
Color Scales
1932-04-23 · 8 min · ★ 7.0
This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.
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- Directors
- Zion Myers
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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- United States of America
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- Released
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