John Hubley

John Hubley

John Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer of traditional animation films known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in his films.

  • Title: John Hubley
  • Popularity: 2.695
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1914-05-21
  • Place of Birth: Marinette, Wisconsin, USA
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John Hubley Movies

  • 1974
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    In Quest of Cockaboody

    In Quest of Cockaboody

    1 1974 HD

    A documentary incorporating 13 weeks of teaching of film animation by Faith and John Hubley in the School of Art at Yale University including the...

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  • 1967
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    Urbanissimo

    Urbanissimo

    6 1967 HD

    A comic allegory in which a runaway "city" on legs matches wits with a wily farmer. A farmer has an encounter with a runaway "city" (which devours...

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  • 1968
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    Windy Day

    Windy Day

    6.1 1968 HD

    Two little girls muse on marriage and babies, love and death as they create and act out plays in their backyard. Preserved by the Academy Film...

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  • 1971
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    Eggs

    Eggs

    6 1971 HD

    The spirits of life and death go for a drive in this darkly humorous fantasia featuring an original score by Quincy Jones.

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  • 1974
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    Cockaboody

    Cockaboody

    7 1974 HD

    John and Faith Hubley combined animation with the voices of their preschool daughters Georgia and Emily to make this award-winning short (New York...

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  • 1972
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    Dig: A Journey Into Earth

    Dig: A Journey Into Earth

    1 1972 HD

    A boy and his dog take a wondrous trip under the earth's crust and through the geological eras of time, introducing children to geology in the form...

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  • 1948
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    Swab Your Choppers

    Swab Your Choppers

    6 1948 HD

    U.S. Navy instructional film about proper oral hygiene. After prolonged dental neglect, seaman Humphrey learns the proper technique for brushing and...

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  • 1951
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    Rooty Toot Toot

    Rooty Toot Toot

    6.6 1951 HD

    The story of Frankie and Johnny: Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and kills him in a fit...

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  • 1950
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    Punchy De Leon

    Punchy De Leon

    6.5 1950 HD

    Fox and Crow attempt to find the fabled Fountain of Youth.

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  • 1948
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    Robin Hoodlum

    Robin Hoodlum

    5.4 1948 HD

    Fox is Robin Hoodlum and the Crow is the Sheriff pursuing R. Hoodlum and his merry band. He escapes one trap after another until he is lured into an...

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  • 1949
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    The Magic Fluke

    The Magic Fluke

    6.2 1949 HD

    The Fox and Crow have a band-act in a nightclub, but the Fox walks out on his partner when he gets the position of a symphony-orchestra conductor....

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  • 1949
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    Ragtime Bear

    Ragtime Bear

    6.8 1949 HD

    At the Hodge Podge Lodge, a crotchety, near-sighted Mister Magoo takes a banjo-playing bear to be his nephew, Waldo.

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  • 1950
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    The Miner's Daughter

    The Miner's Daughter

    8.5 1950 HD

    A Harvard grad tries to start a gold claim, but is immediately beset by the amorous daughter of a rival miner.

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  • 1950
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    Trouble Indemnity

    Trouble Indemnity

    5.8 1950 HD

    An insurance salesman enters Magoo's house hoping to make a sale. Magoo refuses but the salesman is eventually able to sell Magoo some by posing as...

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  • 1960
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    A Tale of Old Whiff

    A Tale of Old Whiff

    7 1960 HD

    A 70mm scope cartoon in which a dog learns to smell in order to become a detective.

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  • 1952
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    More Than Meets the Eye

    More Than Meets the Eye

    1 1952 HD

    Promotional film extoling the virutes of radio advertising, even in a new era of televison.

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  • 1974
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    Voyage to Next

    Voyage to Next

    4.6 1974 HD

    Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

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  • 1974
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    Voyage to Next

    Voyage to Next

    4.6 1974 HD

    Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

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  • 1962
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    The Hole

    The Hole

    5.7 1962 HD

    Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.

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  • 1943
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    The Vitamin G-Man

    The Vitamin G-Man

    1 1943 HD

    A detective in training is about to take his final exam. He is sent to room 13, where his professor befuddles him with a tricky doorknob. Next, he...

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  • 1977
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    A Doonesbury Special

    A Doonesbury Special

    5.3 1977 HD

    Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end...

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  • 1978
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    Watership Down

    Watership Down

    7.2 1978 HD

    When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a...

