''Forty Boys and a Song'' is a 1941 American short

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

about the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir. Directed by

Irving Allen Irving Allen (born Irving Applebaum, November 24, 1905 – December 17, 1987) was a theatrical and cinematic producer and director. He received an Academy Award in 1948 for producing the short movie ''Climbing the Matterhorn''. In the early 19 ...

, it was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

at the

14th Academy Awards The 14th Academy Awards honored film achievements in 1941 and were held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony is now considered notable as the year in which ''Citizen Kane'' failed to win Best Picture, losing to John F ...

for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

Cast

* Robert Mitchell as Himself (as Bob Mitchell) * Ken Carpenter as Narrator

References

External links

* 1941 films 1940s short documentary films 1941 documentary films Black-and-white documentary films American short documentary films American black-and-white films Choral music Films directed by Irving Allen 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub