''Traffic with the Devil'' is a 1946 American
short documentary film
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about traffic problems in
Los Angeles
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, directed by
Gunther von Fritsch. It was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Documentary Short.
Plot summary
Cast
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Charles Reineke as Narrator (as Police Sgt. Charles Reineke)
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Ben Hall as Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)
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Ralph Montgomery as Motorist (uncredited)
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Eva Puig
Eva Puig (1894–1968) was a Mexican film actress.McLaughlin p.282
Partial filmography
* '' The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' (1936) - Mrs. Luigi (uncredited)
* ''Rancho Grande'' (1940) - Mama Fernandez (uncredited)
* '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1940) - ...
as Driver of Ford Deluxe Convertible (uncredited)
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Jason Robards Sr. as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
References
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1946 films
1946 documentary films
1946 short films
Black-and-white documentary films
American short documentary films
American black-and-white films
1940s short documentary films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
Documentary films about road transport
Documentary films about Los Angeles
Transportation in Los Angeles
Films directed by Gunther von Fritsch
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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