You Can't Fool a Camera

This short starts out as a documentary. In a dramatization, Eadward Muybridge's photographic experiments prove that when a horse gallops, there are times when all four of the animal's feet are off the ground. We are then brought to the present, where MGM directors and their cinematographers are shown working on current productions. The film closes with closeups of the studio's major stars and a tribute to the studio's actors who have joined the armed forces.

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ray June

Himself

Joseph Ruttenberg

Himself

Mervyn LeRoy

Himself

Karl Freund

Himself

Robert H. Planck

Himself (as Robert Planck)

Norman Z. McLeod

Himself (as Norman McLeod)

George J. Folsey

Himself

Clark Gable

Himself

• Jackson RoseDirector of Photography
• Jack RuggieroEditor

Release date

May 23, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

10m

Genres

Documentary