There was a short black and white film based on a story by Ray
Bradbury probably from the late 60's.  I would like to find a copy of
the movie, or at least it's text.  You will easily find several others
looking for information on it when you do various Google searches on
it. (Web, groups, etc)

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 16 Jun 2004 13:20 PDT

Would you be interested in buying a 16mm film?

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Clarification of Question by renaissancedan-ga on 17 Jun 2004 06:56 PDT

Yes, 16mm would be acceptable, I didn't mention but assumed it was
probably on 16mm... figured that was the most common method a teacher
would use to show a movie to students in the late 60's...

Hello.

"Dial Double Zero" was televised in 1963 as part of an NBC special
about Ray Bradbury called "The Story of a Writer."

"Well, it's an obscure little thing--not listed under that title in
Internet Movie Database or any online source I could locate--but it
DOES exist! The story "Dial Double Zero" was dramatized as part of the
NBC-TV special, "The Story of a Writer," telecast November 20, 1963,
and only on the west coast at that."
source:
RayBradbury.com forum
http://www.raybradbury.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000299.html

There is a 16mm film listed for sale for $75 at the AFANA.org 16mm CinemaStore:

"Story of a Writer (terrific visit with Ray Bradbury; Wolper) 1200 b $75"
http://www.afana.org/16.htm

As far as I can tell, there is no commercial VHS tape of this show.  

There are also some libraries that have the 16mm film.  I could
compile a list of those libraries if you'd like.  Let me know if that
would help.
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search strategy:
"dial double zero"
"story of a writer", bradbury

Thanks!

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Request for Answer Clarification by renaissancedan-ga on 17 Jun 2004 11:52 PDT

Thanks so much for your work, I've read several texts describing "The
Story of a Writer" and other than the raybradbury.com site none of
them mention it containing any short films other than just
interviewing him.  I've e-mailed one person who holds a copy in his
library to see additional info.

Of the library listings you mentioned are there any that will "loan"
or "rent" the film to the public even if not local to the library? 
I'm in California but if any ship it shouldn't matter where they're
at.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 17 Jun 2004 14:49 PDT

Hi,

Yep, "Story of a Writer" does feature an interview with Bradbury, but
the subject of the film is apparently "Dial Double Zero."

See this description from a library catalog:

'The Story of a writer. [Motion picture] ] / Wolper Productions
Publ info 	New York : Sterling Educational Films, 1963
...
Shows Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer, working in his
basement office, lecturing to students, and telling a story to his
daughters. Traces the development of his short story, "Dial Double
Zero," from its conception, through research, writing, and criticism
by friends, until it is sent to his agent for sale'
http://131.128.70.2/search/t?SEARCH=story+of+a+writer

How exactly "Dial Double Zero" is integrated into the 25-minute film
is unclear (could it have been dramatised at the end?), but the fact
that film was sold through an educational film company, and lots of
folks on the internet report seeing it in school, seems like pretty
strong evidence that this is the film.

There's a library system called WorldCat that allows you to find the
libraries that have a particular title. These libraries are listed as
having "Story of a Writer":

MIAMI-DADE PUB LIBR SYST
UNIV OF MICHIGAN LIBR
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV 
GREENSBORO PUB LIBR 	 
KENT STATE UNIV, AUDIO-VISUAL SERV 	  
COMMUNITY COL OF RHODE ISLAND, LRC 	
RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIV LIBR

You might talk to your local librarian and ask whether interlibrary
loan is possible on something like this.

I hope this helps.

Excellent work, delivered exactly what was asked for and more!

Thank you for the tip.  I'm something of a Bradbury fan myself, so be
sure to come back and let me know how this turns out. Good luck.