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About this Item

Title

  • Cicada

Summary

  • Uses close-up, stop motion photography to portray the life cycle and habits of cicadas in brood 10 of 1936.

Names

  • Hyslop, James Augustus, 1884-1953, screenwriter
  • Turvey, Carl, 1906-1962, cinematographer
  • Evans, Raymond, 1875-1962, film editor
  • United States. Department of Agriculture. Motion Picture Service, production company, film distributor
  • American Film Center, associated name

Created / Published

  • United States : U.S. Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service, 1939.

Headings

  • -  Periodical cicada

Genre

  • Nature films
  • Educational films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Photography, Carl Turvey ; editor, Raymond Evans.
  • -  Credits taken from catalog record for 1937 long version of film, The cicada brood X 1936.
  • -  Summary from M/B/RS Film and Television catalog card.
  • -  LC also holds a long version of this film released in 1937 under the title, The cicada brood X 1936.
  • -  Sources used: M/B/RS Film and Television catalog card; Motion pictures of the U.S. Department of Agriculture [ catalog] 1954, p. 20-21 viewed online May 7, 2021 via HathiTrust Digital Library.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 8 min., ca. 360 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAA 0058 (viewing print)

Source Collection

  • U.S. Government Films Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021604034

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Hyslop, James Augustus, Screenwriter, Carl Turvey, Raymond Evans, and Associated Name American Film Center. Cicada. produceds by United States Department Of Agriculture. Motion Picture Serviceuction Company, Film Distributor United States: U.S. Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service, 1939. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021604034/.

APA citation style:

Hyslop, J. A., Turvey, C., Evans, R. & American Film Center, A. N. (1939) Cicada. United States Department Of Agriculture. Motion Picture Serviceuction Company, F. D., prod United States: U.S. Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021604034/.

MLA citation style:

Hyslop, James Augustus, Screenwriter, et al. Cicada. prod by United States Department Of Agriculture. Motion Picture Serviceuction Company, Film Distributor United States: U.S. Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service, 1939. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021604034/>.