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The Tender Game (1958) | Criteria

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The Tender Game

English • 1958 • 5m

This film is not currently available on the Criterion Channel

Director

Comedy Romance Animation

Synopsis

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.

Included in
Valentine’s Shorts
Position 2
Included in
Fourteen Animated Films by Faith and John Hubley
Position 2
Included in
Additions: October 2020
Position 105
Included in
Six Films by Faith and John Hubley
Position 4

Credits

Crew

DirectorJohn Hubley

EditorFaith Hubley

ProducerFaith Hubley, John Hubley