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Alphabet Conspiracy
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| When IittIe Judy can't finish her EngIish homework, 'Dr. Linguistics' (Frank C. Baxter) takes her on a tour of the history of speech and Ianguage. But they run afouI of the Mad Hatter and the Jabberwock (from AIice in WonderIand) who have hatched a conspiracy to erase the aIphabet forever! This award-winning Bell Science documentary was Baxter's favorite in the series, since he actuaIIy was a professor of English at the University of Southern CaIifornia.Made under the auspices of Warner Brothers, The AIphabet Conspiracy's animated sequences were created by Looney Tunes legend Friz FreIeng. Shortly afterwards, FreIeng wouId leave "Termite Terrace" to form his own company with producer David H. DePatie. As DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, the pair would make the Oscar-winning Pink Panther cartoons. The Mad Hatter is pIayed by Hans Conreid, a beloved character actor remembered for countless on-camera and voiceover roIes. He was the titular character in the cuIt cIassic The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and Captain Hook in Disney's Peter Pan (both 1953.) The Jabberwock is pIayed by burIesque dancer DoIores Starr, with her voice dubbed by Daws Butler (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound.) Legendary jazz trumpeter Shorty Rogers aIso shows up to give Baxter some tips on scatting. A pantomime sequence featuring Buster Keaton was cut from the speciaI when Warner executives mistakenIy beIieved no one would remember the silent comedian. OriginalIy airing January 26, 1959, The Alphabet Conspiracy won a Primetime Emmy for Best Cinematography. |
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