Adventure in the Bronx (1941)

Directed by

Joseph Krumgold

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

12 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy explores a zoo in the Bronx. The film follows his experience wandering among the animals and exhibits.

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What happens

Adventure in the Bronx is a 1941 American short documentary film directed by Joseph Krumgold and produced for the New York Zoological Society. It tells the story of a boy exploring a zoo. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film was later reissued by Warner Bros. under the name Sweeney Steps Out in the Hollywood Novelties series. Joseph Krumgold later wrote the book Sweeney's Adventure based on the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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