Canadian Women Film Directors Database
home search browse about contact français

Quick search by surname

Stanley Takes a Trip

Directed by Helen Mackay, Jim MacKay, and Grant Munro
Canada, 1947 (animation / children's, 11 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "Le grand voyage d'André"
Stanley Takes a Trip
Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"The importance of a balanced diet, told in story form for children through the medium of two-dimensional cut-out animation. Stanley is a little boy who is lethargic from lack of a balanced diet. Some animals take him for a trip on the back of a 'train engine' bull, to discover what are the proper foods for health and where they come from."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Jim MacKay, Grant Munro, Helen MacKay
Produced by: Jim MacKay
Narrator: Tommy Tweed
Animation: Jim MacKay, Grant Munro, Helen MacKay
Music: Robert Fleming
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
Additional Credits: Commentary [commentaire]: Jim MacKay
(sources)

Web Sites about Stanley Takes a Trip


home search browse about contact français