Traffic with the Devil

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Traffic with the Devil
Directed by Gunther von Fritsch
Written byHerbert Morgan
Produced byHerbert Morgan
StarringCharles Reineke
Ben Hall (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery (uncredited)
Narrated byCharles Reineke
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Music by William Lava
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • August 31, 1946 (1946-08-31)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Traffic with the Devil is a 1946 American short documentary film about traffic problems in Los Angeles, directed by Gunther von Fritsch. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  2. "NY Times: Traffic with the Devil". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2008.