The Kiss (1958 film)
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The Kiss is an Oscar-nominated 1958 short film written and produced by John Hayes
. It was the first major film by Hayes, who would go on to find fame as the writer, producer, and director of B-movie
genre films such as Garden of the Dead
.
The film was nominated for the 1958 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
but lost to Disney's Grand Canyon film
.
John Hayes (director)
John Hayes was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Hayes is best known for directing low-budget drive-in B-movie features and later, exploitation films.-Career:...
. It was the first major film by Hayes, who would go on to find fame as the writer, producer, and director of B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
genre films such as Garden of the Dead
Garden of the Dead
Garden of the Dead is a 1972 horror film directed by low-budget film director John Hayes and stars Duncan McLeod, Lee Frost and Susan Charney.-Plot:...
.
The film was nominated for the 1958 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
but lost to Disney's Grand Canyon film
Grand Canyon (1958 film)
Grand Canyon is a 1958 short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was shown as a supplement during Sleeping Beauty's initial run, and it won an Academy Award in 1959 for Best Short Subject...
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