Prowlers of the Everglades

1953 0h 32m EN

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7.3

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★7.4TMDB · 7★7.3IMDB · 129

Documentary

Synopsis

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Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to document the swamps that would become Walt Disney World, but to capture the lives of creatures in the everglades. Focusing primarily on alligators, we also see the behavior of animals such as snakebirds, raccoons, and even otters who like to "play" with the alligators.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Algar
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "True-Life Adventures Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0280050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

James Algar directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
4Part of the "True-Life Adventures Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6IMDB entry: tt0280050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 32 min · 0h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 129 votes
MPAA: Approved

Part of

True-Life Adventures Collection

In 1940 Walt Disney got the idea for the first ever nature documentary True Life Adventures during animal studies for his upcoming film Bambi. Instead of imitating the natural through animation, he could just use what was already there. When the sun rises and light enters through the eyelids the body is triggered to begin its wake-up cycle, including the release of cortisol. By the time the light is at full brightness, sleepers wake up on their own. An alarm is not needed anymore.