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  • 1967
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    Urbanissimo

    Urbanissimo

    6 1967 HD

    A comic allegory in which a runaway "city" on legs matches wits with a wily farmer. A farmer has an encounter with a runaway "city" (which devours...

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  • 1971
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    Eggs

    Eggs

    6 1971 HD

    The spirits of life and death go for a drive in this darkly humorous fantasia featuring an original score by Quincy Jones.

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Urbanissimo

    Urbanissimo

    6 1967 HD

    A comic allegory in which a runaway "city" on legs matches wits with a wily farmer. A farmer has an encounter with a runaway "city" (which devours...

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  • 1951
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    The Prowler

    The Prowler

    6.8 1951 HD

    Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who...

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  • 1951
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    M

    M

    6.259 1951 HD

    Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal'...

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  • 1950
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    Spellbound Hound

    Spellbound Hound

    1 1950 HD

    Mr. Magoo invites a friend to his lakeside cabin, unaware that a bloodhound has pursued an escaped convict to that isolated location.

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  • 1951
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    Bungled Bungalow

    Bungled Bungalow

    1 1951 HD

    Mr. Magoo's house is towed-away by thieves.

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  • 1958
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    Date with Dizzy

    Date with Dizzy

    4 1958 HD

    A Hubley stand-in instructs iconic trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie on scoring a short commercial for an instant rope ladder.

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  • 1957
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    The Adventures of *

    The Adventures of *

    5.7 1957 HD

    Life drums the playfulness out of a boy as he grows up.

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  • 1958
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    The Tender Game

    The Tender Game

    6.3 1958 HD

    Inspired by the song Tenderly Jack Lawrence and Walter Gross, a tender animation on a florist and a sweeper that she falls madly in love.

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  • 1968
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    Windy Day

    Windy Day

    6.1 1968 HD

    Two little girls muse on marriage and babies, love and death as they create and act out plays in their backyard. Preserved by the Academy Film...

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  • 1959
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    Moonbird

    Moonbird

    5.4 1959 HD

    Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

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  • 1969
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    Of Men and Demons

    Of Men and Demons

    6 1969 HD

    A man lives in peace and harmony. But one day his quiet life is interrupted by demons. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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  • 1966
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    A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature

    A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature

    5.1 1966 HD

    A prototype of modern music videos, this is an animated film set to the music of two popular tunes recorded by Herb Alpert and his Latin-flavored...

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  • 1974
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    Cockaboody

    Cockaboody

    7 1974 HD

    John and Faith Hubley combined animation with the voices of their preschool daughters Georgia and Emily to make this award-winning short (New York...

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  • 1975
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    Everybody Rides the Carousel

    Everybody Rides the Carousel

    5.8 1975 HD

    Everybody Rides The Carousel invites the viewer along on eight "rides" through the different stages of life. Based on the work by Erik Erikson, one...

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  • 1975
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    Everybody Rides the Carousel

    Everybody Rides the Carousel

    5.8 1975 HD

    Everybody Rides The Carousel invites the viewer along on eight "rides" through the different stages of life. Based on the work by Erik Erikson, one...

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  • 1949
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    The Sailor and the Seagull

    The Sailor and the Seagull

    5.5 1949 HD

    The Sailor and the Seagull was released by the U.S. Navy in 1949 with a simple goal: encouraging servicemen to re-enlist. In the film, a disgruntled...

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  • 1986
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    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

    6.2 1986 HD

    Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.

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  • 1951
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    Fuddy Duddy Buddy

    Fuddy Duddy Buddy

    6 1951 HD

    Mr. Magoo has mistaken a walrus for a human friend and various sight gags are shown in typical Magoo fashion.

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  • 1944
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    Flat Hatting

    Flat Hatting

    1 1944 HD

    "Flat Hatting", at the time, was the practice of buzzing civilians in military aircraft. Flat Hatters were looked at as heroes in the WWII air corps:...

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  • 1943
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    He Can't Make It Stick

    He Can't Make It Stick

    1 1943 HD

    An anti-Hitler cartoon. While the soundtrack survives in full, the animation is partly lost.

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  • 1942
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    King Midas, Junior

    King Midas, Junior

    1 1942 HD

    Midas Junior inherits the Golden Rubber touch on his birthday and is unhappy because everything he touches turns to rubber. But when he learns there...

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  • 1966
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    A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature

    A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature

    5.1 1966 HD

    A prototype of modern music videos, this is an animated film set to the music of two popular tunes recorded by Herb Alpert and his Latin-flavored...

