Little Miss No Name Hasbro Beggar / Refugee Doll Inspired by Margaret Keane Xd5101 (1965)
1965 · Short film · 2 min
- Action
Synopsis
Dating to 1965, these TV commercials for Hasbro's "Little Miss No Name" explains the reasons that it "needs more love than any doll you've ever had." Designed by Deet D’Andrade, Little Miss No-Name had arms that extended in a "begging" position and resembled a refugee or orphan. The doll was apparently inspired by the wide-eyed, sad child paintings of Margaret Keane. The utterly bereft and heartbroken Little Miss No Name came dressed in a raggedy burlap sack without shoes. You might say she was the antithesis of Mattel's Barbie, with a large plastic teardrop spilling down her cheek. The doll was not a commercial success but decades later achieved something of cult status among collectors owing to its unique design and rarity.The song at 1:10 says, "She's Little Miss No Name, she's lonely and blue ... she needs someone to hold her, someone who cares..." Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k.
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Details
- Running time
- 2 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Action Pilot
- Little Miss No Name
- Little Miss No
- Margaret Keane
- Pink Evening Gown
- Ooh La La
- Campus Capers
- Stanley Weston
- Action Soldier
- Action Sailor