''The Word'' is a 1953 American
short
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documentary film
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produced by
John Adams
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. The film is about
Frank Laubach and his work on literacy.
World Literacy and “The Word.”
(1953). Business Screen Magazine, 14(6), 79. ''The Word'' was nominated for an Academy Award
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for Best Documentary Short.
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1953 films
1950s short documentary films
1953 documentary films
American short documentary films
20th Century Fox short films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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