Summary

THANKSGIVING - PART ONE

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Title: THANKSGIVING - PART ONE
File Number: ACL-3018 Digibeta; Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: Compilation
Year: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Subjects: New York City
Description: 3018-1 01:00:00:00 -- 01:00:03:18 1940 B W Silent UNCLE SAM TURKEY Turkey walking outdoors dressed as Uncle Sam in striped pants & star-spangled top hat DN (8024) 3018-2 01:00:03:19 -- 01:01:12:13 1954 B W w Sound THANKSGIVING MESSAGE - HISTORICAL RECREATION Reenactment of Pilgrims & American Indians at original symbolic Thanksgiving dinner in New Plymouth Colony. VO British male narrator "At last the harvest time." Field of wheat. Pilgrim man makes speech before meal giving thanks for overcoming hardships, new friends. Pan over Pilgrim men, women, children & American Indian men w arms folded (white actors in dark face-paint.)WS Pilgrims, Indians & burning fires. "So the light now kindled may shine for a whole nation." VTM (8102) 3018-3 01:01:12:14 -- 01:13:06:05 1951 B W w Sound THANKSGIVING MESSAGE A Day of Thanksgiving Entire title. Johnson family in living room. Father speaks to CAM, recounting previous day's events in flashback. Children (Dick, Tommy Susan)preparing at home, thinking about food. Mother tells kids there won't be any turkey for holiday because family can't afford it. Children whine & father explains symbolic meaning of holiday - Family has things "Pilgrims didn't dream of." VS Children praying, newly appreciating library books, clothes, sports w hymn music in BG. Mother, father giving thanks. Mr. Johnson at work as car mechanic. House, happiness, freedom, work, newspaper. They say Amen. PA (8076) 3018-4 01:13:06:06 -- 01:13:38:01 1950s B W w Sound THANKSGIVING MESSAGE Thanksgiving movie theater greeting. Rocket taking off. Title: "In The Tradition of Bold Adventure." Autumn-themed illustrations (pumpkins, wheat in fields, turkey). VO "Guided by the spirit of our Pilgrim forefathers, we braved the great beyond... Happy Thanksgiving to All. " Sign reading Greetings from Management & Staff of This theater over turkey shape. VTM (8102) 3018-5 01:13:38:02 -- 01:14:29:13 1983 Color w Sound THANKSGIVING MESSAGE FROM PAKISTAN! Actor Kirk Douglas eats Thanksgiving dinner with Afghan men in refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, 1983. Douglas shakes hands w elderly bearded men, kneels for dinner, dips pita bread into hummus dip. Holds hands upright in prayer w native men. VO Douglas, Afghan translator. "Thanks to almighty Allah. We will remember this." DN (8024) 3018-6 01:14:29:14 -- 01:14:49:28 1960 B W w Sound DINNER - HISTORICAL RECREATION Historical reenactment of Pilgrim family in costume eating Thanksgiving dinner at indoor table w carved pumpkin centerpiece. VO "We in America have always offered prayerful thanks for the blessings of the Earth. VTM (8102) 3018-7 01:14:49:29 -- 01:16:51:09 1930s B W Silent DINNER Home movies. CU Man carving Thanksgiving turkey, placing meat, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables on plates. Father carving turkey. White maid serving family at dinner table. VS Children, parents, grandparents, babies smiling & talking as food is served, eaten. Father smiles & holds up turkey leg to CAM. NS (8074) 3018-8 01:16:51:10 -- 01:17:30:26 1940 B W w Sound DINNER Gardening EXT - Family celebrating harvest time, Thanksgiving. VS Girl, boy, mother & father eat corn on cob from fire in outdoor hearth oven. Father, mother explain universal "feasting & good times" during celebration of harvests. "Now you understand why the Pilgrims had a Thanksgiving feast." PA (8076) 3018-9 01:17:30:27 -- 01:18:24:19 1940s B W Silent DINNER Black female cook checks on turkey in oven tray. Good sequence Man leaning over & carving turkey, surrounded by family (eager young children)and adults. He holds up speared piece of turkey for CAM as family grins excitedly. Woman gestures at roast turkey w fork. SCH (8091) 3018-10 01:18:24:20 -- 01:20:58:10 1948 B W w Sound DINNER Boys