Quicker'n a Wink
| Quicker'n a Wink | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Sidney |
| Written by | Buddy Adler |
| Produced by | Pete Smith |
| Starring | Clarence Curtis Harold E. Edgerton |
| Narrated by | Pete Smith |
| Cinematography | Harold E. Edgerton Walter Lundin |
| Edited by | Philip W. Anderson |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Quicker'n a Wink is a 1940 American short documentary film in the Pete Smith Specialities series about stroboscopic photography, written by Buddy Adler and directed by George Sidney. In 1941, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 13th Academy Awards.[1]
Cast[]
- Clarence Curtis (uncredited)
- Harold E. Edgerton as Himself (uncredited)
- Tex Harris (uncredited)
- Charles Lacey (uncredited)
- June Preisser (uncredited)
- Pete Smith as Narrator (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
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Categories:
- 1940 films
- English-language films
- 1940 documentary films
- 1940 short films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American short documentary films
- Black-and-white documentary films
- Documentary films about technology
- Films produced by Pete Smith (film producer)
- Films directed by George Sidney
- Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
- 1940s short documentary films
- Science documentary film stubs