Crystal Tipps and Alistair films for the Central Office of Information. The series has no dialogue but rather is accompanied by a full musical soundtrack composed by Paul Reade; however, when shown on "Captain Kangaroo" in the U.S. in the 1970s the series did have voice-over narration by Cosmo "Gus" Allegretti in his high-pitched "Mister Moose" voice. Crystal's Christmas Special was shown on 25 December 1974. Crystal Tipps and Alistair Crystal Tipps and Alistair is a British cartoon produced for the BBC. The title characters are a girl and her dog who are joined by their friends Birdie and Butterfly. There are 50 five-minute
The Filmgoer's Companion The Filmgoer's Companion The Filmgoer's Companion, now published as Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, is an encyclopedic reference of film actors, film technicians (cameramen, editors, score composers, and the many other specialist required to make a movie), directors and producers who have produced or performed in the cinema. The format is a brief biographic introduction, followed by a list of films that they have association. It was originally written by Leslie Halliwell, but since his death in 1989, it has been edited by John Walker. The second half of the book contains information on film themes and genres, a