The Big Fun Carnival
Cast & Crew
Marc Daniels
Marian Stafford
Jared Reed
Morey Bunin
Louis M. Heyward
Louis M. Heyward
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Synopsis
Marian Stafford, singer Jared Reed and Morey Bunin's puppets appear before and after a series of short films, including "The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins," "Lasso Wizards," "Crazy Town," "Five Fathoms of Fun," "Silly Goose," "Monkey Business," "Hoola Boola," "The Busy Little Bears" and "Toys Will Be Toys." Some of the films are animated.
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One of the shorts in the film, "The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins," was apparently based on the Dr. Seuss story of the same name, and according to the The Exhibitor review, "Crazy Town" featured the character of Betty Boop. According to the The Exhibitor review, The Big Fun Carnival was the first in a projected series of films, each to run 90-100 minutes and designed to appeal to six to twelve-year-olds, which were to consist of a number of short films edited together. Many of the films had previously been released by Paramount in the 1940s as individual shorts. A Hollywood Reporter news item noted in January 1957 that Al Schwalberg, president of distribution company Artists Producers Associates, planned to run the films at childrens' matinees. Although NYSA records list twelve 1957 features under the name The Big Fun Carnival, six of which bear the "episode name" Funzapoppin, no additional information has been found on the other films, and their release dates, if any, have not been determined.
