Ship of the Ether
19348m356p
Puppet animation film advertising Philips Radio sets. A ship steers its way to several international radio stations, where characteristic music is heard - France, Vienna, Rome, Hilversum, Beromünster, Munich and Daventry.
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George Pal's initial stop-motion commercial story film made in Eindhoven, Holland. The short promoted the new Philips Radio of 1934 with a ship made entirely of glass that sails through the air waves.
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- George Pal
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