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Strange and unusual puppets of the past

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Strange and unusual puppets of the past

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With the advent of sound, motion pictures became a new medium in which puppeteers could ply their trade. Practiced at working on stage, those skilled performers were faced with the challenge of bringing the immediacy of the puppet show to the big screen. These early efforts paved the way for the work of Jim Henson, Burr Tillstrom, and many others. --provided by publisher

Jerry pulls the strings (1938) / Margo and Rufus Rose -- Party lines (1946) / Bil and Cora Baird -- Rumpelstiltskin (1949) / Coronet Films -- The toymaker (1952) / Martin Stevens -- How to make a puppet (1955)

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