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  2. You Can't Fool a Camera

You Can't Fool a Camera

1941
10m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1941

Runtime

10m

Storyline

This short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadward Muybridge's photographic experiments prove that when a horse gallops, there are times when all four of the animal's feet are off the ground. We are then brought to the present, where MGM directors and their cinematographers are shown working on current productions. The film closes with closeups of the studio's major stars and a tribute to the studio's actors who have joined the armed forces.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
10m
May 23, 1941
Languages
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ray June

Himself

Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph Ruttenberg

Himself

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Himself

Karl Freund

Himself

Robert H. Planck

Himself (as Robert Planck)

Norman Z. McLeod

Norman Z. McLeod

Himself (as Norman McLeod)

George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey

Himself

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Himself

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