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Tubby the Tuba (1947)

10m

Running Time

Tubby the Tuba (1947)

Name: Tubby the Tuba
Genre: Animation, Music, Kids & Family
Released: 1947-07-11

10m

Running Time

July 11, 1947
Release Date

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Plot.

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), Tubby the Tuba is disappointed that his sound limits what he's permitted to do in an orchestra of self-playing instruments that, unlike him, get to play pretty melodies. A chance meeting with a bullfrog changes everything.

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Cast & Crew.

Victor Jory

Narrator (voice) / Tubby (voice) / Frog (voice)

Billy Bletcher

Frog (voice)

George Kleinsinger

Music

George Pal

Director / Producer

Paul Tripp

Story

Clarence Wheeler

Music Director

John S. Abbott

Cinematography

Reginald Massie

Background Designer

William King

Animation

George E. Jordan

Supervising Art Director

Details.

Release Date
July 11, 1947

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Genres
Animation Music Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

orchestra

bullfrog

tuba

encouragement

puppetoon

replacement animation

musical instruments

finding one's voice

uniqueness

Wiki.

Tubby the Tuba is a 1947 American animated short film from Paramount Pictures, directed by George Pal as part of his Puppetoons 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, but lost to Warner Bros. Cartoons' Merrie Melodies cartoon Tweetie Pie. 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.