PINOCCIO
"PINOCCIO" (1940) SYNOPSIS:
"When the woodworker Geppetto sees a falling star, he wishes that the puppet he just finished, Pinocchio, could become a real boy. In the night, the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto's wish and asks Jiminy Cricket to serve as the wooden boy's conscience. But the naive and trusting Pinocchio falls into the clutches of the wicked Honest John, who leads him astray to the sinful Pleasure Island."
STARRING:
Christian Rub, Dickie Jones, Evelyn Venable, Cliff Edwards and Walter Catlett
SCREENPLAY:
Carlo Collodi, Joseph Sabo, Ted Sears and William Cottrell
DIRECTORS:
Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske, Norm Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney and T. Hee
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for two (2) Academy Awards and won both of them, for: "Best Music - Original Song" for the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline -music and Ned Washington - lyrics).
It was nominated for four (4) additional awards, by various entities, and won all of them!
In 1994 it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
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