Wilfred Jackson

  • Harve Foster & Wilfred Jackson – Song of the South (1946)

    1941-1950AnimationClassicsHarve FosterUSAWilfred Jackson

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    Song of the South is a blend of live action and animation, based on the popular “Uncle Remus” stories of Joel Chandler Harris. Set in the years just after the Civil War, the story begins with young Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) being sent to live at the southern plantation of his grandmother (Lucile Watson) while his parents contemplate divorce. At first disconsolate, the boy is cheered up by African-American handyman Uncle Remus (James Baskett), who tells him many delightful fables concerning the clever trickster Br’er Rabbit, whose adventures are illustrated in cartoon form. Each story has a moral, which Johnny applies to the exigencies of his real life. Johnny’s mother (Ruth Warrick) disapproves of Uncle Remus, and orders the boy never to visit the kindly old black man again. Uncle Remus packs his bags and leaves; while chasing after him, Johnny is injured by a bull. He recovers thanks to the friendly presence of Uncle Remus, and all is forgiven.Read More »

  • Wilfred Jackson – The Ugly Duckling (1931)

    1931-1940AnimationShort FilmUSAWilfred Jackson

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    A black duckling is rejected by its mother, a hen, but manages to prove his worth when a tornado threatens the hen’s chicks.Read More »

  • Clyde Geronimi & Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske – Alice in Wonderland (1951)

    USA1951-1960AnimationClyde GeronimiFantasyHamilton LuskeWilfred Jackson

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    Alice is a daydreaming young girl. She finds learning poems and listening to literature boring. She prefers stories with pictures and to live inside her imagination. One day, while enduring just such a poetry reading, she spots a large white rabbit…dressed in a jacket and carrying a large watch. He scurries off, saying he’s late, for a very important date. She follows him through the forest. He then disappears down a rabbit hole. Alice follows, leading her to all manner of discoveries, characters and adventures.Read More »

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