Adventure in the Bronx explained

Adventure in the Bronx
Director:Joseph Krumgold
Narrator:John Kieran
Starring:Michael J. O'Donnell
Studio:Film Associates for the New York Zoological Society[1]
Distributor:Warner Bros.
Runtime:12 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Adventure in the Bronx is a 1941 American short documentary film directed by Joseph Krumgold and produced for the New York Zoological Society.[1] It tells the story of a boy exploring a zoo.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[2] The film was later reissued by Warner Bros. under the name Sweeney Steps Out in the Hollywood Novelties series.[3] Joseph Krumgold later wrote the book Sweeney's Adventure based on the film.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 28. Adventure in the Bronx. Showmen's Trade Review. August 23, 1941.
  2. Web site: NY Times: Adventure in the Bronx . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015113202/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300151/Adventures-in-the-Bronx/details . dead . October 15, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . November 23, 2008.
  3. News: 36. Sweeney Steps Out. Showmen's Trade Review. April 10, 2021. October 3, 1942.
  4. Book: Smaridge, Norah. Dodd, Mead. 73–78. Famous modern storytellers for young people. Joseph Krumgold. New York. April 10, 2021. 1969. http://archive.org/details/famousmodernstor00smar.