The Big Fun Carnival

The first of a series of 12 compilation features (number 1-12)made for theatres to use as a Saturday Matinee offering aimed strictly at children. Marian Stafford, folk-singer Jared Reed, and The Bunin Puppets appear before and after each cartoon short. All of the cartoon shorts were originally released by Paramount, and included "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943)" - Betty Boop's "Crazy Town (1932)" - "The Silly Goose/Dumme Ganslein, Der (1945)" - "The Busy Little Bears (1939)" - "Toys Will Be Toys (1949)", and other Paramount cartoons, shorts and a couple of the audience-participation Screen Song singalong shorts. Strictly sold on a "Park-the-kids-and-go-shopping" or "Cheap Baby-Sitting" basis, and, since it was geared toward the kids, there was also a bath-room break intermission about halfway through the film. New footage and some of the cartoons in Technicolor, but a few of the cartoons were black-and-white.

Marian Stafford

Mistress of Ceremonies

Jared Reed

Folk Singer Jared Reed

Mae Questel

Betty Boop

• Marc DanielsDirector
• Shamus CulhaneDirector
• Hans FischerkoesenDirector
• Dave FleischerDirector
• John A. HaeselerDirector
• George PalDirector · Producer
• Louis M. HeywardWriter · Producer
• Max FleischerProducer
• Martin PollExecutive Producer

Release date

January 20, 1957

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Budget

$15

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy