Adventure in the Bronx
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| Original title | Adventure in the Bronx |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1941 |
| length | 12 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph Krumgold |
| script | Joseph Krumgold |
| production |
Henwar Rodakiewicz for Film Associates |
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Adventure in the Bronx , alternative title Sweeney Steps Out , is a 1941 American short film directed by Joseph Krumgold .
action
A young boy visits the zoo alone in the Bronx . Here he gets to know the names of animals and learns the importance of courage and loyalty in the animal kingdom. The film's narrator is John Kieran .
production
Adventure in the Bronx was commissioned by the New York Zoological Society and was published in December 1941. Director and screenwriter was Joseph Krumgold, who also processed the film literarily in 1942: his children's book Sweeney's Adventure , based on Adventures in the Bronx , was published in 1942 by Random House .
Awards
Adventure in the Bronx was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Documentary Short Film " in 1942 , but could not prevail against Churchill's Island .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Krumgold, Joseph . In: Terry Ramsaye: International Motion Picture Almanac . Quigley, 1947, p. 207.