Another kinda sorta puppet-related video from days gone by. This is a curiously mechanized cross between a marionette and a ventriloquist-type puppet - in the shape of an anthropomorphic guitar. I'm not sure of the time frame, but I'm guessing that the clip is from sometime in the 1940s - maybe a little earlier or later. Alvino Rey was a pioneer of electric instruments and the steel guitar in the big band era, and was able to use it to recreate the human voice surprisingly well using an invention of his similar to what would become known as a "Talk Box".



I hope that you like it. I love anthropomorphics, and old-fashioned "hard" style ventriloquist figures. This clip really puts me in the mood to watch old films noirs.

Anybody here have information on the puppet? Who made and/or performed it?

 

Ron G.

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Where did you ever find this one Ron....................... That was from a time period that I love. I believe that was of the most enjoyed videos of puppetry that I have seen in some time. Thanks for bringing us the treasured finds. Keep 'em coming.

Billy D.

That is the coolest ever!!  This is one thing I love about this forum - all the interesting vintage information that people find!!  THANKS!

Yeah. NIceee. And Coolllllllllll.

The guitar guy is a neat puppet and had much detail movement. 

Thanks for the find and sharing it Ron......

Daryl H