Adventure in the Bronx

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Adventure in the Bronx, Alternative title Sweeney Steps Out, is an American short film by Joseph Krumgold from the year 1941.

Action

A young boy visiting the zoo in the Bronx alone. Here he gets to know the names of animals and learns the meaning of courage and loyalty in the animal kingdom. Narrator of the film is John Kieran.

Production

Adventure in the Bronx was commissioned by the New York Zoological Society and was published in December 1941 director and screenwriter was Joseph Krumgold, the movie 1942 literary processed. Being on Adventures in the Bronx -based children's book Sweeney 's Adventure was published in 1942 by Random House.

Awards

Adventure in the Bronx in 1942 was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Documentary ", but could not prevail against Churchill 's Iceland itself.