American Shoeshine (1976)

Release Date: 1976-11-01
Runtime: 0h 30min
Production Company: Perspective Films
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Sparky Greene

American Shoeshine is a 1975 American short documentary film directed by Sparky Greene. It covers the history of shoe shining in the United States, interviews current shoe shiner, and describes rag popping, a form of music made with a shoeshine rag. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.