John Hubley — Director (8)

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Of Stars and Men (1961) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Of Stars and Men
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, who also narrates. Made in the style of a documentary, it tells of humankind's quest (in the form of a child) to find its place in the universe, through themes such as outer space, physical matter, the meaning of life and the periodic table. There are no character voices; instead, they "talk" through their actions. It has been cited as an example of an "animated documentary".

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Trouble Indemnity (1950) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Trouble Indemnity
director: John Hubley / Pete Burness actor: Jim Backus
other title: Mr. Magoo, das Versicherungsrisiko
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 one of Magoo's old college chums. Magoo is now worth a hefty sum and is ready to collect after being bitten by a dog (actually a tiger rug) but, instead of going to the insurance building, enters a building under construction next door to it. The salesman and his boss notice Magoo walking around the steel skeleton of the building and realizing, "If he falls, the company falls", they rush over making several attempts to save Magoo's life and keep him from endangering himself.

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Robin Hoodlum (1948) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Robin Hoodlum
director: John Hubley
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 archery contest at the Palace---everybody plays the Palace sooner or later---and gets caught.

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Date with Dizzy (1958) IMDb
Date with Dizzy
director: John Hubley actor: Ralph Hertz / Don Keefer …
A Hubley stand-in instructs iconic trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie on scoring a short commercial for an instant rope ladder.

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Everybody Rides the Carousel (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Everybody Rides the Carousel
director: John Hubley actor: Alvin Epstein / Judith Coburn …
other title: 人人爱旋转木马
"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 of the most influential psychoanalytic theorists of this century, the film explores the inner feelings and conflicted emotions experienced during each stage of personality development. With distinctive and poetic animation, John and Faith Hubley visualize the conflicts, joys, problems and delights we all experience on the carousel of life.