Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
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Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs was an animated cartoon directed by Bob Clampett for Warner Bros. in 1943. It is notorious for being one of the Censored Eleven: one of several Warner Bros. cartoons produced at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood animation based on politically incorrect racial humor. The racial overtones of the cartoon led to its being banned, and it has rarely been shown on television in the years since its release. (see Censored Eleven) Nevertheless, Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs is often praised and defended by film scholars and animation historians. It has occasionally been included on lists of the greatest animated films ever made.
The story is, of course, that of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, known to its audience from the Walt Disney feature-length cartoon. However, all the characters are African-American and the story is set in the modern age (during the Second World War). The title character is voiced by Vivian Dandridge.
External links
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs (http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=7484&cartoon=Coal%20Black%20And%20De%20Sebben%20Dwarfs)