Adventures of Uncle Mistletoe - Episode #10, Pix + Trk Workprint

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Oh, I'm so frightened, Uncle Mistletoe.

No need to be frightened, Polly.

The fountain of wishes won't hurt you.

But you and Private Pepper must make your own wishes.

I cannot make them for you.

A soldier is never afraid, Uncle Mistletoe.

I'll make my wish first.

Uh, what do I do? Just lean over and speak your wish down into the opening of the fountain.

But wait till I step back here without Holly, Moleo, and Oleo.

I must be careful not to interfere.

Is it all right to go ahead now, Uncle Mistletoe? Yes, go right ahead.

Make your wish.

Oh, fountain of wishes.

I wish that I, Private Pepper, Soldier First Class, might find my regiment and be assigned to duty once more.

Look, Uncle Mistletoe, it didn't squirt.

His wish won't be granted.

Your wish has been heard, Private Pepper.

Who else would make a wish? Oh, I would.

Who are you? My name is, is, my name is Polly Doe.

What is your wish? I wish that I could find a little girl who would take me as her own and, and love me.

Your wish has been heard.

These wishes I cannot grant.

Listen, and I will tell you why.

You wishes I cannot grant because you have not proven yourself.

However, if you will successfully fulfill three quests, your wishes will be achieved by your own effort.

Oh, what do we do now, Uncle Mistletoe? Ask the fountain what the three quests are.

What, what are the three quests we must fulfill? The three quests are labors of patience, courage, and kindness.

I cannot tell you what they are.

Read carefully the scrolls that I give you.

Open them one at a time.

On each you will find a quest.

Do not open the second until the labor of the first has been successfully completed.

Prepare well to receive the scrolls.

Oh, see, here's one.

I'll take that from you.

All right, thank you.

But see, here comes another one.

Oh, here, here.

I'll take that.

Oh, must be another one coming.

Oh, yeah, there it is.

There's three scrolls.

What do you know? The fountain, it stopped its rumbling.

Is there any more you wish to tell us, magic fountain of wishes? The fountain of wishes speaks no more.

Well then, we know our duty and we must fulfill it.

Should we open one of the scrolls now, Uncle Mistletoe? Yes, we'll open this one.

Oh my, I'm so frightened.

I hope nothing happens to us.

It won't, Polly.

The fountain of wishes means to bring us happiness, not sadness.

Come now, let us read the first quest.

I'll put these scrolls right down here.

And Private Pepper, I believe you have the first one.

Just let me help you here unroll it.

Listen to what it says now.

If thou would have thy wish granted, endurance must prove thy patience.

Span with bridge, the movable chasm, open the way for quest the second.

Well, that's very interesting, Uncle Mistletoe, but what does it mean? Yes, what is the movable chasm? My goodness, I'm sure I don't know.

My, my, I'd better have a look at our map.

Just a moment, I'll get it.

Oh, Private Pepper, isn't this exciting? Yes, it sure is, Polly Doll.

See, here we are.

There now, Private Pepper, if you'll hold that side, we'll have a good look.

Hmm, movable chasm.

Hmm, I see the forest of mysterious powers, hollow of slow moving quicksands, valley of rumors, but where...

Oh, here it is, the movable chasm.

It isn't too far away, is it, Uncle Mistletoe? No, Private Pepper, but there's some dangerous ground between here and there.

We must take no chances.

We should divide ourselves into two groups as before.

Oh, Uncle Mistletoe, must we separate again? I'm afraid so, Aunt Holly.

It's too dangerous for you and Polly Doll to adventure ahead until the trail is cleared and made safe.

Well, never fear, we'll follow on behind as before, Uncle Mistletoe, and I'll read your trail and guard the ladies.

No enemy shall escape my vigilance.

Oh, boy, willikons.

Sounds like new and exciting adventure to me.

Nothing I like better than adventure.

We must be on our way again.

