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Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

FROM CAVEMEN TO CAMELOT...FROM CUSTER TO COLUMBUS...A Mad Romp Through Time!

19654.31h 34m

Overview

Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.

Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Written by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Antony Peters
Produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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Top Cast

L

Larry D. Mann

Professor Von Rotten (voice)

B

Billie Mae Richards

Willy McBean (voice)

A

Alfie Scopp

Buffalo Bill Cody / The Dragon / General Custer (voice)

P

Paul Kligman

Christopher Columbus / Sitting Bull (voice)

Bernard Cowan

Bernard Cowan

Khufu / Ned the Caveman (voice)

Paul Soles

Paul Soles

Pablo the Monkey / King Ferdinand (voice)

P

Peggi Loder

(voice)

Corinne Conley

Corinne Conley

(voice)

James Doohan

James Doohan

(voice)

Claude Rae

Claude Rae

(voice)

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Themes & Keywords

time travelpuppettime machinestop motionpuppets

About Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine is a animation, family, adventure film released in 1965 exploring themes of time travel, puppet, time machine, stop motion, puppets. Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., it stars Larry D. Mann, Billie Mae Richards, Alfie Scopp. Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.

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