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  • 1955
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    Spare the Child

    Spare the Child

    1 1955 HD

    It shows a family where the son makes a wish to switch sizes with the father so that he can be the boss for a change. The father doesn't like this at...

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  • 1942
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    The Dumbconscious Mind

    The Dumbconscious Mind

    1 1942 HD

    Butch's evil conscience convinces him to try and steal meat from a cute puppy.

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  • 1965
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    Flatland

    Flatland

    6.3 1965 HD

    A short, animated film based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 satirical novella, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

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  • 1938
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    7.123 1938 HD

    A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is...

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  • 1938
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    7.123 1938 HD

    A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is...

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  • 1950
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    Gerald McBoing-Boing

    Gerald McBoing-Boing

    6.5 1950 HD

    The story of a little boy who would only talk in sound effects. With story by Dr. Seuss (and Bill Scott of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) this cartoon...

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  • 1959
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    Moonbird

    Moonbird

    5.4 1959 HD

    Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

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  • 1959
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    Moonbird

    Moonbird

    5.4 1959 HD

    Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

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  • 1966
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    The Year Of The Horse

    The Year Of The Horse

    1 1966 HD

    A young boy from Chinatown befriends an elderly Central Park carriage driver in this children's drama. Their relationship takes a sad turn when the...

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  • 1940
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    Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

    7.1 1940 HD

    A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

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  • 1958
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    Harlem Wednesday

    Harlem Wednesday

    1 1958 HD

    The paintings of Gregorio Prestopino convey the sights and sounds of a day in Harlem. Music by Benny Carter.

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  • 1964
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    The Hat

    The Hat

    1 1964 HD

    Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

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  • 1957
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    The Adventures of *

    The Adventures of *

    5.7 1957 HD

    Life drums the playfulness out of a boy as he grows up.

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  • 1951
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    Rooty Toot Toot

    Rooty Toot Toot

    6.6 1951 HD

    The story of Frankie and Johnny: Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and kills him in a fit...

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  • 1966
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    The Cruise

    The Cruise

    1 1966 HD

    The dance floor of a cruise ship. As each passenger is chosen, they choose a song on the jukebox and dance to it. But one passenger, playing a joke...

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  • 1968
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    Zuckerkandl!

    Zuckerkandl!

    1 1968 HD

    Animated cartoon, in which philosopher and scholar Alexander Zuckerkandl proposes the view that detached, uninvolved existence is the best.

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  • 1966
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    The Cruise

    The Cruise

    1 1966 HD

    The dance floor of a cruise ship. As each passenger is chosen, they choose a song on the jukebox and dance to it. But one passenger, playing a joke...

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  • 1951
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    Barefaced Flatfoot

    Barefaced Flatfoot

    6 1951 HD

    Mr. Magoo interprets his nephew's request for $100 as evidence of an unfolding mystery.

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  • 1957
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    The Adventures of *

    The Adventures of *

    5.7 1957 HD

    Life drums the playfulness out of a boy as he grows up.

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  • 1964
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    The Hat

    The Hat

    1 1964 HD

    Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

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  • 1951
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    Rooty Toot Toot

    Rooty Toot Toot

    6.6 1951 HD

    The story of Frankie and Johnny: Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and kills him in a fit...

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  • 1968
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    Zuckerkandl!

    Zuckerkandl!

    1 1968 HD

    Animated cartoon, in which philosopher and scholar Alexander Zuckerkandl proposes the view that detached, uninvolved existence is the best.

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  • 1968
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    Zuckerkandl!

    Zuckerkandl!

    1 1968 HD

    Animated cartoon, in which philosopher and scholar Alexander Zuckerkandl proposes the view that detached, uninvolved existence is the best.

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  • 1964
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    The Hat

    The Hat

    1 1964 HD

    Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

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  • 1951
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    Georgie and the Dragon

    Georgie and the Dragon

    6 1951 HD

    Georgie, a young Scottish lad, befriends a baby dragon and takes it home as a pet and companion.

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  • 1947
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    Leben des Galilei

    Leben des Galilei

    1 1947 HD

    Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money. A prospective student tells him about a novel...

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  • 1942
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    Bambi

    Bambi

    7 1942 HD

    Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

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  • 1948
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    Accidents Resulting from Unfamiliarity in Aircraft, or: The Rover Boys in Peril

    Accidents Resulting from Unfamiliarity in Aircraft, or: The Rover Boys in Peril

    1 1948 HD

    Part of the Flight Safety series of PSAs produced by United Productions of America for the U.S. Navy. Three stalwart brothers learn the importance of...

