Gerald McBoing-Boing
| Gerald McBoing-Boing | |
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A scene from UPA's Gerald McBoing-Boing. | |
| Directed by | Main: Robert Cannon Supervising director: John Hubley |
| Story by | Dr. Seuss (original story) Phil Eastman Bill Scott (story adaptation) |
| Produced by | Stephen Bosustow (executive producer) John Hubley (producer) |
| Narrated by | Marvin Miller |
| Music by | Gail Kubik |
| Animation by | Character animation: Rudy Larriva Pat Matthews Bill Melendez Willis Pyle Frank Smith |
| Layouts by | William T. Hurtz |
| Backgrounds by | Jules Engel Herbert Klynn |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 7 min |
| Language | English |
| Related | 2005 TV series |
Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated short film about a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. Produced by United Productions of America (UPA), it was given a wide release by Columbia Pictures on November 2, 1950. The story was adapted by Phil Eastman and Bill Scott from a story by Dr. Seuss. Robert Cannon directed the short film, with John Hubley (also a producer) as the supervising director; Stephen Bosustow served as an executive producer. Marvin Miller was the narrator.
Gerald McBoing-Boing won the 1950 Oscar for Best Animated Short. In 1994, it was voted #9 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked UPA cartoon on the list. In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".