09 Feb 1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3
Two short fragments resulting from experiments in controlling the mechanical development of the instrument. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
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Howard Morris Narrator / General / Soldiers (voice)
Seth Deitch Munro (voice)
Marie Deitch Girl / Munro's mother (voice)
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