Gerald McCloy discovers at the age of two that beyond uttering a noise like “Boing-Boing,” he cannot speak at all. This animated film was among the first of the UPA cartoons, and since its production the company has become world famous for its style, humour and artistry. This picture is an interesting experiment from the N.F.B., representing as it does a rare attempt at musical expression. The song closes sadly, for his sweetheart has left him. Grownup, he wanders through the park with his sweetheart. A mother brings her child to the park where he plays, swings and watches the ducks and gondolas glide on the stream. National Film Board of Canada, 1947, 7 mins.Ī lyrical camera study of Montreal’s great park, set to a French-Canadian song.
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