Jumbo...an elephant you'll never forget Contains scripts and story development, pre-production, and production records, for an animated musical feature film about an elephant that was never realised. It includes scripts, correspondence, Production meetings, sound sheets, timing, sequences, animation cels, and storyboards Synopsis, as quoted from Bob Godfrey Films Limited headed paper 'A small baby African male elephant arrives at Regent's Park Zoo from Paris in 1865. He is given the name Jumbo by A.D. Bartlett , Superindentant of the Noah's Art Society. He grows up to be the most largest and famous animal in the world. His job is to give rides to children with whom he becomes a great favourite until he is suddenly plagued by 'Tusk Ache'. Bartlett and the Noah's Ark Society fail to understand the nature of Jumbo's complaint and think he is just bad tempered. They sell him to Barnam, the Great American Showman. Jumbomania breaks out in Britain. The country is up in arms. Jumbo won't go to the United States without Scott his keeper. He lays down and will not budge until Scott is allowed to go with him. Jumbo is towed across London in a huge crate by nine dray horses and then shipped across the Atlantic. Halfway across the ocean he realises in the Land of Opportunity he could possibly realise his ambition to be "A Star". Unfortunately Barnam doesn't see things the same way and Jumbo is put amongst the "freaks" dressed as Uncle Sam. The circus tours America. General Tom Thumb, the star of the circus, stirs up feelings amongst the "freaks". They see Jumbo as a threat to their livelihood. Jumbo leaves the circus and walks the line with Tiny Tim, his small elephant chum. Jumbo is hit by the express train and killed. He sees his life as being unfufilled. The children he has given so much pleasure sing the final song telling him he is the greatest.' 1978