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1001 Animations: The Tell-Tale Heart

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Show: UPA Cartoons
Episode: N/A
Year: 1953

Writer(s): Bill Scott (Screenplay), Fred Grable (Screenplay), Edgar Allen Poe (Original Author)
Director(s): Tee Parmelee

After reviewing the Time Squad episode “Every Poe Has a Silver Lining”, I was curious if there were any animated adaptations of Poe's works worthy of 1001 Animations. Beyond the obvious of the first Simpsons Treehouse of Horror's final segment, yes, there actually are some. One of which is an adaption of “The Tell-Tale Heart”, deemed so good that it is #24 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons! When people think of UPA Cartoons, they typically think of Mr. Magoo's early years or The Unicorn in the Garden; really good films but nothing out of the ordinary. But UPA hit a historical landmark with this short! This was the very first cartoon to ever receive an X-rating for its gruesome content; it beat Fritz the Cat by 19-20 years easy!

 

Anybody whose ever seen the SpongeBob SquarePants episode “Squeaky Boots” is most likely familiar with the tale, or the gist of it anyways. And they probably know that the man went insane, killed the old guy and hid his body under the floorboards, all because of his white blind eye and his beating heart. When one of your writers voiced the legendary Bullwinkle J. Moose and Mr. Peabody, expect some great things. The art of this short is what really makes it earn its place in the 50 Greatest Cartoons, coupled with the scary atmosphere of an Edgar Allen Poe poem, the actual art style looks as if it's an oil painting in motion, beautifully crafted backgrounds and realistically detailed characters to boot. And much in the similar vein to The Gregory Horror Show, this poem is told from the first-person perspective and shown as such. 

 

The amazing art can be owed to Paul Julian (1914-1995) who did background work on such classic Looney Tunes such as Baseball Bugs and Golden Yeggs, was also background artist for My Little Pony: The Movie (“Nothing can stop the smooze!”), among other things. And believe it or not, HE'S the guy who provided the classic and every ear-pleasing “Beep-Beep!” sound of the legendary Road Runner! And to this day, that sound is still used in modern Looney Tunes. And considering it's been in use since 1948, Julian had that amazing dedication long before he worked on this! You can easily find this cartoon on the DVD release of Hellboy, or just look it up online. Or if you work for the Library of Congress, it’s already in the National Film Registry ready for viewing since 2001.


The Tell-Tale Heart is owned by Colombia Pictures.

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I fixed a few errors in your review summary, so do the same thing as always:










After reviewing the Time Squad episode "Every Poe Has a Silver Lining", I was curious if there were any animated adaptations of Poe's works worthy of 1001 Animations. Beyond the obvious of the first Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors' final segment, yes, there actually are some. One of which is an adaptation of "The Tell-Tale Heart", deemed so good that it is #24 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons! When people think of UPA Cartoons, they typically think of Mr. Magoo's early years or The Unicorn in the Garden; really good films, but nothing out of the ordinary. But UPA hit a historical landmark with this short! This was the very first cartoon to ever receive an X-rating for its gruesome content; it beat Fritz the Cat by 19-20 years easy!

 

Anybody whose ever seen the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Squeaky Boots" is most likely familiar with the tale, or the gist of it anyways. And they probably know that the man went insane, killed the old guy and hid his body under the floorboards, all because of his white blind eye and his beating heart. When one of your writers voiced the legendary Bullwinkle J. Moose and Mr. Peabody, expect some great things. The art of this short is what really makes it earn its place in the 50 Greatest Cartoons: coupled with the scary atmosphere of an Edgar Allen Poe poem, the actual art style looks as if it's an oil painting in motion, beautifully crafted backgrounds and realistically detailed characters to boot. And much in the similar vein to Gregory Horror Show, this poem is told from the first-person perspective and shown as such. 

 

The amazing art can be owed to Paul Julian (1914-1995) who did background work on such classic Looney Tunes such as Baseball Bugs and Golden Yeggs, was also background artist for My Little Pony: The Movie ("Nothing can stop the smooze!"), among other things. And believe it or not, HE'S the guy who provided the classic and every ear-pleasing "Beep-Beep!" sound of the legendary Road Runner! And to this day, that sound is still used in modern Looney Tunes. And considering it's been in use since 1948, Julian had that amazing dedication long before he worked on this! You can easily find this cartoon on the DVD release of Hellboy, or just look it up online. Or if you work for the Library of Congress, it’s already in the National Film Registry ready for viewing since 2001.