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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 30, 2017 2:02:48 GMT
Enjoy: archive.org/details/000639It depicts a family having their Christmas in 1937. Yes, it is a home movie, albeit a very elaborately produced one. |
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Post by bonerxmas on May 30, 2017 2:33:42 GMT
thats a middle class family, upper class in '37 did not cook their own dinner
they are reciting lines, so looks more like a theatrical short to me, cant find it listed on imdb though
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 30, 2017 2:45:55 GMT
thats a middle class family, upper class in '37 did not cook their own dinner they are reciting lines, so looks more like a theatrical short to me, cant find it listed on imdb though The uploader (a well-known film archivist) says it is a home movie. I've seen other elaborately staged home movies, some of which look like real films, but aren't. Sound home movies from the 1930s are rare, but did exist. An example of such (with speaking just as stilted as the above film) appears on one of the "Treasures from American Film Archives" DVD sets. |
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Post by wanton87 on May 31, 2017 15:16:20 GMT
I watched it last night and thought it was pretty interesting. It did seem a little too polished at first to be a home production. But later, you can see the kids appear to be coached when discussing their letter to Santa. And the acting in general was a little too wooden to be anything beyond a small theatrical presentation or home movie, so it would make sense that it’s the latter.
I can only imagine how much a sound camera/projector would have been at that time. I’m old, and when I was a kid in the classroom, we had the big reel to reel sound projectors, but I didn’t know anyone that owned one personally. We had the 8mm projectors, and then there was what they called the “Super 8”, which I believe offered sound.
My 81 year old aunt was born in 1936. That would put these little girls in their late 80’s if they are still alive. Time is a funny thing.
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