Quicker'n a Wink

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Quicker'n a Wink
Directed by George Sidney
Written by Buddy Adler
Produced by Pete Smith
StarringClarence Curtis
Harold E. Edgerton
Narrated by Pete Smith
Cinematography Harold E. Edgerton
Walter Lundin
Edited byPhilip W. Anderson
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • October 12, 1940 (1940-10-12)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Quicker'n a Wink is a 1940 American short documentary film in the Pete Smith Specialities series about stroboscopic photography and the work of Doc Edgerton, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film was written by Buddy Adler and directed by George Sidney. In 1941, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 13th Academy Awards. [1]

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  1. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.