Pippi Longstocking (1961)

Movie
German title	Pippi Longstocking
Original title	Pippi Longstocking
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1961
Rod
Director	Frank Bunetta
script	William Crewson
production	William Asher
music	Walter Scharf
occupation
Shirley Temple : Narrator Gina Gillespie : Susanne Schölnfeld / Pippi Longstocking Gregory Irvin : Tommy Kelly Smith : Annika Ted de Corsia : Policeman William Edmonson : Policeman Barbara Eiler : mother Renie Riano : Miss Lindquist Willard Waterman : Father Efraim Longstocking Bernard Kates : scar cheek Jimmie Horan : dog paw Jennifer Gillespie : little sister George Whiteman : Circus Crier Tor Johnson : the mighty Alfons

Pippi Longstocking (original title: Pippi Longstocking ) is an American children's film by director Frank Bunetta from 1961. It is a film adaptation of the children's book ofthe same name by Astrid Lindgren , which was shown in the children's film series Shirley Temple's Storybook .

action

Susanne and her little sister are sent to bed by their parents. Susanne is angry. She doesn't want to go to bed yet because she isn't tired yet. She also thinks it's stupid that her parents decide when to get up or when to go to school. She should constantly do things that she has absolutely no desire to do.

Susanne tells that if it were up to her she would live in a big house with a monkey and a horse and a box full of gold. Then her name would no longer be Susanne, but Pippi Longstocking. She could do whatever she wanted. She also has many friends, such as Tommy and Annika, two children from her neighborhood.

Then Susanne tells Pippi's story. One day Pippi moves into the abandoned house next to Tommy and Annika with her monkey Mr. Nilsson and her horse Little Uncle . They are surprised that Pippi lives there all alone. They persuade Pippi to go to school with them the next day. The next day the three of them ride to school. The teacher wants to convince Pippi that she has to go to school so that she can learn something. But Pippi can quickly convince her that she knows everything. She can answer even the most difficult questions.

Pippi later receives a visit from two policemen. They want to put Pippi in a children's home. But Pippi is not intimidated by the two and throws them from their property.

Shortly afterwards, intruders come into Pippi's house. They want to steal Pippi's gold. But Pippi can persuade her to end her criminal career and to devote herself to honest activities. The mother of the two thanks them for this. She was worried about her sons and feared that it would turn out badly for them both.

A little later Pippi fights against the strongest man in the world, the strong Alfons, at a circus show. She wins the fight. For the prize money she buys peanuts and popcorn for all the children. When Pippi celebrates her birthday, she wishes that her father is with her now. Pippi's father is already storming in. He takes Pippi to the South Seas. Since Tommy and Annika can no longer imagine a life without Pippi, they follow Pippi and her father.

In Susannes bedroom, her sister wonders if Pippi will ever come back. Susanne thinks she doesn't. Suddenly, the parents of the two realize that someone has moved into the abandoned house next door. Outside there is only a horse and a monkey and a little girl. Susanne and her sister are sure that the new occupant of the house could only be Pippi Longstocking.

background

Pippi Longstocking was featured in Shirley Temple's Storybook , a children's film series on NBC. On January 8, 1961, the film premiered on US television. The film is the first American adaptation by Pippi Longstocking. Some changes have been made to the origin story. So Pippi is highly intelligent and can fly. The film was released on DVD in the United States on October 3, 2006. In addition to the United States, the film was also televised in Hungary, Poland and Germany. The film was also released on DVD in Germany. There it can be seen in black and white as well as in color.

music

The film music was composed by Walter Scharf . Vic Mizzy wrote the theme song for the film. A song from the film was released on the Shirley Temple Storybook Collection soundtrack (Original Television Soundtrack) . The soundtrack contains songs from all the films in the Shirley Temple's Storybook series. The song from Pippi Longstocking is called Sleepy, sleepy head . It was sung by Pippi before she went to sleep.

reception

The Dove Foundation believes the comedy film shows that everyone needs rules. The film is suitable for families.

Web links

• Pippi Longstocking in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Goodnight, Shirley .
2. ↑ Shirley Temple's Storybook S02E15: Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking) .
3. ^ Adaptations - Pippi Longstocking .
4. ↑ Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Pippi Longstocking / Kim - Movie Reviews .
5. ↑ Harisnyás Pippi kalandjai / Shirley Temples Storybook: Pippi Longstocking .
6. ↑ Shirley Temple Show - Pippi .
7. ^ Sleepy, Sleepy Head (From "Pippi Longstocking") .
8. ↑ Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Pippi Longstockings .