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Still from The Tender Game — The Tender Game (1958) — John Hubley

Poster for The Tender Game

The Tender Game

English / 1958 / 5m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

Comedy Romance Animation

Letterboxd: 3.80/5·1.7K ratings·648 reviewson Letterboxd
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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

Double Feature

Streaming now, and why it pairs with this film

Poster for Windy Day

Windy Day1968

Both directed by John Hubley

Or

Cockaboody1973Both directed by John Hubley
Urbanissimo1966Both directed by John Hubley

The Tender Game (1958) | Criteria