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You Can't Fool a Camera

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
117
YOUR RATING
You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)
DocumentaryShort

This short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadweard Muybridge's photographic experiments prove that when a horse gallops, there are times when all four of the animal's feet ... Read allThis short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadweard 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 cine... Read allThis short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadweard 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 th... Read all

  • Stars
    • Pete Kmetovic
    • Joseph Ruttenberg
    • Ray June
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    117
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Pete Kmetovic
      • Joseph Ruttenberg
      • Ray June
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast14

    Pete Kmetovic
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joseph Ruttenberg
    Joseph Ruttenberg
    • Self
    Ray June
    Ray June
    • Self
    Mervyn LeRoy
    Mervyn LeRoy
    • Self
    Karl Freund
    Karl Freund
    • Self
    Robert H. Planck
    • Self
    • (as Robert Planck)
    Norman Z. McLeod
    Norman Z. McLeod
    • Self
    • (as Norman McLeod)
    George J. Folsey
    George J. Folsey
    • Self
    • (as George Folsey)
    M.J. McLaughlin
    • Self
    • (as Michael J. McLaughlin)
    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Self
    Rosalind Russell
    Rosalind Russell
    • Self
    William H. Daniels
    William H. Daniels
    • Self
    • (as William Daniels)
    Clarence Brown
    Clarence Brown
    • Self
    Frank Whitbeck
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
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    • Crazy credits
      All credited performers are identified by the narrator.
    • Connections
      Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.1 (1955)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A New Romance of Celluloid: You Can't Fool a Camera
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 10m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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