December 24, 1954
Release Date

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Beauty and the Bull (1954)

Name: Beauty and the Bull
Genre: Documentary, Action
Released: 1954-12-24

17m

Running Time

December 24, 1954
Release Date

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Plot.

Beauty and the Bull is a 1954 short documentary directed by Larry Lansburgh. It revolves around model Bette Ford, who accompanies a friend to a bullfight and decides to take it up as a career. She travels to Mexico to take formal training and fight bulls on ranches. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

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Cast & Crew.

Marvin Miller

Narrator

Bette Ford

Larry Lansburgh

Director

Pepe Ortiz

Self

Janet Lansburgh

Writer

Cedric Francis

Producer

William Lava

Composer

Carlos Carbajal

Cinematographer

Rex Steele

Editor

Details.

Release Date
December 24, 1954

Status
Released

Running Time
17m

Genres
Documentary Action

Last updated: 2023-11-14

Wiki.

Beauty and the Bull is a 1954 Warner Bros. biographical short film.

The film described the bullfighting career of actress turned toreador, Bette Ford. It was directed by Larry Lansburgh, written by Janet Lansburgh, and narrated by Marvin Miller. It is 17 minutes long, and was made using Warner Bros. Warnercolor film, and Vitaphone sound-on-disc technology.The film was nominated in 1955 for an Academy Award in the Best Short Subject, Two Reel, category.