Tubby the Tuba (1975 film)
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Tubby the Tuba is a 1975 animated musical-comedy film, based on the 1945 children's story for concert orchestra and narrator by Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger. It was released on April 1, 1975 by Avco Embassy Pictures.[1] 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.[2]
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Directed by | Alexander Schure |
Written by | Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger |
Produced by | Barry Yellin Steven Carlin Alexander Schure |
Starring | Dick Van Dyke Pearl Bailey Ruth Enders Jack Gilford Hermione Gingold Ray Middleton Jane Powell Cyril Ritchard David Wayne |
Edited by | Phillip Schopper |
Music by | George Kleisinger |
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Distributed by | Avco Embassy Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Nearly three decades before the release of this adaptation, stop-motion innovator George Pal made a 1947 Puppetoon version also based on Tripp and Kleisinger's work, which was nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar, but lost to Warner Bros. Cartoons' Merrie Melodies short, Tweetie Pie.