1935: Our First Movies (Not So Good)

Cfa collection: A.J. Gaines Collection
Notes: A green Agfa title card reading “1935” followed by a homemade title card reading “OUR FIRST MOVIES (Not So Good) / February 1935.” Blurry footage of a dog followed by black and-white footage of Roslyn Sincere Gaines taking a still photograph and walking towards the camera wearing a fur coat. Shot of a man riding a horse. A.J. Gaines smiles for the camera. A car races down Chicago's Lake Shore Drive. A.J.'s father, I.S. Ginsburg, poses for the camera in front of a car. Roslyn and A.J. visit a zoo. A man shoots a rifle near a lake. Various people take turns posing for the camera.; An intertitle reads “Glencoe in May / Charlie and Mayme Principals.” Roslyn's brother Chuck, mom Mayme, dad Charles Sincere and an unidentified man stand outside a stately home in Glencoe, IL. Charles smokes a cigar. Chuck playfully boxes with A.J. Shot of a tall building on Lake Shore Drive. An intertitle reads “Belmont Harbor / Lincoln Park / Sinceres Gardens in June.” Shots of boats in Belmont Harbor, and the film switches from black-and-white to a faded color stock. Shots of a field of tulips outside the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Now back in Glencoe, Roslyn and A.J. explore the Sincere family's garden. A card reads “The End.”
Subjects: Zoos; Photography; Boats and Boating; Flowers
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Glencoe; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lincoln Park
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 223 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43389