Stop-motion animation about a conductor with a large moustache [closed]

I don't have a whole lot to go on here, but I am trying to identify a very old children's VHS. I would have seen the VHS in the very early 90's, but I believe the actual short films were from the 50's or shortly after.

The VHS was some sort of compilation, I seem to remember watching it around Christmas time, but that could just be coincidence. I remember at least two different shorts, and I can only remember a couple seconds of each. The whole VHS was either black and white, or very dull colors. Both were stop-motion using dolls or puppets, not claymation. Both films are mostly silent, with instrumental music, possible very brief speech, "Oh my!" etc.

This short is the first on the VHS, a maestro is trying to conduct (an orchestra maybe?) and becomes very upset, I think I remember his large moustache twitching.

Like I said, not a lot to go on, if you can help at all, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Edit: The 1950's Hansel and Gretel may have been part of the compilation, I remember having this, but don't remember if it was separate or not. The stop-motion style was similar in any case, which leads me to think that the whole thing was probably 1950-1960's productions. (Though, as mentioned I was definitely watching in 1990's VHS compilation form.)

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Best Answer

I'm having a hard time placing the ballerina segment, but the conductor makes me think of one of George Pal's more famous Puppetoons, Bravo, Mr. Strauss (1943).

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George Pal is considered one of the foremost animators of the 40's and 50's, and his prolific output was employed by many advertising companies before he successfully turned his hand to live-action effects (War of the Worlds, The Time Machine et al).

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What are the 6 types of stop animations?

Types of stop motion animation

Object-Motion \u2014 moving or animating objects.
Claymation \u2014 moving clay.
Pixilation \u2014 moving or animating people.
Cutout-Motion \u2014 moving paper/2D material.
Puppet Animation \u2014 moving puppets.
Silhouette Animation \u2014 backlighting cutouts.

What is the most popular form of stop motion animation?

CLAYMATION. One of the most popular stop-motion form is Claymation. Working with clay or play-doh characters that can easily be manipulated for animation.

What kind of animation techniques are used for stop motion?

Stop-motion animation techniques include object animation, clay animation, Lego animation, puppet animation, silhouette animation, pixilation and cutout animation. The type of object used to create the animation is the key difference among these techniques.

What is the first example of stop motion animation?

The first place stop motion shows up is in 1898, in a movie called The Humpty Dumpty Circus, which has been lost to the world. The first example we can see is from 1902, called Fun in a Bakery Shop \u2013 a movie made by Edwin S. Porter and produced by the one and only Thomas A. Edison.

How stop motion animation began

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