Stories of the American puppet

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Special features (ca. 60 min.): Puppet pioneers: Remo Bufano -- [Rufus and Margo] Rose film: Treasure Island -- Rose film: Rip Van Winkle -- Thomas Edison's dancing chinaman marionettes -- Tony Sarg's stonehenge circus -- Tony Sarg's Arabian nights -- Classic puppet shows: Shari Lewis -- Howdy Doody -- Paul Winchell -- Rootie Kazootie Club -- Burr Tillstrom's Berlin Wall -- Kukla, Fran and Ollie -- Foodini the great -- Bil Baird's Life with Snarky Parker.

Narrator: Dan Lauria.

Commentary: Bart Roccoberton, Margo Rose, Allen G. Cook, John Bell, Steve Abrams, Martin P. Robinson, Carl Harms, Burt Dubrow, Ira H. Gallen, Shari Lewis, George Latshaw, Vincent Anthony.

From the streets and taverns of colonial America, in vaudeville, on television and under the bright lights of today's Broadway stage, puppets have been a favorite form of American entertainment. This documentary is the first to chronicle the fascinating evolution of this unique art form. Examines the lives and recounts the significant contributions of men and women who, throughout the years, have helped to shape puppetry in America. Archival film, rare photographs, historical reenactments and engaging interviews from some of the most influential puppeteers of the 20th century, bring the story of American puppetry to life.

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