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Weather Wizards (1939)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Documentary, Drama · 10m
Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the citrus groves of Southern California. First, the scientists predict the storm's course, giving several days' warning to farmers and growers. The growers, typified by the Morgan family, prepare the oil-burning pots throughout their grove. Then, as the temperature dips below freezing, they light the pots. The cold snap continues as oil-supplies dwindle; the smoky air slows traffic, including trucks bringing more oil. The scientists strive to predict how long freezing temperatures will last: can the Morgans hold out?
Cast
Pete Smith
John Dilson
Bert Moorhouse
Will Stanton
Crew
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Writer
- Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo
- Director of Photography
- Robert Pittack
Details
- Release date
- 1939-04-08
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer