Tubby the Tuba (1947 film)
Tubby the Tuba is an American short film in stop-motion by George Pal from the year 1947. Presentation was a song by Paul Tripp (text) and George Klein Singer ( music ), signed by actor Danny Kaye on the Decca label as early as 1945 " Children's Story for orchestra and narrator " was released.
Action
The Tuba Tubby is depressed. In the orchestra it is the only one that never play a tune. When she at least wants to break up with a dance their game, it is laughed at by the other instruments. Tubby goes alone in a forest where a frog they cheer. He, too, will always misunderstood as a musician. The frog sings Tubby before a deep melody. The next concert with a new conductor Tubby plays unasked the new melody. The conductor is excited, but he has never heard play a tune a tuba. The other instruments are now starting to re-enact Tubbys tune that Tubby finally allowed to finish alone again. Tubby returns to the frog back on the lake which is proud that Tubby has proven that they too are musical. Tubby is happy.
Production
Tubby the Tuba came on 11 July 1947 as part of the cartoon series Puppetoon in the cinemas. The narrator of the film is Victor Jory.
A remake of the short film in 1975, directed by Alexander Schure as animated feature 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 others.
The Tubby story by Paul Tripp experienced different flavors, so Manhattan Transfer took 1995 The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba her only children's album, which contained a sequel titled Further Adventures of Tubby. In 1996, Angel Records, a plate under the title Tubby the Tuba and Friends out and recorded by the Radio Orchestra of Bratislava. In this recording functioned Paul Tripp himself as narrator.
The Tubby story has been translated into over 30 languages and experienced in 2006 for the 60th anniversary re-release from the publisher EP Dutton.
Awards
Tubby the Tuba was nominated in 1948 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against so sweet a Birdie is.