Unit 6

Scope and Contents "Sweeney Steps Out. Produced by Warner Brothers"--Film credits. "Adventure in the Bronx is a 1941 American short documentary film directed by Joseph Krumgold and produced for the New York Zoological Society. It tells the story of a boy exploring a zoo. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. It was later reissued by Warner Bros. under the name Sweeney Steps Out in the Hollywood Novelties series. Joseph Krumgold later wrote the book Sweeney's Adventure based on the...

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Film chronicling the sea horse in the wild and at home in the aquarium. "Presented by the New York Zoological Society. The Incredible Sea Horse. The story of a sea horse a most improbable fish. Directed by Robert A. Morris, curator New York Aquarium"--Film credits.

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Workprint of Jackson Hole Park film that over the years has been cannibalized for footage.

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A condensed silent version of George Schaller's Mountain Gorilla film made for the Conservation Foundation. "Photographed in the Congo by George B. Schaller during a study sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and the National Science Foundation. Fieldwork director John T. Emlen JR. Advisor C.R. Carpenter"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents Film featuring underwater footage of seals and divers in the Antarctic. "Antarctica is reserved for international scientific investigation. The NYZS gratefully acknowledges the Antarctic Program of the National Scientific Foundation for sponsoring the research which this film is based. A William Claybourne production. Written and Edited by Frank Ledlie Moore. Expedition sponsored by the NY Zoological Society. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Under grants from the Science Foundation....

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Film showcasing Bronx Zoo staff, gorillas, and buildings on Baird [Astor] Court."This is the Bronx Zoo. Directed by William Bridges Produced with Herbert J. Knobloch. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

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Film featuring duckbill platypuses, with some close-up ceremonial footage of Fairfield Osborn and two other prominent figures. "How the Bronx Zoo Brought Platypuses. Paul-Pamela-Patty were captured in Australia and brought to New York. Photographed in Australia by Sigrid Fleay. Production Assistance by Herbert J. Knobloch"--Film credits.

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Film featuring a mother and young gibbon in the trees on the Bronx Zoo grounds and inside their indoor holding areas. "A Study of Gibbons at the Bronx Zoo. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Shot with the assistance of keeper Jim Reily"--Film credits.

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Film featuring electric eels and lungfish. "The New York Aquarium presents Unusual Tropical Fishes"--Film credits.

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Film depicting tigers and people living in close proximity in India. "Produced for the New York Zoological Society by Evan J. Anton"--Film credits.