Model railroading unlimited

A young man’s growing interest in his hobby - model railroading - serves as the focus for comedy, intricate and elaborate layouts, and a climatic finale involving several trains running out of control on a super-sized track.

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Credits

director

Rick Harper

producer

Mike O'Connell

production company

Liberty Pictures

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322340

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads

Crafts & Visual Arts → Models and modelmaking

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hobbies

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1978

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