John Hubley Movies

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Animated documentary about Flight Safety.

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

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...

"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:...

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...

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

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...

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