Dolly, Put the Kettle On (1947)
Género : Animación
Tiempo de ejecución : 2M
Director : John Halas, Joy Batchelor
Sinopsis
Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.
Un meteorito cae en el desierto de California, en principio uno más de los que chocan con nuestro planeta. Pero este meteorito va a provocar el caos al contener vida alienígena, lo cual va a dar un nuevo significado al principio de la ley del más fuerte. Las cosas comienzan a agravarse cuando aparecen toda clase de curiosos bichos circulando por ahí, pero en lo que no han caído los alienígenas es en un equipo formado por Ira, Allison, Harry y Wayne, un grupo de científicos que tratarán de desbaratar un más que probable desastre sin precedentes.
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