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Father Noah's Ark
Noah, his family (wife, 3 sons, their wives), and various animals all help build the ark. The rains come, and the skunks barely miss the boat (not that anyone was particularly looking for them), but they manage to swim to it. After the rain and many lamentations by the humans, the sun returns, to the great joy of all. The ground appears, and the animals (and many new babies) disembark.
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Plot Summary
This animated short film retells the biblical story of Noah's Ark. Noah is tasked with building an ark to save his family and pairs of animals from an impending flood. The film depicts the construction of the ark and the gathering of the animals before the great deluge.
Critical Reception
As a short animated film from the early 1930s, "Father Noah's Ark" is primarily appreciated for its pioneering stop-motion animation techniques, particularly those developed by Willis O'Brien. While not widely reviewed by modern standards, its historical significance in animation and biblical adaptation is acknowledged.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its early stop-motion animation.
Recognized as an interesting early adaptation of a biblical tale.
Generally viewed as a historical curiosity in the animation timeline.
Google audience: Information on Google user reviews for this specific short film from 1933 is not readily available.
Fun Fact
This short film was one of the earliest cinematic adaptations of the Noah's Ark story to utilize stop-motion animation, a technique that would later be famously employed in films like "King Kong" (1933), which also featured the work of Willis O'Brien.
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