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  • 1960
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    A Tale of Old Whiff

    A Tale of Old Whiff

    7 1960 HD

    A 70mm scope cartoon in which a dog learns to smell in order to become a detective.

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  • 1942
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    Old Blackout Joe

    Old Blackout Joe

    1 1942 HD

    An air-raid warden in Harlem; everyone turns out their lights willingly. All except for one: A lantern, whose flame refuses to go out. Joe plays...

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  • 1968
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    Uptight

    Uptight

    6.5 1968 HD

    Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

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  • 1945
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    Brotherhood of Man

    Brotherhood of Man

    6 1945 HD

    Made from a pamphlet and financed by a union, the message that the similarities between people are greater than any racial differences, was part of a...

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  • 1961
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    Of Stars and Men

    Of Stars and Men

    8 1961 HD

    Of Stars and Men is a 1964 animated film from the Hubley family of animators, based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley,...

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  • 1976
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    People, People, People

    People, People, People

    7 1976 HD

    Traces life in USA from the first Native Americans to the Bicentennial.

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  • 1976
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    People, People, People

    People, People, People

    7 1976 HD

    Traces life in USA from the first Native Americans to the Bicentennial.

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  • 1972
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    Dig: A Journey Into Earth

    Dig: A Journey Into Earth

    1 1972 HD

    A boy and his dog take a wondrous trip under the earth's crust and through the geological eras of time, introducing children to geology in the form...

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  • 1946
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    Flight Safety: Landing Accidents

    Flight Safety: Landing Accidents

    1 1946 HD

    Animated documentary about Flight Safety.

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  • 1975
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    Everybody Rides the Carousel

    Everybody Rides the Carousel

    5.8 1975 HD

    Everybody Rides The Carousel invites the viewer along on eight "rides" through the different stages of life. Based on the work by Erik Erikson, one...

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  • 1962
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    The Hole

    The Hole

    5.7 1962 HD

    Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.

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  • 1961
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    Of Stars and Men

    Of Stars and Men

    8 1961 HD

    Of Stars and Men is a 1964 animated film from the Hubley family of animators, based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley,...

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  • 1961
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    Of Stars and Men

    Of Stars and Men

    8 1961 HD

    Of Stars and Men is a 1964 animated film from the Hubley family of animators, based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley,...

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  • 1962
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    The Hole

    The Hole

    5.7 1962 HD

    Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.

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  • 1958
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    The Tender Game

    The Tender Game

    6.3 1958 HD

    Inspired by the song Tenderly Jack Lawrence and Walter Gross, a tender animation on a florist and a sweeper that she falls madly in love.

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  • 1958
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    The Tender Game

    The Tender Game

    6.3 1958 HD

    Inspired by the song Tenderly Jack Lawrence and Walter Gross, a tender animation on a florist and a sweeper that she falls madly in love.

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  • 1977
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    A Doonesbury Special

    A Doonesbury Special

    5.3 1977 HD

    Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end...

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  • 1943
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    Professor Small and Mr. Tall

    Professor Small and Mr. Tall

    1 1943 HD

    Small and Tall break a mirror on a train trip and their seven years of bad luck start immediately. Stranded by an accident, they have trouble in a...

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  • 1958
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    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

    1 1958 HD

    A compilation reel of television commercials produced by Story Board Inc.

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  • 1958
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    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

    1 1958 HD

    A compilation reel of television commercials produced by Story Board Inc.

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  • 1960
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    Children of the Sun

    Children of the Sun

    1 1960 HD

    On the one hand, a healthy child who has enough to eat. On the other hand, a poor, undernourished kid. On the one hand, a quarter of the blue...

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  • 1944
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    Position Firing

    Position Firing

    1 1944 HD

    Hapless B-17 waist gunner "Trigger Joe" learns how to adjust his aim, to take into account the relative motion of his aircraft, his bullets, and the...

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  • 1972
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    Screening Room

    Screening Room

    1 1972 HD

    Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.

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  • 1970
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    Screening Room

    Screening Room

    7 1970 HD

    Mr. Magoo, the eponymous kind-hearted fellow is always happy to lend a hand, but often causes disasters instead as without his glasses he makes all...

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  • 1970
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    Screening Room

    Screening Room

    10 1970 HD

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