Post #683041 by Bruddah Bear on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 2:01 AM

I'm glad you liked it, Lance.

I've been meaning to share that in the Tiki Films thread for a number of months now. It has some elements that would become elements of Tiki, stylized tiki idols and a blending of Oceanic cultures from Polynesia to PNG. Pal was Tiki before Tiki was even Tiki.

The cannibal dance sequence from "Hoola Boola" was trimmed and made another appearance in the end half of "The Little Broadcast" (1943) as a production number on a theater stage that it couldn't possibly have fit on, similar to big budget Hollywood musicals. :lol: I'm sure it was done for the sake of economy measures, it being wartime and all.

Pal also made a previous Puppetoon with a Polynesian theme in 1938 called "South Sea Sweethearts" of which I have only seen tiny low-res screen captures or a portion of the footage that has been dubbed over in this music video. :(

There is also a Pal Studios made promotional ad for Peter Paul Mounds candy bars called "Sweet Pacific" that has a South Seas theme.