''Adventure in the Bronx'' is a 1941 American

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directed by

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and produced for the New York Zoological Society. It tells the story of a boy exploring a zoo. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Short. It was later reissued by

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under the name ''Sweeney Steps Out'' in the Hollywood Novelties series. Joseph Krumgold later wrote the book ''Sweeney's Adventure'' based on the film.

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* 1941 films 1941 documentary films 1941 short films 1940s short documentary films American short documentary films American black-and-white films Black-and-white documentary films Documentary films about New York City Films set in the Bronx 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub