sentences:  The film was produced by the New York Institute of Technology, under the supervision of its founder, Alexander Schure, who was the project's director.Nearly three decades before the release of this full-length adaptation, stop-motion innovator George Pal made a 1947 Puppetoon which was also based on Tripp and Kleisinger's work.The Paramount short was nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar, but lost to Warner Bros. Cartoons' Merrie Melodies cartoon, "Tweetie Pie".