Still image from The Sad Duckling in Home Movies, March 1951, 83.
English
00:10:00
400 ft
16mm
Kodachrome
With sound on film
"Denny Plumlee credits Hy Knaack as associate cameraman on this unusual film, which demonstrates excellent miniature settings, lighting, and camera treatment. Together, the two have given cine filmers something new to top in amateur movies. A sound-on-film production in 16mm Kodachrome, the narration is a masterful job and contributes considerably to building and sustaining interest in the picture." American Cinematographer, May. 1952, 222.
The film was "Movie of the Month" in Home Movies for March of 1951. The film receives a feature with a write-up and still images in Home Movies (March 1951, 83).
Discussed by Plumlee in "Filming on a Shoe-String" (Home Movies, April 1951, 123, 140-141). The article describes the difficulties of the film's production, which included directing the film's star, Webby, a three-day-old duckling. Images of the film's miniature set are shown.
Home Movies (Sept. 1953, 376) reported on the film's screening at the PSA convention of 1953, as well as the accolades it received in the Home Movies 1952 Annual Amateur Contest.
The film appears in an Educational Screen (March 1954, 117) rental listing, available from Brandon Films (of New York).
Record of the film at the BFI.
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Amateur Cinema