help mother prepare for Thanksgiving dinner. Audio: Piano music, VO narrator, "There's happiness in the air." Two young boys salivating as they watch mother ladle juice over turkey in oven. Boy helping mother w table settings, placing napkins, removing glasses from cupboard & moving them on tray. "Thanksgiving is a day for the best of everything." Female visitors ring doorbell, are greeted by young boy. VS happy dinner. VTM (8102) 3018-11 01:20:58:10 -- 01:22:21:10 1948 B W w Sound DINNER (continued from last sequence) Thanksgiving family dinner. Piano music, VO narrator. Father carves turkey at head of table. VO table manners- Boys sitting with proper posture, girl eating with small mouthfuls. CU plate of turkey & trimmings. "You would know this is a holiday plate." Happy family eating dinner. VTM (8102) 3018-12 01:22:21:11 -- 01:23:27:11 1951 Color Silent DINNER Home movies - Out of focus PAN over family standing, dressed in holiday best. Senior man carving turkey surrounded by family. In focus shot of people eating dinner at table w floral centerpiece. Woman clapping young girl's hands. Relatives applauding. AFP (8004) 3018-13 01:23:27:12 -- 01:23:52:00 1951 Color w Sound DINNER Let's Talk Turkey VO female narrator, orchestral music. Woman brings turkey on platter to man at head of table who begins to carve. Excited young boy stands & bounces up & down. "A delicacy to make any meal festive- easy to serve, calendar round." DS ZI father carving succulent stuffed turkey. PA (8076) 3018-14 01:23:52:01 -- 01:24:29:08 1960 Color w Sound DINNER Mormon family at Thanksgiving dinner with grandfather. VO religious narrator preaching acceptance of gospel. Mother serves turkey. "Only in these (teachings of Jesus) will you find true happiness that doesn't fade with the lights, music & crowds." VTM (8102) 3018-15 01:24:29:09 -- 01:24:41:13 1962 Color w Sound DINNER ZO Man carving turkey breast at Thanksgiving dinner to family sitting at table preparing to eat. Women & children sitting at table, talking & waiting to eat. AFP (8004) 3018-16 01:24:41:14 -- 01:25:17:13 1970s Color w Sound DINNER Pollution Below VO male narrator: Woman brings turkey to man (middle-aged grandfather) at head of table. VO Despite recent heart attack, he's driven great distance to have Thanksgiving w family. Father carves turkey. VS daughters being served food. PA (8076) 3018-17 01:25:17:14 -- 01:25:51:18 1946 B W DINNER (UNDERWATER) Aqua Frolics VS gag newsreel sequence- underwater Thanksgiving dinner. VO narrator: Man ringing dinner bell at underwater table. Table set with 6 places & pumpkins (jack o'lanterns) at each place. MS six women ibn swimsuits dive into water & swim to dinner table. MS man carves turkey underwater. CU woman sitting at table, underwater, pretending to eat large piece of turkey. VS CU people exhaling smoke while smoking cigarettes & pipes underwater. PA (8076) 3018-18 01:25:51:19 -- 01:30:11:03 1945 B W w Sound CARVING TURKEY Turkey Carving - tacky "how to" carve film. CU roast turkey. VO "Any time is turkey time." Woman brings turkey to table. VS Man demonstrates "side-style" carving method w step by step VO. Sharpening knife, turning turkey on side, removing drumstick, thigh bone etc. Dark light meat. Young boy eats drumstick happily at Thanksgiving dinner. AFP (8004) 3018-19 01:30:11:04 -- 01:32:14:28 1980s Color Silent CARVING TURKEY Fast motion time-lapse turkey being carved with electric carving knife, fork. Cat smells turkey. Meta being sliced off bones. People's hands pulling wish bone apart. Dog sniffing & eating turkey leftovers from wooden platter. EFL (8411) 3018-20 01:32:14:29 -- 01:32:51:24 1980s or 1990s Color Silent CARVING TURKEY CU carving turkey. VS Handheld CAM family smiling informally around Thanksgiving dinner spread, father pouring wine, holding glass for toast. EFL (8411) 3018-21 01:32:51:25 -- 01:33:38:18 1951 Color w Sound PREPARING DINNER Let's Talk Turkey Home economics cooking film. CU women cutting open bag of whole raw turkey w scissors. Bright music, VO female narrator talks about year-round versatility of