We will make a trail for Private Pepper, Aunt Holly, and Polly Doll to follow.

Holyol, do you have your bag of cotton? Yeah, I got it right here, Uncle Mistletoe, it's right here.

I'll carry one of the scrolls, Uncle Mistletoe.

So? Hey, watch yourself.

Well, I'm sorry.

All right, boys, I'll take these two scrolls.

And remember, they must not be opened until after we have completed the quest of the first scroll.

Well, then, let's be on our way again.

Goodbye, Aunt Holly, Private Pepper, and Polly Doll.

Goodbye, Uncle Mistletoe.

I'll guard the ladies fair.

Don't worry, Uncle Mistletoe.

Say where? Beware.

Here comes Bridge Builder Polly -o.

What's this? Hmm.

Grove of the Trees that Sneeze.

My goodness me.

This forest of mysterious powers certainly has many unusual things.

Trees that sneeze.

Mushrooms that hiccup.

Pretty soon we'll be having grass that giggles.

Or dandelions that roar.

It certainly is amazing.

What causes of the sneeze, Uncle Mistletoe? I really don't know, Polly -o.

But there must be a reason.

There's a reason for everything, you know, if only we look long enough.

But trees that sneeze.

Hey, now I see.

Why, of course.

I should have thought of it immediately.

Here, you see here? This is pepperweed.

Why should that make the trees sneeze? Well, did you ever take a strong whiff of pepper? Oh, achoo.

Just to think about it makes me sneeze.

You see these seed pods on the pepperweed? The plant has gone to seed, causing these trees to sneeze.

Oh, the poor thing.

Sneezing is awful.

I know what I'll do.

I'll just grab off these seed pods and throw them away.

That'll help these poor sneezing trees.

Ah, Molly -o, you broke open that seed pod.

We seem to be in mountainous country.

That means we must be near the movable chasm.

I'd better look at our map again.

Yeah, you bet, Uncle Mistletoe.

We're sure getting high up in the air.

So many rocks around here.

This is a great place for me to add to my stone collection.

Hey, there's a pretty one.

Uh, come over here.

It's helping at the stone tree.

It's just what I want for my collection.

Come on, help me.

Yeah, I'll help you.

I'll pull on you.

Boys, what have you done? Look out.

You've started an avalanche.

What's going on? Help.

Identifier

F.2021-09-0065

Date Of Production

1952

Abstract

Workprint for episode 10 of the 1952 season of The Adventures of Uncle Mistletoe, a fifteen minute children's TV show in which whimsical stories are told based on the activities of charming Uncle Mistletoe, a winged denizen of the North Pole who serves as Santa Claus' assistant.

Description

In this episode, Uncle Mistletoe gives guidance to Polly Doll and Private Pepper, who make wishes at the Fountain of Wishes. However, the Fountain cannot grant their wishes until they complete three quests. Private Pepper stays back to protect Aunt Holly and Polly Doll while Uncle Mistletoe, Olio, and Molio travel to the Grove of the Trees that Sneeze. At the end of the reel, Olio and Molio accidentally start an avalanche. The story continues in episode 11.

Run Time

0:11:12

Format

16mm

Extent

800 feet

Color

B&W

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Work Prints ➜ Positive Soundtrack (Pos Track)

Genre

Children's
Sponsored
Holiday

Form

Television series

Subject

Christmas
Toys

Related Collections

SERIES I: The Adventures of Uncle Mistletoe

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago

Sponsor/client

Marshall Field & Company

Main Credits

Kling Studios (is production company)

Niles, Fred A. (is producer)

Morgan, Edwin T. (is director)

Additional Credits

Bennett, Bill (music)

Savitt, David (camera)

Participants And Performers

Peeples, Cornelius J. (is actor)

Roessler, Elmira (is actor)

Weber, Bill (is performer)

Percy, Pat (is performer)

York, Helen (is performer)

Meekin, Ed (is performer)

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