Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (film)

Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (stylized as anyone lived in a pretty [how] town) is a 1967 short film made by George Lucas inspired by E. E. Cummings' poem of the same name.

Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town[1]
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
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	6 minutes
Language	English

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).^[2] The film represented a first for the USC film school by being shot in color and widescreen.^[2]

The film was shown out of competition in the Special Screening section at the Short Shorts Film Festival EXPO 2005.^[3]

Premise

The film focuses on the life cycle of a townspeople, and a photographer who takes pictures of one ignored young couple.^[2][3]

See also

• List of American films of 1967