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Short Films by Faith and John Hubley

The Hat

18m

Directed by John Hubley • 1964 • United States
Starring Dizzy Gillespie, Dudley Moore

Two soldiers, voiced by Dizzy Gillespie and Dudley Moore, patrol the border between their countries. One of them drops his hat, and a dialogue (and an improvised jazz duet) about the possibility of peace through world law ensues.

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