From the collection of the Russian State Film Archive
"The Merry Musicians"
Based on the "Bremen Musicians" fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Screenplay & Direction by A. L. Ptushko (Merited Artist of the Republic)
Produced at "Mosfilm" studio, 1936
Backgrounds - Yuriy Shvets
Puppets - S. Zonnenburg
Music - Yu. Milyutin Text - S. Bolotin
Camera - Fyodor Firsov
Puppet movements: S. Zonnenberg, V. Pokorskaya, F. Tihonova, L. Ryashentseva
Puppet voices: M. Dogmarov, Vladimir Lepko
Come on! Come on! Give me those bags.
Pfuh!
Oh, what am I to do with him?
He doesn't want to work.
Yes brother, your donkey has become old.
Time to tan his hide...
...so the donkey decided to become a wandering musician...
Get out of my yard!
Where are you hurrying?
Woof! Woof! Woof! My owner's wrong, the goof!
Today he drove me away, Says I'm too old to stay...
Ee-yore, ee-yore, ee-yore... I've also left my owner...
Come with me!
Thank you, friend! Let's go!
What's happened to you?
Meow, meow... They bad-mouth me-ow...
They've banished me-ow...
I am losing my claws - Can't catch mice with these paws!..
- Well, then come with us. - Meow, meow, meow!
- You too will be a musician. - Meow, meow!
Where've you come from?
Cock-a-doodle-doo! My old man has guests coming through!
They want to make a roast of me! Insanity! How am I to be?!
Hey, let's hear that again!
- He has a good voice, eh? - Meow!
Heh, what do you think?
Come with us. You'll be our singer.
Thank you, friends...
Forward march!
Uh... mmrm...
Meow, meow...
Meowr...
Where is my old bench by the fire?
Wait a bit, dear c-c-cat, I'll look around...
C-c...-cock-a-doodle-doo! I see a house not far from you!
Let's go and see who lives there.
Come on... but quietly.
Let's go!
- Well, come on! - Meow!
Quiet... Hush, hush...
- Meow! - Tss! Hush..
- A-pfff! - Quiet. Hush!
- I wonder what could be there... - Go on, go on...
- Well, who's there? - Tss. Tss!
Come here.
- But these are robbers! - Never mind, we'll drive them out.
Let soldiers be hot on our heels, They will not spoil our fun!
We do not mind, we're drinking wine, We don't fear anyone!
Let soldiers be hot on our heels, They will not spoil our fun!
We do not mind, we're drinking wine, We don't fear anyone!
Soldiers! Save yourselves!
Help me, everyone!
There, we drove them out.
Our money's still back there, and you're just sitting around! Well?!
Hah, I bet you're scared.
- You're not a leader, but an old coward! - That's right!
Oh, is that so?
I'm going! I'm afraid of no-one!
Pistol! Knife!
Hrm, hrm...
Did you see that? He went.
- Go on, don't look back! - Hrm, hrm...
- Crrrrr... - Ah! Don't mess with me!
Phew... scared me, you awful bird..
Here are the coals, I'm going to light a candle...
To arms!
It's hopeless! There's an entire squadron there!
From that time forth, the merry musicians settled in to live in that house
Friends, sawing the wood can wait. Dinner's ready, don't be late!
The End
Subs by Niffiwan, helped by 120days, initial timings by Eus