Willy McBean and His Magic Machine

1965Movie⏱️ 1h 34mTV-G

AnimationAdventureFamilyMusicalSci-Fi

⭐ 5.9

IMDB Rating

166 votes

Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.

Director

Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writers

Arthur Rankin Jr., Len Korobkin, Antony Peters

Stars

Larry D. Mann, Billie Mae Richards, Alfie Scopp

Release Date

June 23, 1965

Language

English

Country

Japan, United States, Canada

💬 5

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Larry D. Mann

as Professor Rasputin Von Rotten

Billie Mae Richards

as Willy McBean

Alfie Scopp

as Pablo the Monkey

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Paul Kligman

as Christopher Columbus

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Bernard Cowan

as King Tut

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Claude Rae

as Buffalo Bill Cody

Corinne Conley

as Queen Nefertiti

James Doohan

as General Custer

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Peggi Loder

as Morgan le Fay

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Paul Soles

as King Ferdinand

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Production

Videocraft International, Dentsu, Magna Pictures Distribution Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

1960stime machinestop motion animationevilstop motion

🎯 Categories

Stop Motion AnimationAdventureAnimationFamilyMusicalSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

It looks like they spent far less on this feature-length theatrical film than their TV specials.

by planktonrules • 2020-10-12

4/10

"Back in the 60s and early 70s, the Rankin-Bass company made some of the best and most iconic Christmas specials ever, such as "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". If these films are the only Rankin-Bass films you've seen, then films like "Willy McBean and His Magic Machine" will come as a surprise for several reasons. First, the company didn't just make Christmas or other holiday specials. Second, the quality of their productions varied tremendously...and some, like this film, look a tad shabby by comparison. I am not comp..."