Portrait of a Genius
{{Short description|1943 short subject motion picture}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Portrait of a Genius
| image =
| caption =
| director = Sammy Lee
| producer =
| writer = Carl Dudley
| narrator =
| editing = Adrienne Fazan
| music = Max Terr
Nathaniel Shilkret
| cinematography = Charles Schoenbaum
| studio = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| distributor = FIlms Incorporated
| released = {{film date|1943|1|23}}
| runtime = {{duration | m=9 }}
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Portrait of a Genius (originally Carey Wilson Miniatures: Portrait of a Genius) is a 1943 short subject film directed by Sammy Lee.
Plot
This is a study of various inventions of Leonardo da Vinci that were found in his secret manuscripts after his death. These included early versions of gatling and machine guns, submarines, tanks, and other weapons. He also imagined a telescope, a type of parachute, and a flying machine, among many other things.{{Cite journal |date=27 March 1943 |title=Short Subjects |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ycb1MYc2fUkC&q=%22portrait+of+a+genius%22+davinci+1943 |journal=Motion Picture Herald |volume=150 |pages=41 |via=Google Books}}
Cast (alphabetically)
- Richard Ainley as Leonardo da Vinci
- Tom Stevenson (uncredited) as Valet
- Carey Wilson as narrator
- Frederick Worlock (uncredited) as Count Spurzo{{Cite book |title=The National Union Catalog, Library of Congress Catalog, Motion Pictures and Filmstrips |publisher=J. W. Edwards Publisher, Inc. |year=1973 |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |publication-date=1973 |pages=91 |chapter=Portrait of a Genius}}
References
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