Experimental Animation

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Animation
Music

Overview

Len Lye scraped together enough funding and borrowed equipment to produce a two-minute short featuring his self-made monkey, singing and dancing to 'Peanut Vendor', a 1931 jazz hit for Red Nichols. The two foot high monkey had bolted, moveable joints and some 50 interchangeable mouths to convey the singing. To get the movements right, Lye filmed his new wife, Jane, a prize-winning rumba dancer.

Keywords

stop motion
short film

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1933
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Director: Len Lye
Writer: Len Lye
Producer: Len Lye
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1982108