John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)

Animation Drama

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Updated May 29 2020

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1946-09-06

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Runtime: 7 mins Rating: 5.9

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Cast

Rex Ingram

Narrator / John Henry (voice)

Crew

George Pal

Director

George Pal

Cinematography

Clarence Wheeler

Music

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Cast

Rex Ingram

Narrator / John Henry (voice)

Crew

George Pal

Director

George Pal

Cinematography

Clarence Wheeler

Music

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