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7.5/10   211 votes
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Director:
Howard Smith
Writers:
Kathleen Cox (writer)
Nicholas Hollander (writer)
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Release Date:
22 January 1982 (Finland) more
Plot:
Compilation of man inventing strange contraptions in the 30's through 50's. full summary | add synopsis
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A truly memorable and positive viewing experience more

Cast

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Milt Moss ... Narrator
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Additional Details

Runtime:
77 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:G

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Much of the newsreel footage, originally shot without sound, has dialogue dubbed in. A lip reader was hired to figure out what the people were saying in the newsreels, and actors lip-synched the lines. more
Soundtrack:
It Moves Me more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
A truly memorable and positive viewing experience, 16 July 2003
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Author: bruce-j-patience from Melbourne , Australia

One of the great documentaries of the 1970s . Manages to be both extremely amusing and fascinating thanks to an excellent collection of archival film clips ,a fine narration and some truly inspired original music. The message is clear - i.e. don't knock the guy who comes up with some crazy invention.... his next attempt at the same gadget could sell a million ! A landmark production which all students of documentary making should see . Just one slight "downer" .... the home video release of this title seems to be shorter than the TV version. I can remember several scenes from the original which definitely weren't on the video. A truly memorable and positive viewing experience.

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