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Mower Madness (1939)
 

Courtesy of Scottish Screen Archive

Main image of Mower Madness (1939)
 
16mm, black & white, silent, amateur
 
Filmed byFrank Marshall
 
Scottish Screen Archive collection

A lawn mower takes on a life of its own and goes out of control chasing its owner into the house.

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One of over a hundred films made during his lifetime by amateur cineaste Frank Marshall. The film was awarded Best Fiction at the 6th Scottish Amateur Film Festival (SAFF), and was Specially Commended by the Board of Amateur Cine World. It was the first British film to win an award at the international amateur UNICA festival in 1947

Marshall designed and built the model lawnmover for the special effects sequence. He allows himself a cameo appearance, playing the part of the lawnmower salesman.

Kenneth Broom

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Complete film (13:33)
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SEE ALSO
Early Bird, The (1965)