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Gospel Dynamics (1940)

1940 · Ephemeral film · 11 min

Synopsis

Cartoon. very simple BW animation. Carton: carton of dynamite lowers into frame, opens, and sticks of dynamite spell word �Gospel� Beginning with only a heart, gradually a cartoon man is drawn holding a beer and a cigarette. Audio track �Beer, sin's powerful curse. The cigarette even worse. These things we cannot overlook. To us they may seem alright, but not so in God�s sight.� Large black silhouette of heart; white hole is erased into heart; cartoon stick of dynamite is inserted into slot, word Gospel appears on dynamite; heart explodes.

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Running time
11 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★ · Comedy · john barleycorn · 2018-09-06

Good for humor value.