"Tubby the Tuba" is an American animated movie from 1947, so it has its 70th anniversary this year. It runs for slightly under 10 minutes and was the last time director George Pal was nominated for an Oscar in his highly successful 1940s. And again, he lost to Warner Bros. But I am not too mad about it I must say as his puppetoon approach is nothing I am really big on and this includes other works and this one here too. Generally I like underdog stories and the plot is probably still better than the looks of this short film, but I never found myself as curious about the tuba or the other character (flute and frog etc) as I hoped I would be. That's why overall I am not really satisfied here. It is different to what you know from WB and Disney from that period, but that doesn't mean it's particularly good or even memorable. Sorry little tuba guy, but I have to give you a thumbs-down. I hope the 1970s full feature film about the same character is better if I ever check it out.
Review of Tubby the Tuba
