World War I Victory Loan Cartoons (1919)
1919 · Animation · 3 min
- War
- Animation
Synopsis
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Animated cartoon of Uncle Sam fishing on pier with basket labeled ‘U.S. Loans,’ says ‘Come on folks, lend a hand! This is the one that will finish the job. Sure we’ll finish the job!’ b. This is an animated cartoon by J.R. Bray. Artist’s hand in accelerated action draws cartoon of ‘Henry Takes Dan for a Ride.’ - Henry Ford in admiral’s uniform drives “Daniels.” Josephus Daniels in sailor’s uniform holding a small American flag - Daniels in back-seat of automobile with bottle of ‘grape juice’ - automobile is driven along a country road. “Now with the glass top and periscope, you have the jitney submarine complete.” Glass top and periscope drawn on automobile, which is driven down a hill into the water. “Off to battle practice.” Whale follows ‘jitney submarine’ under water, swallows it. c. Animated cartoon of a sack of corn labeled, ‘American Institutions’ - thin man stands with bar weights labeled ‘1st Liberty Loan’ - sign, ‘Prepare’ - man salutes, lifts weights - sign, ‘Equipment and Weights’ becomes ‘Ford Liberty Loan,’ he lifts them as his arm muscles grow - sign, ‘Transport,’ weights become ‘3rd Liberty Loan’ - sign, ‘Fight!,’ weights become ‘4th Liberty Loan,’ he lifts them - sign, ‘Maintain Victory! National Archives Identifier: 7420872
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Details
- Running time
- 3 minutes
- Language
- English
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- early animation
- John Randolph Bray
