You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)

  • NR
  • 05/23/1941 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 10m

Overview

This short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadward Muybridge's photographic experiments prove that when a horse gallops, there are times when all four of the animal's feet are off the ground. We are then brought to the present, where MGM directors and their cinematographers are shown working on current productions. The film closes with closeups of the studio's major stars and a tribute to the studio's actors who have joined the armed forces.

Cast

Frank Whitbeck's headshot

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ray June's headshot

Ray June

Himself
Joseph Ruttenberg's headshot

Joseph Ruttenberg

Himself
Mervyn LeRoy's headshot

Mervyn LeRoy

Himself
Karl Freund's headshot

Karl Freund

Himself
Robert H. Planck's headshot

Robert H. Planck

Himself (as Robert Planck)
Norman Z. McLeod's headshot

Norman Z. McLeod

Himself (as Norman McLeod)
George J. Folsey's headshot

George J. Folsey

Himself

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