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  • Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
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    Short | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
Approved
Short | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
In this Pete Smith Specialty, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events that occur too fast to be seen by the naked eye. ...See moreIn this Pete Smith Specialty, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events that occur too fast to be seen by the naked eye. Examples shown here include a bullet in flight as it shatters a light bulb, the moment of impact when a kicker kicks a football, and a the motion of a hummingbird's wings as it hovers. Written by David Glagovsky See less
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Director
George Sidney
Writer
Buddy Adler (screenplay) (as E. Maurice Adler)
Cinematographer
Walter Lundin
Editor
Philip W. Anderson (as Philip Anderson)
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Updated Oct 12, 1940
Release date
Oct 12, 1940 (United States)
Awards
Won 1 Oscar Award.

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