Aquatic House Party

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Aquatic House Party
Directed byErnest Corts
Produced by Jack Eaton
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 31, 1950 (1950-03-31)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Aquatic House Party is a 1950 short film produced by Jack Eaton, part of the Grantland Rice Sportlights series. It won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 22nd Academy Awards in 1949. [1] [2] It featured Helen Morgan.

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References

  1. "New York Times: Aquatic House Party". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  2. "The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 30, 2019.