turkey. "There's a turkey for every size family." Woman removing fully roasted turkey from oven in tray. PA (8076) 3018-22 01:33:38:19 -- 01:34:43:13 1951 Color w Sound PREPARING DINNER Let's Talk Turkey continued. VO female narrator (starts over black) promoting modern prepared "table-dressed" turkeys over old-school "New York-dressed" preparation. Butcher holds up raw turkey by legs for housewife in partially ready form (head still attached, covered). ZI Packed frozen turkeys in supermarket grocery case. Hand holds "small family-sized turkeys." VO describes various turkey sex (Hen, Tom) & weight. PA (8076) 3018-23 01:34:43:14 -- 01:37:58:08 1951 Color w Sound PREPARING DINNER Let's Talk Turkey continued. VO female narrator describes defrosting, preparation of turkey. Woman placing turkey in kitchen refrigerator, running water over bird in sink. Woman takes turkey from freezer, defrosts (running water over it in sink), retrieves giblets, simmering them in pot. Chopping them on cutting board. Bread cubes toasted in oven. Recipe prepared for baking bread crumbs w giblets, broth. PA (8076) 3018-24 01:37:58:09 -- 01:40:04:15 1951 Color w Sound PREPARING DINNER Let's Talk Turkey continued. Music, VO female narrator. CU woman spooning stuffing into raw turkey, pinning & tying turkey legs & rear closed, brushing bird with fat on V-shaped oven rack. Small turkey placed beside large one. PA (8076) 3018-25 01:40:04:16 -- 01:45:09:19 1957 B W w Sound PREPARING TURKEY Martha Logan, home economist for Swift and Co., talks about today's turkey compared to Pilgrim times at Thanksgiving. "The Holiday Bird." Mary Evans (food editor) removing turkey from oven, talking on phone. She talks about history of turkey through ages, importance of "research & development" of bird from tough wild turkey to "modern" fatter turkey- "the ultimate" in turkeys. INT: Turkey hatchery & processing plant. Turkey farms- "scientific" raising of turkeys. Female workers handling skinned turkeys hanging on moving assembly line. (wrapping in plastic, dropping into liquid etc.) Male worker putting wrapped turkeys into boxes for shipping. VTM (8102) 3018-26 01:45:09:20 -- 01:46:47:27 1943 B W Silent PREPARING DINNER WWII VS preparing Thanksgiving dinner for servicemen. Hands stirring large pots of potatoes, broth, decorating cakes w frosting. VS men opening tinned boneless turkey with cleaver and spooning into metal buffet tray. TAP (8098) 3018-27 01:46:47:28 -- 01:47:03:24 1949 Color w Sound TURKEY DINNER Technicolor for Industrial Films Music. CU Roast turkey (dry-looking) & Thanksgiving dinner on table. PA (8076) 3018-28 01:47:03:25 -- 01:47:17:17 1940 B W w Sound TURKEY HUNT - HISTORICAL RECREATION CU wild turkey perched in tree. Reenactment - Man in Pilgrim costume hunting bird w flint rifle. AFP (8004) 3018-29 01:47:17:18 -- 01:47:36:25 1936 B W w Sound TURKEY HUNT - HISTORICAL RECREATION Daniel Boone film clip. Wild turkey walking in forest. American Indian & Boone (George O'Brien) in pioneer costume w coonskin cap talking excitedly. Indian fires rifle, picks up bird & slings over shoulder. VTM (8102) 3018-30 01:47:36:26 -- 01:48:36:25 1954 B W w Sound TURKEY HUNT Wild turkey flying outdoors in Florida Everglades. Music, VO joyful male narrator. Three hunters sit on raised platform, pointing at bird in flight. Man hands out rifles to elderly man & boy. VO discusses rareness of bird. Boy shoots turkey & it drops from sky. Boy runs over & picks up turkey. Another turkey jumps into flight. HC (8044) 3018-31 01:48:36:26 -- 01:48:59:04 1920s B W Silent TURKEY HUNT - COMEDY Silent Hal Roach comedy clip- "Courtship of Miles Sandwich." Actors as Pilgrims run across snow, cheering. WS they line up like firing squad and shoot fake turkey - they run to pick up dead bird dummy. VTM (8102) 3018-32 01:48:59:05 -- 01:50:05:20 1920s B W Silent TURKEY FARM Caption: "Trouble in Turkey" Los Banos, CA. CU crowd of turkeys walking on farm. Caption: "It may be Thanksgiving for some folks, but for us it's a pain in the neck." CU turkey standing with head between crossed axes. VS turkeys