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Magnetic Telescope

Directed by Dave Fleischer
United States
1942
7 mins

An animated Superman adventure made in Miami. A scientist’s experiment with a magnetic telescope causes a huge comet to fall to the earth. Even Superman has a hard time with this crisis!

'Magnetic Telescope' is screening with:

AV Club’s 70th Anniversary of MDPLS’ 16mm Short Film Collection

Featuring films with a Miami connection, these five short films celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s 16mm Film Collection.

  • Year
    1942
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    Other
  • Director
    Dave Fleischer
  • Genre
    Sci-Fi
  • Theme
    Short, Retrospective
  • Award
    Special Presentation

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