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Hollywood goes political in 1951 ?...
Hollywood goes political in 1951 ?...
Item # 714094
March 18, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951
* Fresh Laid Plans released
* Animated comedy short film
* Producer John Sutherland
* Political statement on farming ?
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Cartoon Film Stirs Dispute in West By Satirizing U. S. Farm Planning" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 92 pages, rag edition in great condition.
source: IMDb: The main character of this animated short is the politically minded owl, Dr. Owsley Hoot. Brainchild of one time Disney employee John Sutherland, Fresh Laid Plans caused quite a stir when it was released, as many farmers saw it as knocking President Truman's Brannan Plan, which offered federal support of farm prices. Humanized fowl - a duck grocer, a rooster policeman, a hen housewife, all residents of Eggvill - are the characters. Into Eggville, where the feathered populace is complaining of high prices and low wages, comes Dr. Owsley Hoot, who talks himself into the mayor's job. His "planned economy," he promises, will bring prosperity to all. The new mayor displays a portfolio filled with "plans" labeled WPA, subsidies, price control and other familiar alphabet combinations. When the execution of all these plans leads to disaster, the populace runs Mayor Hoot out of town. Apparently he is spared a worse fate only because he already wears feathers and a barrel of tar is not handy.
Category: The 20th Century
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