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The Great Toy Robbery

Jeff Hale

1963 6 min

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This short animation stars the world's most-wanted good guy: Santa Claus. In this spoof of the Wild West, good triumphs over evil, but not before the evil robbers and their innocent victims have romped through some odd situations.

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This short animation stars the world's most-wanted good guy: Santa Claus. In this spoof of the Wild West, good triumphs over evil, but not before the evil robbers and their innocent victims have romped through some odd situations.

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Literature and Language

Animals

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Credits

• storyboard
  Derek Lamb
  
• design
  Derek Lamb
  
• animation
  Jeff Hale
  
  Cameron Guess
  
• backgrounds
  Robert Verrall
  
• music
  Donald Douglas
  
• camera
  James Wilson
  
  Murray Fallen
  
• sound editing
  Karl Duplessis
  
  Don Wellington
  
• sound recording
  George Croll
  
• voice
  Richard Gilbert
  
• director
  Jeff Hale
  
• producer
  Robert Verrall
  
  Wolf Koenig
  
• executive producer
  Tom Daly
  

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Education

Ages 16 to 17

Study Guides - Guide 1 | Guide 2 | Guide 3

Introduce the concept of the spoof. Research the original film that this film spoofs. Discuss the stereotypical features of the Wild West as they are depicted in this particular film.

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