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The Wacky World of Mother Goose is a 1967 animated musical fantasy film made by Rankin/Bass, written by Romeo Muller and directed by Jules Bass based on Charles Perrault's stories and nursery rhymes.[1] The movie is the first theatrical feature by Rankin and Bass.[2] It features Humpty Dumpty, the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, and the Crooked Man (the villain). Mother Goose is voiced by Margaret Rutherford in her final film role.

The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Official release poster
Directed by	Jules Bass Kizo Nagashima
Written by	Romeo Muller
Story by	Arthur Rankin Jr.
Based on	Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perrault
Produced by	Arthur Rankin Jr.
Music by	George Wilkins (music) Jules Bass (lyrics)
Production companies	Videocraft International Toei Animation (Japanese animation studio, uncredited)[citation needed]
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release date	September 27, 1967 (1967-09-27)
Running time	81 minutes
Countries	United States Japan
Language	English

Plot

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In the land of Old King Cole: Jack and Jill, Simple Simon, Georgie Porgie, Humpty Dumpty, and the others are worried when Mother Goose has to visit her sister who lives beyond the Moon. Meanwhile, Count Warptwist the Crooked Man is up to no good and will stop at nothing to rule the land, so it's up to the good characters to try and stop him.

Cast

• Margaret Rutherford - Mother Goose
• Bob McFadden - Humpty Dumpty
• Bradley Bolke - Crooked Man
• Laura Leslie - Princess Harmony
• James Daugherty
• Craig Sechler
• Susan Melvin - Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
• Kevin Gavin
• Bryna Raeburn - Old Mother Hubbard / Mother Goose's Sister
• Robert Harter
• William Marine

Crew

• Director - Jules Bass
• Producer - Arthur Rankin Jr.
• Executive Producer - Joseph E. Levine
• Associate Producer - Larry Roemer
• Screenplay - Romeo Muller
• Story - Arthur Rankin Jr.
• Adaptation from The Tales of Mother Goose - Charles Perrault
• Music and Lyrics - George Wilkins, Jules Bass
• Character Designer - Paul Coker Jr. (uncredited)
• Continuity Designer - Don Duga
• Animation Production - Toei Animation (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}
• Assistant Director - Kizo Nagashima
• Sound Engineers: Stephen Frohock, Alan Mirchin, Peter Page, Eric Tomlinson

See also

• List of American films of 1967

References

External links

• The Wacky World of Mother Goose at IMDb
• The Wacky World of Mother Goose at the TCM Movie Database
• The Wacky World of Mother Goose at The Big Cartoon DataBase

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