Tubby the Tuba (1975 film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Schure |
| Produced by |
Barry Yellin Steven Carlin Alexander Schure |
| Written by |
Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger (also original song) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | George Kleisinger |
| Edited by | Phillip Schopper |
| Distributed by | Avco Embassy Pictures |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tubby the Tuba is a 1975 animated feature comedy film, based on the 1945 children's story for concert orchestra and narrator of the same name by Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger. It was released on April 30, 1975 by Avco Embassy Pictures.
The film was produced by the New York Institute of Technology, under the supervision of its founder, Alexander Schure, who was the project's director.
Nearly three decades before the release of this full-length adaptation, stop-motion innovator George Pal made a 1947 Puppetoon which was also based on Tripp and Kleisinger's work. The Paramount short was nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar.
A young tuba named Tubby sets off on a quest to find a song of his own. He visits a circus and ventures into the forest while on the way to Singing City.
Tubby the Tuba had his start as the main character in a 1945 children's story for orchestra and narrator, by Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger, originally performed by Tripp himself, and recorded most famously by Danny Kaye, though many other actor-narrators have performed the piece on record as well, including David Wayne (who also provided a voice for the '71 feature film). The success of the Decca Records track encouraged George Pal, the Puppetoon artist, to make a 1947 short based on it. It would later receive an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short.
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