Blaze Busters

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Blaze Busters
Directed by Robert Youngson
Produced byRobert Youngson
Narrated by Dwight Weist
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 30, 1950 (1950-12-30)

Blaze Busters is a 1950 short film directed by Robert Youngson. It centers on firefighters and the blazes they must extinguish. It is narrated by Dwight Weist. [1] [2] [3]

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Academy Awards. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Blaze Busters at the Internet Movie Database
  2. "Blaze Busters (1950)". listal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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  5. "Robert G. Youngson". genordell.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.