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John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1946 · 7 mins · English
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- Directed by
- George Pal
- Starring
- Rex Ingram
This Puppetoon animated short, Academy Award‑nominated for Best Short Subject, follows folk legend John Henry (voiced by Rex Ingram) hired by the C&O Railroad. The company introduces the Inky‑Poo, and John declares a man’s mind can beat a machine. It was added to the U.S. National Film Registry in 2015 and preserved by archives in 2009.
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