Tubby the Tuba (1947)

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Directed by

George Pal

Starring

Victor Jory
Narrator

Written by

Paul Tripp
(story)

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Description: Tubby the Tuba is a 1947 American animated short film from Paramount Pictures, directed by George Pal as part of his Puppetoon series. It was based on the original song by Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger. The film features narration by Victor Jory. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short. A feature-length version was released in 1975 by AVCO Embassy. The 1987 compilation feature, The Puppetoon Movie, featured the original short in its entirety. ... (more)

Release date: 11 July 1947

Tags: Short (1), 1947 (1), Paramount (1), George Pal (1), Victor Jory (1), Puppetoons (1)

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George Pal - Puppetoon Shorts (11 movies items)

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1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - The Full List (1001 movies items)

"DIR: George Pal SUMMARY: A tuba who is tired of playing the bass line is ridiculed by the other instruments for wanting to play a solo. But when a frog teaches him a melody, the tuba gets his wish. WHY IT'S HERE: For the most part I have admired the work of George Pal more than I have enjoyed it. His famed Puppetoons were regular Oscar nominees but, while the animation and the puppets themselves are great, I've often found the storytelling sluggish and unengaging. But this is far from the ca"