Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (film)
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| Directed by | George Lucas |
| Written by | George Lucas Paul Golding |
| Based on | Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town by E. E. Cummings |
| Starring | John Strawbridge Nancy Yates Lance Larson |
| Cinematography | Rick Robertson |
| Edited by | Paul Golding |
| Music by | Lynton B. Eckhart |
| Distributed by | University of Southern California |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Language | English |
Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (stylized as anyone lived in a pretty [how] town) is a 1967 American short film made by George Lucas inspired by E. E. Cummings' poem of the same name.[1][2]
It was one of two films Lucas made after returning to USC's film school as a graduate in 1967 (the other was The Emperor).[3] The film represented a first for the USC film school by being shot in color and widescreen.[3]
The film was shown out of competition in the Special Screening section at the Short Shorts Film Festival EXPO 2005.[4]
Premise
[edit]The film focuses on the life cycle of a townspeople, and a photographer who takes pictures of one ignored young couple.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "anyone lived in a pretty (how) town at the USC School of Cinema-Television". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Pollock, Dale, Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, Harmony Books, New York, 1983, ISBN 0-517-54677-9.
- ^ a b "Short Shorts Film Festival EXPO 2005". www.shortshorts.org. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
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