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Date with Dizzy (1956) | Criteria

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Date with Dizzy

English • 1956 • 10m

This film is not currently available on the Criterion Channel

Director

Comedy Music Animation

Synopsis

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

Included in
Music Shorts
Position 2
Included in
Fourteen Animated Films by Faith and John Hubley
Position 1
Included in
Additions: October 2020
Position 28
Included in
Six Films by Faith and John Hubley
Position 3

Credits

Crew

DirectorJohn Hubley

WriterFaith Hubley

ComposerDizzy Gillespie

EditorPeggy Lawson

Cast

Ralph Hertzas Mr. Hemp

Don Keeferas Don Babbitt

Dizzy Gillespieas Self

Sahib Shihabas Self - Saxophone

Wade Leggeas Self - Piano

Nelson Boydas Self - Bass

Charlie Persipas Self - Drums