feeding from troughs on farm, crowds of turkeys on Colorado ranch. PET (8078) 3018-33 01:50:05:21 -- 01:50:27:13 1930 B W Silent TURKEY FARM Turkey farm. VS crowds of turkeys eating from troughs. Good shot of young girl smiling & posing surrounded by turkeys, one of which pecks at her face. DN (8024) 3018-34 01:50:27:14 -- 01:50:56:00 1934 B W Silent TURKEY FARM WS turkeys walking on farm. Various CU turkeys gobbling. Excellent CU of turkey with head between crossed axes (hatchets). DN (8024) 3018-35 01:50:56:01 -- 01:52:07:29 1934 B W w Sound TURKEY FARM Caption: "These birds won't give thanks." Turkeys keep on "getter fatter in blissful ignorance of fate." Turkey farm in Maryland. Man throwing feed to crowd of turkeys, gobbling with the birds as young girl watches. Good shot young woman holding turkey for CAM, saying in high-pitched voice "Here's a real male milk-fed turkey. How'd ya like him for your Thanksgiving dinner? He weighs about 45 pounds!" IMS (8133) 3018-36 01:52:08:00 -- 01:52:51:20 1937 B W w Sound TURKEY FARM Poultry on the Farm Turkey cock makes gobbling noise. VO male narrator: Turkey cock guards hens. Small flock of turkey hens. VS turkeys, baby turkeys feeding. Babies eating eggshells in incubator being fattened for Christmas dinners. PA (8076) 3018-37 01:52:51:21 -- 01:53:54:03 1947 B W Silent TURKEY FARM Thanksgiving Preview newsreel. (no audio) VS turkeys on farm. Man holds live turkey by legs. Man & woman display two live turkeys outside pen. WS turkeys feeding as woman puts grain into trough. CU profile turkey. DN (8024) 3018-38 01:53:54:04 -- 01:55:04:18 1947 B W w Sound TURKEY FARM Turkey Farm - Turkeys walking, bobbing heads & gobbling. VO male narrator. "There are many many turkeys on the Riley farm. They grow larger than chickens." Good CU profile of turkey with VO "How would you like him roasted and stuffed for your Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner?" Weird CU of turkey wattle moving on bill, throat. ECU turkey and turkey's eye. Ends with ECU turkey feathers. "Almost like shingles on a roof." AFP (8004) 3018-39 01:55:04:19 -- 01:55:50:02 1948 Color w Sound TURKEY FARM Turkey Farm- Girl and boy walking on farm, looking at turkeys, turkeys gobble. VO male narrator. Boy points to large male turkey (gobbler) to be selected for Johnsons' family Thanksgiving dinner. CU hen turkey. Girl shivers & children run away from turkey farm. VTM (8102) 3018-40 01:55:50:03 -- 01:56:07:04 1955 Color w Sound TURKEY FARM Wyoming - MS turkey farmer walking surrounded by fowl. Turkey perched on edge of rooftop. CU turkey hen. VO male narrator talks about Thanksgiving. VTM (8102) 3018-41 01:56:07:05 -- 01:56:20:20 1957 Color Silent TURKEY FARM Excellent two shots of fat turkeys w colored plumage on farm. MWD (8072) 3018-42 01:56:20:21 -- 01:56:55:15 1965 B W w Sound TURKEY FARM Newsreel. Turkey ranch in Canada. Majestic music, VO male narrator. VS Plump turkeys crowding around feed bins. VO turkeys "excited" about Thanksgiving. DN (8024) 3018-43 01:56:55:16 -- 01:57:01:12 1979 Color w Sound TURKEYS VO male narrator "We're learning to raise cattle and poultry faster than ever before. Fat white turkeys on farm. (brief but good) EBC (8028) 3018-44 01:57:01:13 -- 01:57:09:07 1985 Color Silent TURKEYS VS Wild turkeys on farm. EBC (8028) 3018-45 01:57:09:08 -- 01:58:13:10 1966 Color w Sound TURKEYS Music: dramatic cello, orchestral woodwinds. VS Red fox hunts wild turkeys in forest. Fox chases gobbling turkey flapping wings. DN (8024) 3018-46 01:58:13:11 -- 01:59:26:24 1930 B W Silent PARADE Newsreel caption: newspaper comics balloons in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1930- Manhattan. Excellent VS crowds & balloons. People in floats dressed in comics costumes. Crowd carrying Mutt & Jeff, other theme balloons. Clowns, costumed people in parade. HA parades & large balloons in sleet. Surreal VS balloons released, floating skyward in snow & sleet, w Herald Square Hotel & Empire State Building in BG. DN (8024) 01:59:26:25 -- END OF TAPE
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