![]() The more familiar “Cobbler and the Elves” was perfect for filling the taller, triple-wide, wraparound Cinerama image with stop-motion Puppetoons. Two of them, “The Dancing Princess” and “The Singing Bone,” were chosen because they were lesser-known and might seem more novel to audiences. Pal directed three adaptations of Grimm fairy tales. ![]() One of George Pal’s favorite projects, Brothers Grimm was so big a project, his responsibilities dictated that he bring in Henry Levin to direct the connecting narrative thread sections. Or if they did, perhaps not in the full, expansive manner originally envisioned. George Pal The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm is the easily most lavish storybook fantasy feature film that millions have never seen. Songs/Instrumentals: “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm”, “The Dancing Princess,” “Above the Stars”, “Ah-oom”, “Gypsy Fire”. Performers: Laurence Harvey (Wilhelm Grimm, The Cobbler) Karl Boehm (Jacob Grimm) Russ Tamblyn (The Woodsman, Tom Thumb) Yvette Mimieux (The Dancing Princess) Beulah Bondi (Gypsy) Jim Backus (King) Clinton Sundberg (Prime Minister) Walter Brooke (Mayor) Sandra Gale Bettin (Ballerina) Robert Foulk (Hunter) Terry-Thomas (Sir Ludwig) Buddy Hackett (Hans) Otto Kruger (King) Martita Hunt (Story Teller) Arnold Stang (Rumpelstiltskin) Peter Whitney (Giant) True Ellison (Snow White) Pamela Beaird (Cinderella) Stanley Fafara (Hansel) Diana Driscoll (Gretel) Ruthie Robinson (Little Red Riding Hood and the Voices of Stan Freberg and Dal McKennon (Elves). MGM Records S-1E3 (Stereo) 1E3 (Mono) (12” 33 1/3 RPM / Boxed with Hardcover Souvenir Book / 1962) ![]() THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM The journeys of two great Pal-taculars (both with stop motion) to vinyl and disc were like adventures in themselves ![]()
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