The adventures of Sam Space

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In trade-journal announcements (July 3, 1953), Robert Angus and James Banks, of Volcano Productions, envisioned The Adventures of Sam Space as the first in a series of theatrical 3-D puppet cartoons, utilizing the animation seen in George Pal's Puppetoons. In fact, writer-director Paul G Sprunck had worked on the Puppetoons and similar shorts. He also designed the character of Sam Sawyer in 1950 for Sawyer's Inc. Production began on July 22, 1953 at General Service Studios with "Photography and Special Effects" by the Howard A. Anderson Company, utilizing a stereoscopic camera system. Arthur C. Pierce, then a cameraman with the Anderson firm, received "Screen Adaptation and Production Supervisor" credit. Character voices were supplied by the legendary Paul Frees (Boris Badenov, Ludwig von Drake, Pillsbury Doughboy), with animation by Herb Price and music score by Clarence Wheeler (Puppetoons). Filming wrapped the week of October 17.