Old Family Album Goes Modern, The
Old Family Album Goes Modern, The is a short film from 1938 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Donated by Norm Dimick to the Oregon Historical Society and by the Society to Prelinger Archives.
A documentary tracking the development of a baby boy, from his newborn stage to around eighteen months of age. Sound with intertitles. 12:00:57:00 Little boy sitting in highchair and wearing a bib dunks a
doughnut into his cup of milk; more of this at
12:07:00:00. [Child playing with food].
12:01:36:00 CU tired baby, eyes are gradually closing as it falls
asleep.
12:01:45:00 VS CU reclining and wide-eyed baby, it looks around and
moves its arms around - typical baby gestures. Good shots.
12:03:04:00 Baby sitting in harness bounces up and down playfully. 12:03:25:00 Baby sitting in highchair playing with small toy which it
eventually drops onto the floor.
12:03:47:00 Baby with funny hair style sits on blanket and plays with
Easter toys, e.g. a rabbit doll, Easter eggs and tinsel.
12:04:56:00 Baby with funny hair style plays in tiny backyard kiddy
pool (it's actually just a wash-basin), it splashes around
and crawls out onto the grass. Cute, good shots.
12:05:54:00 Sloppy little boy sitting alone at small table eats a
large birthday cake with his hands, he makes a mess, gets
frosting all over his face. Unfortunately, this sequence
is framed very badly - poor shots.
12:07:27:00 Curious little boy stands on a chair and tries to figure
out a telephone mounted on wall.
12:07:49:00 Little boy draped in white sheet sits in barber chair as
barber's hands give him a haircut with a buzzer, the littleboy starts to cry. Cute, funny, good shot.
| Old Family Album Goes Modern, The | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Marquee Pictures, Inc. |
Production companies | Marquee Pictures, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Marquee Pictures, Inc. |
Release date | 1938 |
Running time | 1 reel |
| Language | English |
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