''Nature's Half Acre'' is a 1951 American short

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directed by

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. In 1952, it won an

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at the

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for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film was produced by

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as part of the '' True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries, and was paired with ''

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'' during its original theatrical run.

Plot

Cast

* Winston Hibler as Narrator

References

External links

* 1951 films 1951 documentary films 1951 short films 1950s short documentary films American short documentary films Disney documentary films Documentary films about nature 1950s English-language films Disney short films Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Paul Smith (film and television composer) Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Short films directed by James Algar RKO Pictures short films Films with screenplays by Winston Hibler 1950s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub