Tubby the tuba

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Movie
Original title Tubby the tuba
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1947
length 10 mins
Rod
Director George Pal
script Paul Tripp
production George Pal
for Paramount Pictures
music Georg Kleinsinger
camera John S. Abbott

Tubby the Tuba is an American short film in stop-motion directed by George Pal from 1947. It was based on a song by Paul Tripp (lyrics) and George Kleinsinger (music), which actor Danny Kaye released on the Decca label as early as 1945 "Children's story for orchestra and narrator" was published.

action

The tuba tubby is depressed. In the orchestra it is the only one who never plays a tune. When she wants to loosen up her playing at least with a dance, she is laughed at by the other instruments. Tubby goes alone into a forest, where a frog cheers her up. He, too, is always misunderstood as a musician. The frog sings a deep melody to Tubby. At the next concert with a new conductor, Tubby will play the new melody without being asked. The conductor is enthusiastic, he has never heard a tuba play a melody. The other instruments now also begin to play Tubby's melody, which Tubby is finally allowed to finish alone. Tubby returns to the frog by the lake who is proud that Tubby has proven that they too are musical. Tubby is happy.

production

Tubby the Tuba was released in theaters on July 11, 1947 as part of the animated film series DollToon . The narrator of the film is Victor Jory .

A remake of the short film took place in 1975 under the direction of Alexander Schure as an animated feature length film with a duration of 81 minutes, with the voice of Paul Tripp as narrator, Dick Van Dyke as Tubby , David Wayne as Pee-Wee the Piccolo , Hermione Gingold as Ms Squeek and many more.

The Tubby story by Paul Tripp experienced various offshoots, for example Manhattan Transfer recorded their only children's album in 1995 with The Manhattan Transfer meets Tubby the Tuba , which contained a sequel under the title Further Adventures of Tubby . In 1996 Angel Records released a record called Tubby the Tuba and Friends , which was recorded by the Radio Orchestra of Bratislava. Paul Tripp himself acted as the narrator for this recording.

The Tubby story has been translated into over 30 languages ​​and was re-published by EP Dutton in 2006 for its 60th anniversary .

Awards

Tubby the Tuba was nominated for an Oscar in the category “ Best Animated Short Film ” in 1948 , but could not prevail against Such a Sweet Birdie .

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