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Scherzo

1939 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

Picture and sound dance triple-quick in this version of a musical scherzo. A film without words.

Credits

Directing

Director
Norman McLaren

Producing

Producer
Norman McLaren

Production notes

Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984, the original materials were found, and the hand-drawn images and sound were reconstituted.