The Merry-Go-Round horse

United States, 1968

Film
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Episode of Series “Stories Without Words”.
A little ragamuffin adores a wooden merry-go-round horse. One day the horse is replaced by a merry-go-round “car” to be bought for a wealthy child who abuses his new toy. The little ragamuffin, conspires with friends to rescue the wonderful horse. They are successful and as the boy throws his arms around the horse’s neck he rides away.

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Credits

director

Richard Balducci

production company

Learning Corporation of America

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1968

Appears in

Stories Without Words

Group of items

Stories Without Words

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006956

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childhood

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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