''The Green Hand'' is a 1940

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

about a young man whose path to

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is rerouted through his participation in the

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. The film was based on the 1932 novel by Paul W. Chapman, an agriculture professor at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. Chapman appeared in the film version, whose cast consisted of students and faculty from the University of Georgia and the surrounding city of

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sponsored the production of ''The Green Hand,'' which had its theatrical premiere on January 12, 1940, in an Athens, Georgia, event attended by Governor

Eurith D. Rivers Eurith Dickinson Rivers (December 1, 1895 – June 11, 1967), commonly known as E. D. Rivers and informally as "Ed" Rivers, was an American politician from Lanier County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was the 68th Governor of Georgia, serving from ...

. The film was released on a non-theatrical basis to support the educational and recruitment efforts of the Future Farmers of America.

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"The Green Hand" at the University of Georgia
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