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Judge Whitaker is a Director, Producer and Animation American born on 30 september 1908 at Heber City (USA)
"Judge" Wetzel Orson Whitaker (1908–1985) was a prominent Mormon filmmaker. Most of the films he was involved in, such as The Windows in Heaven, Johnny Lingo and Pioneers in Petticoats, were made in cooperation with his brother Scott Whitaker. The two of them ran the BYU Motion Picture Studio during this time, receiving commission from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to make films.
Whitaker was born in Heber City, Utah and grew up primarily in Utah and Colorado. His nickname came from his brother calling him "Judge", comparing him to the local justice of the peace. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and became the Art Director for the St. Louis Times. In the 1930s he moved to California, where he worked many years for Walt Disney as an animator.
From 1953 on, Whitaker directed the BYU Motion Picture Studio. In 1971 he was given an honorary doctorate by BYU and he retired from his work at the motion picture studio in 1974. Judge was succeeded by Jesse Stay, his Assistant Director.
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Birth name Wetzel O. Whitaker
Nationality USA
Birth 30 september 1908 at Heber City (USA)
Death 1 november 1985 (at 77 years) at Murray (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 30 september 1908 at Heber City (USA)
Death 1 november 1985 (at 77 years) at Murray (USA)
Whitaker was born in Heber City, Utah and grew up primarily in Utah and Colorado. His nickname came from his brother calling him "Judge", comparing him to the local justice of the peace. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and became the Art Director for the St. Louis Times. In the 1930s he moved to California, where he worked many years for Walt Disney as an animator.
From 1953 on, Whitaker directed the BYU Motion Picture Studio. In 1971 he was given an honorary doctorate by BYU and he retired from his work at the motion picture studio in 1974. Judge was succeeded by Jesse Stay, his Assistant Director.
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Après 1960, il quitte Disney et participe à plusieurs projets dans différents studios.Best films
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Johnny Lingo (1969)
, 26minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors MaKee K. Blaisdell, Francis L. Urry
Rating71%
In the story, Johnny Lingo (played by Makee K. Blaisdell) is a shrewd, but honest and well-liked Polynesian trader. It is actually told from the perspective of a Caucasian shopkeeper, Mr. Harris (played by Francis Urry). Lingo has come to one island to bargain for a wife. Mahana (played by Naomi Kahoilua), the young woman he desires, is considered by her neighbors and even her father to be of little value, sullen, ugly and undesirable. As the bargaining is about to begin, women of the island brag to each other of how many cows their husbands had given for each of them, and comment that Mahana's father will be lucky to see one cow as Lingo's offer. The counselor advises Mahana's father to ask for three cows so that finally, Moki (Mahana's father, played by Joseph Ah Quin) will at least get one cow.
Pioneers in Petticoats (1969)
, 44minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about religion
Actors Gordon Jump
Rating57%
Man's Search for Happiness (1964)
, 13minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Themes Films about religion
Actors Francis L. Urry
Rating67%
The Windows of Heaven (1963)
, 50minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Francis L. Urry
Rating69%
The Search for Truth (1962)
, 41minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Actors Francis L. Urry
Producer
Cipher in the Snow (1974)
, 21minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Roberta Shore, Walter Stocker
Roles Producer
Rating69%
The story is about an ostracized teenager, Cliff Evans, who following his parents' divorce has no friends and becomes a completely withdrawn "cipher". Then on a school bus, he asks to be let off, and collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His school's math teacher is asked to notify his parents and write the obituary. Though listed as Cliff's favorite teacher, he recalls that he hardly knew him. After getting a delegation to go to the funeral - it's impossible to find ten people who knew him well enough to go - the teacher resolves never to let this happen to another child in his charge. It is implied that his death was because no one loved him.
Johnny Lingo (1969)
, 26minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors MaKee K. Blaisdell, Francis L. Urry
Roles Producer
Rating71%
In the story, Johnny Lingo (played by Makee K. Blaisdell) is a shrewd, but honest and well-liked Polynesian trader. It is actually told from the perspective of a Caucasian shopkeeper, Mr. Harris (played by Francis Urry). Lingo has come to one island to bargain for a wife. Mahana (played by Naomi Kahoilua), the young woman he desires, is considered by her neighbors and even her father to be of little value, sullen, ugly and undesirable. As the bargaining is about to begin, women of the island brag to each other of how many cows their husbands had given for each of them, and comment that Mahana's father will be lucky to see one cow as Lingo's offer. The counselor advises Mahana's father to ask for three cows so that finally, Moki (Mahana's father, played by Joseph Ah Quin) will at least get one cow.
Pioneers in Petticoats (1969)
, 44minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about religion
Actors Gordon Jump
Roles Producer
Rating57%
The Windows of Heaven (1963)
, 50minutesDirected by Judge Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Francis L. Urry
Roles Producer
Rating69%
Visual effects
Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
, 8minutesDirected by Jack Hannah
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about lions, Children's films
Actors Sterling Holloway, Jimmy MacDonald, Stan Freberg, June Foray
Roles Animation
Rating75%
Un lionceau, Lambert, a été délivré par erreur par les cigognes à une brebis. Sa mère l'élève comme son agneau mais il est peureux et reçoit pour cela les moqueries des autres moutons. Il grandit de plus en plus en étant couard jusqu'au jour où sa mère est attaquée par un loup.
Corn Chips (1951)
, 6minutesDirected by Jack Hannah
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash, Jimmy MacDonald
Roles Animation
Rating71%
Alors que Donald est train de déneiger son allée, il aperçoit Tic et Tac en train de faire de même sur leur branche et décide de leur jouer un tour en les utilisant pour terminer son allée...
Chicken in the Rough (1951)
, 7minutesDirected by Jack Hannah
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Jimmy MacDonald, Florence Gill
Roles Animation
Rating68%
Tic et Tac ont amassé des noix, mais elles sont tombées dans le poulailler.
Cinderella (1950)
, 1h14Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about the labor movement, Les fées, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Films about marriage, Films about royalty
Actors Ilene Megan Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, Jimmy MacDonald, Luis van Rooten
Roles Animation
Rating72%
Cinderella is the beloved child of a widowed aristocrat. Anxious for his daughter to have a mother's love, he remarries to Lady Tremaine, with two daughters: Drizella and Anastasia. After her father dies unexpectedly, Lady Tremaine is revealed to be a cruel and selfish woman, and Cinderella is abused and mistreated by her stepfamily, who take over the estate and ultimately reduce her to being a scullery maid in her own home. Despite this, Cinderella grows into a kind and gentle young woman, befriending the animals in the barn and the mice and birds who live around the chateau.
Lion Around (1950)
, 7minutesDirected by Jack Hannah
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash
Roles Animation
Rating71%
Les neveux de Donald se déguisent en lion afin de voler une tarte à Donald... Mais un véritable lion des montagnes complique les choses.
Food for Feudin' (1950)
, 7minutesDirected by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jimmy MacDonald, Pinto Colvig
Roles Animation
Rating65%
Tic et Tac ont rempli un arbre creux avec des noisettes mais Pluto tente de d'y mettre un os. Il déclenche alors une avalanche qui transfère les noix dans sa niche à la grande contrariété des rongeurs.