Ridin 'the rails
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Ridin 'the rails |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 10 mins |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jack Eaton |
| script | Ted Husing (Comments) |
| production | Jack Eaton |
| music | Harry D. Glass |
| occupation | |
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Ridin 'the Rails is an American short film directed by Jack Eaton in 1951. The film was nominated for an Oscar .
content
The film is about hobbyists who build steam locomotives to scale. Most of them belong to the Southern California branch of the Live Steam Model Locomotives Club. The replica models are powerful and function perfectly when traveling on the elaborately created rail system. Many of the models are perfectly working replicas of the locomotives that actually run on the rails of the United States.
Walt Disney , one of the experts in recreating such locomotives, familiarizes children with, among other things, his elaborately built model of the old "Central Pacific Diamond Stacker", which is part of his system on his estate in Beverly Hills .
Production, publication
The film was shot in Los Angeles , California . It is a production by Paramount Pictures , which belongs to the Grantland Rice Sportlight series and is fully entitled Grantland Rice Sportlight R-11-2: Ridin 'the Rails , alternatively: Grantland Rice Sportscope R-11-2: Ridin 'the rails . The short film was first presented in the United States on November 2, 1951.
Award
Jack Eaton was nominated with the film at the Academy Awards 1952 in the category "Best Short Film" (two film roles) for an Oscar , which went to Robert Youngson and his film World of Kids .
Web links
- Ridin 'the Rails in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ridin 'the Rails! Movie posters in the IMDb
- Ridin 'the Rails (1951) at letterboxd.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volume 5, Parts 7-11 A, Number 1 Works of Art Reproductions of Works of Art Scientific and Technical Drawings Photographic Works Prints and Pictorial Illustrations, January-June 1951 , Copyright Office The Library of Congress , Washington 25, DC, p. 115 (English)
- ↑ The 24th Academy Awards | 1952 at oscars.org (English)