The Metamorphosis of Uncle Bobby
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1930Production year
1930Runtime
5 minDirector
neuvedenoCategory
filmGenre
promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Proměna strýčka BobyhoCzech title
Proměna strýčka BobyhoEnglish title
The Metamorphosis of Uncle BobbyParallel title
Onkel Bobbys VerwandlungSummary
A commercial promoting Schicht's margarine Vitello.
Synopsis
Uncle Bobby walks out of the Vitello factory and heads into the countryside. A cow does not let him milk her and a hen refuses to give him eggs. Uncle Bobby goes for help to a magic king who lives in a forest in a mushroom-shaped cottage. The king turns Uncle Bobby into a charming commercial doll of the Schicht company. Uncle Bobby in his new guise easily milks the cow and gets eggs from the hen. He then returns to the factory with the milk and the eggs. It turns out that the story was being watched by the dolls from the theatre auditorium. Now, the curtain on the stage is pulled back and Uncle Bobby is in front of it and enjoys the applause of the audience.
Note
The commercial for the Czechoslovak-based Schicht company (Jiří Schicht a. s.) was filmed abroad.
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Crew and creators
Director
neuvedeno
Production info
Original Title
Proměna strýčka Bobyho
Czech Title
Proměna strýčka Bobyho
English Title
The Metamorphosis of Uncle Bobby
Parallel Title
Onkel Bobbys Verwandlung
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1930
Production Year
1930
Production specifications
date of censorship 02/1930
Premiere
premiere 02/1932 /suitable for youths/
Production
Excentric film Berlín, Schicht Ústí nad Labem (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
5 min
Original length in metres
140 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
puppet, combined (technique), documentary
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech, German, Slovak
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech, Slovak, German
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, Slovak, German
