & Gretel (An Appalachian Version)

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Dream house

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Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Australia, 1994
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Young film makers

Australia, 1969
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