Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

Jun 23, 1965

1h 34m

★ 4.3

FROM CAVEMEN TO CAMELOT...FROM CUSTER TO COLUMBUS...A Mad Romp Through Time!

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Family

Adventure

Production Companies

Videocraft International

dentsu

Rankin/Bass Productions

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine Trailers

Cast

Professor Von Rotten (voice)

Larry D. Mann

Willy McBean (voice)

Billie Mae Richards

Buffalo Bill Cody / The Dragon / General Custer (voice)

Alfie Scopp

Christopher Columbus / Sitting Bull (voice)

Paul Kligman

Khufu / Ned the Caveman (voice)

Bernard Cowan

Pablo the Monkey / King Ferdinand (voice)

Paul Soles

(voice)

Peggi Loder

(voice)

Corinne Conley

(voice)

James Doohan

(voice)

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