Country: France
Year: 1955
Duration: 2'10''
While fishing, Jenny is surprised by a frightful crocodile. Without hesitation, she throws herself into the river; the crocodile follows her. As Jenny swims towards the opposite bank, some mermaids try in vain to hold back the crocodile. The chase continues on dry land, but Jenny runs into a hollow tree trunk and falls to the ground, stunned. On the other side of the trunk a lion is resting. The crocodile comes nearer and Jenny hides inside the tree trunk. The crocodile tries to make her come out, but his jaws close around the tail of the lion. There is a fight between the two animals, with Jenny serving as referee. The scene continues under a circus big top. Jenny does a dance on top of a pole. Various other scenes culminate in a happy ending.
Biography
film director
Harry, Salomon, David Frenkel
The Frenkel brothers, Harry (1902-1974), Salomon (1912-2001) and David (1914-1994), are originally from Byelorussia. At the beginning of the First World War, the Frenkel family moved to Alexandria, Egypt. Around 1933, fascinated by the first animated drawings by Walt Disney, they decided to make animated films: their first short film (which has been lost) was made in 1935. In 1936, their film Mafish Faida was the first of a series of cartoons featuring Mish-Mish Effendi. In 1947 they began making commercials, an activity they continued in France, where they moved in 1951. The commercial failure of Rêve du beau Danube Bleu put an end to their career in 1963. Their films, which were re-discovered in 1995, have been restored and presented in various festivals.
FILMOGRAFIA
Marco Monkey un singe sympa (1935), Mafish faida (Niente da fare, 1936), Mish Mish el shater (Mish Mish, il coraggioso, 1939), Al difa'u al watani (La difesa nazionale, 1940), Bill hana wel shifav (Buon Appetito, 1946), Mish Mish yarqus ma'a Sabah (Mish Mish danza con Sabah, 1948), Al walad al nagib (Il figliol prodigo, 1951), Bravo Osman (1949), Simfoniyya ala difaf al Nil (Sinfonia sulle rive del Nilo, 1949), Sunlight (1949), Abu ras nashfa (Testa dura, 1950), Une expérience atomique (1951), Aventures et fantaisies (1952-1960), Mon chien, mon âme et moi (1952-1960), C'est arrivé au zoo (1952-1960), Le stylo magique (1952-1960), Le grand triomphe (1952-1960), Noël parisien (1952-1960), La Bolte magique (1952-1960), Le Trésor insaisissable (1952-1960), Rêve du beau Danube Bleu (1965).
Cast
& Credits
Director: Harry, Salomon e David Frenkel.
Production company: Lapierre Films.
Production company: Lapierre Films.