The Little red lighthouse

Story film for children. Uses the pictures and text of the book by Hildegarde Swift and Lyn Ward to tell about the little lighthouse whose existence is threatened by the building of the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River.

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Credits

producer

Morton Schindel

production company

Weston Woods Studios

Duration

00:08:45:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1942

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017737

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Lighthouses

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Literature → Storytelling

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1942

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