Climbing the Matterhorn

1947 film

May 30, 1947 (1947-05-30)

Running time

21 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$685^[1]

Climbing the Matterhorn is a 1947 American short documentary film directed by Irving Allen. It won an Oscar at the 20th Academy Awards in 1948 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).^[2]^[3]

References

^ T. F. (June 1, 1947). "Big temblor staged for 'green dolphin, street' -- KKK expose -- addenda". New York Times. ProQuest 107926088.
^ "New York Times: Climbing the Matterhorn". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
^ "The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Retrieved May 29, 2019.

External links

Climbing the Matterhorn at IMDb

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)
Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)
One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker'n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who's Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won't Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

The Wetback Hound (1957)
Grand Canyon (1958)
The Golden Fish (1959)
Day of the Painter (1960)
Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1963)
Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
The Chicken (1965)
Wild Wings (1966)
A Place to Stand (1967)
Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
The Magic Machines (1969)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
The Bolero (1973)

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
I'll Find a Way (1977)
Teenage Father (1978)
Board and Care (1979)
The Dollar Bottom (1980)
Violet (1981)
A Shocking Accident (1982)
Boys and Girls (1983)
Up (1984)
Molly's Pilgrim (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Work Experience (1989)
The Lunch Date (1990)
Session Man (1991)
Omnibus (1992)
Schwarzfahrer (1993)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life / Trevor (1994)
Lieberman in Love (1995)
Dear Diary (1996)
Visas and Virtue (1997)
Election Night (1998)
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1999)
Quiero ser (I want to be...) (2000)
The Accountant (2001)
This Charming Man (2002)
Two Soldiers (2003)
Wasp (2004)
Six Shooter (2005)
West Bank Story (2006)
Le Mozart des Pickpockets (2007)
Toyland (2008)
The New Tenants (2009)
God of Love (2010)
The Shore (2011)
Curfew (2012)
Helium (2013)
The Phone Call (2014)
Stutterer (2015)
Sing (2016)
The Silent Child (2017)
Skin (2018)
The Neighbors' Window (2019)
Two Distant Strangers (2020)
The Long Goodbye (2021)
An Irish Goodbye (2022)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

v t e Films of Irving Allen
Director	Forty Boys and a Song (1941) (documentary) Avalanche (1946) Strange Voyage (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) (documentary) High Conquest (1947) 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) Chase of Death (1949) (short) The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950) Slaughter Trail (1951) The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan (1951) (short)
Producer only	New Mexico (1951) The Red Beret (1953) Hell Below Zero (1954) The Black Knight (1954) A Prize of Gold (1955) The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) Safari (1956) April in Portugal (1956) (short) Odongo (1956) Zarak (1956) The Gamma People (1956) Interpol/Pickup Alley (1957) Fire Down Below (1957) How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) The Long Haul (1957) High Flight (1957) A Day in Trinidad (1957) (short) No Time to Die/Tank Force (1958) The Man Inside (1958) Idol on Parade (1959) The Bandit of Zhobe (1959) Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) Jazz Boat (1960) The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) In the Nick (1960) Johnny Nobody (1961) The Hellions (1961) The Long Ships (1964) Genghis Khan (1965) The Silencers (1966) Murderers' Row (1966) The Ambushers (1967) Hammerhead (1968) The Wrecking Crew (1968) The Desperados (1969) Cromwell (1970) Eyewitness (1970) Matt Helm' (1975)(TV series)

Films of Irving Allen

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