Alf, Bill and Fred

1964 film

Alf, Bill and Fred is a 1964 short animated film directed by Bob Godfrey[1][2] and written by Stan Hayward.[3][4]

Summary

The plot and the moral are both very simple. The three titular multi-species characters are friends who like to bounce a lot.[5] Bill - the man - suddenly inherits a lot of money and starts spending it with reckless abandon (on, amongst other things, a tin of peaches). He abandons his old friends and becomes increasingly hedonistic. Meanwhile, the dog and the duck continue bouncing. Eventually, Bill accidentally bounces out of a window in a very tall building. He loses his memory and goes back to his old friends. They set up a business together selling happiness to people.[6]

The moral of the story is stated to be: "It is easier to sell happiness than to buy it because most people are sillier than you are!".[7]

See also

  • 1964 in film
  • Independent animation

References

  1. ^ Biographic Cartoon Films Studio Directory|BCDB[dead link]
  2. ^ Bob Godfrey, RIP|Cartoon Brew
  3. ^ Alf, Bill and Fred (1964) Theatrical Cartoon-BCDB[dead link]
  4. ^ Alf, Bill & Fred (1964)-BFI
  5. ^ MUBI
  6. ^ WorldCat
  7. ^ Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1965-Cartoon Research

External links

  • Alf, Bill & Fred at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Alf, Bill & Fred at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
  • The Sunday Intertitle: Gooney Tunes