Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
FROM CAVEMEN TO CAMELOT...FROM CUSTER TO COLUMBUS...A Mad Romp Through Time!
1965 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
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| Writer: | Antony Peters, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 23, 1965 |
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| Director: | Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Writer: | Antony Peters, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | puppet, puppets |
| Production Companies | Rankin/Bass Productions, dentsu, Videocraft International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Larry D. Mann | Professor Von Rotten (voice) |
| Billie Mae Richards | Willy McBean (voice) |
| Alfie Scopp | Buffalo Bill Cody / The Dragon / General Custer (voice) |
| Paul Kligman | Christopher Columbus / Sitting Bull (voice) |
| Bernard Cowan | Khufu / Ned the Caveman (voice) |
| Paul Soles | Pablo the Monkey / King Ferdinand (voice) |
| Peggi Loder | (voice) |
| Corinne Conley | (voice) |
| James Doohan | (voice) |
| Claude Rae | (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Polack | Songs |
| Marshall Naify | Presenter |
| Gene Forrell | Songs |
| Edward Brinkman | Choreographer |
| Antony Peters | Writer, Production Design |
| Edward Thomas | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Writer, Director |
| Len Korobkin | Additional Dialogue |
| Tadahito Mochinaga | Animation Supervisor |
| Takeo Nakamura | Animation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Larry Roemer | Associate Producer |
| Jules Bass | Associate Producer |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
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