Traffic with the Devil

{{short description|1946 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Traffic with the Devil

| image =

| caption =

| director = Gunther von Fritsch

| writer = Herbert Morgan

| producer = Herbert Morgan

| narrator = Charles Reineke

| starring = Charles Reineke
Ben Hall (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery (uncredited)

| cinematography = Floyd Crosby

| music = William Lava

| editing =

| distributor = MGM

| released = {{film date|1946|8|31}}

| runtime = 19 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Traffic with the Devil is a 1946 American short documentary film about traffic problems in Los Angeles, directed by Gunther von Fritsch. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947 |title=The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=August 19, 2011|work=oscars.org| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093757/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/19th-winners.html| archivedate= July 6, 2011 | url-status= live}}{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300218/Traffic-With-The-Devil/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135356/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300218/Traffic-With-The-Devil/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |title=NY Times: Traffic with the Devil |accessdate=November 24, 2008}}

Plot summary

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Cast

  • Charles Reineke as Narrator (as Police Sgt. Charles Reineke)
  • Ben Hall as Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)
  • Ralph Montgomery as Motorist (uncredited)
  • Eva Puig as Driver of Ford Deluxe Convertible (uncredited)
  • Jason Robards Sr. as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
  • Ray Spiker as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)

References

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