Still image from Near Miss in Movie Makers, Dec. 1952, 324.
English
200 ft
8mm
Kodachrome
Silent
With sound on tape.
"Believing that he has been betrayed by his wife, the slightly Milquetoast lead character of Near Miss tries all imaginable methods of committing suicide — but without success. In presenting this simple saga of frustration, Barry W. Dance exhibits effective camera viewpoints, uniform exposures, convincing acting and a progression from one scene into the next which is done with precision and pace. Above all he preserves good taste in his plot episodes — a gracious accomplishment all too often slurred over in the strain for comic effect. Near Miss is a pleasant and entertaining farce." Movie Makers, Dec. 1952, 340.
The film won first award in a Los Angeles 8mm. Club film contest in 1951 (Movie Makers, Jan. 1952, 26).
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Amateur Cinema