Film Record: Nut Bolts, The

Still image from The Nut Bolts.

Date produced: 1951

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:08:21

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Grand Rapids Amateur Movie Club Film Library

Description:

Comedy about a psychiatric hospital patient who attempts an escape. Two inept hospital employees fail to retrieve the patient, allowing him to encounter a child whose scooter offers a chance at a faster getaway.

Resources:

This film is a part of the Grand Rapids Amateur Movie Club Film Library. Visit "About the G.R.A.M.C." for more information.

The film won a plaque in a contest sponsored by the Michigan Council of Amateur Movie Clubs in 1951 (Movie Makers, Nov. 1951, 375). The G.R.A.M.C. Film Library's version of The Nut Bolts opens with a MCAMC leader.

Another version of The Nut Bolts exists with a slightly different plot and shorter runtime. It is also held as part of the G.R.A.M.C. Film Library.

Club Affiliation:

Grand Rapids Amateur Movie Club

Subjects:

•           Thieves

Genre:

• Comedy

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Grand Rapids Amateur Movie Club Film Library

Screenings:

• Screened as part of a Michigan Council of Amateur Movie Clubs contest in 1951: Allegan, MI

Video Link:

• Version 1 via the G.R.A.M.C. Film Library

Video Link:

• Version 2 via the G.R.A.M.C. Film Library

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