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Fable of the Fabrics
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Fable of the Fabrics

1942-01-01 · 6 min · Not rated

Animation · Fantasy

A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat concept for a cartoon washing powder commercial can be credited to Alexander Mackendrick, who worked at the J Walter Thompson advertising agency before making films at Ealing and then Hollywood.

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Directors
Joy Batchelor, John Halas
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Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
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United Kingdom
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Released

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