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City of Wax (1934)

7.0/10 0h 9m Feb 09, 1934
Documentary

City of Wax is a 1934 American short documentary film produced by Horace and Stacy Woodard about the life of a bee. It won the Oscar at the 7th Academy Awards in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the UCLA Film and Television Archive in 2007.

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Original Title City of Wax
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.0

Cast

Gayne Whitman
Gayne Whitman
Narrator
Popularity: 4.6

Key Crew

Director Stacy Woodard, Horace Woodard

Production

Educational Pictures
US
Skibofilms Productions
Educational Films Corporation of America

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Keywords

insect nature bee

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 27, 2025

And here was me looking for Boris Karloff! Nope, this actually quite a compelling and violent short documentary that looks at the life of bees in their hive as a change of reign beckons. With the older queen running out of eggs, the worker bees make arrangements for a new one, encased in royal jelly ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 9, 1934
Runtime 0h 9m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.0
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