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Word: alakazam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...Alakazam the Great! (Toei-American International) is a wild, nonsensical, hack-chop-you're-dead fairy story, cartooned in Japan and dubbed in the U.S. It is not as well drawn as the cartoons Walt Disney used to do, but Disney has neglected the field for live films and amusement-park management, and six-year-olds should howl happily at the replacement. The hero is an emetic little monkey (U.S. adapters thoughtfully assigned Crooner Frankie Avalon to provide his voice) who sets "out to conquer the world. Along the way he collects some traveling companions, including a prince...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Morte de Gruesome | 7/28/1961 | See Source »

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