The Figurehead
Movie| Title | The Figurehead |
| User score | 7 |
| Release date | Jan 1, 1952 |
| Genre | Romance, Animation, Fantasy |
| Director | Allan Crick |
| Production country | United Kingdom |
| Production companies | Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films |
| Run time | 7 min. |
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint who is painted to look like a soldier and used as a figurehead on a sailing ship. The ship sinks and the figurehead is saved by a beautiful mermaid who falls in love with him. Her love is not returned because despite his dashing looks he has the wooden heart of a saint.
Videos
Clip of the Week - clip from The Figurehead (1953) by the Halas & Batchelor Animation Studio
May 16, 2014
