Professor Balthazar: Lighthouse Keeping

Professor Balthazar: Lighthouse Keeping

1969 · 9 min · Animation

Professor Balthazar goes on vacation to the South Sea where his friend Hannibal is a lighthouse keeper. Hannibal loves ice cream, difficult enough to find there. His request for transfer is denied until he can arrange a replacement: Johan the yodeler from the Alps.

Directed by Boris Kolar

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