J.E. Hunter Home Movies 1926 - Chicago Hyde Park

Cfa collection: Rod Nordberg Collection
Subjects: Golf; Dogs; Stop-motion animation; Magic; Boxing; Alcoholic beverages; Boats and Boating; Leisure
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Hyde Park; North America > United States > Louisiana > Jena; North America > United States > Louisiana > Alexandria; North America > United States > Arkansas > Little Rock; North America > United States > Indiana; North America > United States > Wisconsin; North America > United States > Texas
Language: English
Shot log: 00:05 - 00:58: A series of hand-set title cards that read as follows:"Home Movies 1926"; "In the Great Northwest Where Men Are Men"; "Hunter Rockwell Lumber Co / Jena, LA"; "Hunter Rockwell Lumber Co / Alexandria, LA"; "The Duck Hunt of the Sunshine Club"; "The Arrival at Little Rock / Jim Doolittle"; "Mutt & Jeff"; "The Duck Club"; "Dave & Charlie"; "The Morning's Kill"; "Virginia Rockwell"; "The Morners of 1925 & 1926"; "THE END"00:59 - 01:39: Amateur trick photography, including stop-motion animation, of a man reading a 1926 Chicago American newspaper, lighting a cigarette, drinking a glass of water in reverse, and losing his clothing item by item.; 01:40 - 02:07: A woman shyly smiles for the camera, then a man smokes and poses with a French bulldog. The man then appears to grow a beard through stop-motion animation.; 02:08 - 03:26: A title card reads "Vermin the Great." The man from the beginning of the film performs a stop-motion magic act involving a wand and items appearing in a top hat.; 03:27 - 04:32: Two men and two women goof off and kiss for the camera.; 04:35 - 05:35: A group of well-dressed adults stand on a porch with a French bulldog.; 05:36 - 06:02: Shots of what appears to be a Buick Master Six at a gas station, followed by shots of a town street.; 06:34 - 08:41: Shots of the Chicago skyline shot from a moving boat. The Western Cold Storage Company North Pier Terminal warehouses can be seen. A group of friends relax on a Lake Michigan boat ride.; 08:44 - 10:23: A group loads luggage into a car. Panorama of surroundings. Men ride horses in Jackson Park, across the street from Jackson Towers at 5555 S Everett Ave. The French bulldog wears a sweater and plays fetch.; 10:24 - 12:52: Cars drive past what is today the Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park. A man and a woman in a fur coat play with a terrier, then put him in a sweater.; 12:54 - 14:21: Shots of a yard, followed by scenes of a group of men and women playing golf.; 14:22 - 16:04: A man drives two dogs around in a Model T. Shots of a large house surrounded by trees. A group relaxes on the porch.; 16:05 - 16:51: Men box in an outdoor ring.; 17:03 - 21:06: Scenes of men hunting along a river, horsing around in a rustic wood cabin, picnicking along a lake, fishing, and acting out a comedic scene with rifles.; 21:09 - 21:54: Well-dressed adults drink and smoke on a couch.; 21:55 - 24:50: Children in winter coats pose in front of a brick building. A group plays with two dogs by a frozen lake. A boy climbs a tree.; 24:51 - 25:19: A shot of the Museum of Science and Industry followed by views of a frozen Lake Michigan. Buildings along the shoreline are visible, including Hotel Windermere (1642 E 56th St), Jackson Towers (5555 S Everett), and the Shoreland Hotel (5454 S Shore). Promontory Point is also visible in its early stages of construction.; 25:22 - 26:59: A large number of dead game birds are displayed. A man shoos flies away from the carcasses.; 27:00 - 29:32: Shots of a lumber yard and the town of Winnfield, Louisiana.; 30:00 - 33:16: A group of four adults play with two dogs. Shots of hilly and wooded surroundings, and of a golf course.; 33:17 - 34:10: Interior shots.; 34:25 - 34:38: A woman swings practices her golf swing at what appears to be a high-end resort.; 35:41 - 35:56: Children swim and dive at an indoor pool.; 35:57 - 36:46: A man plays a ukulele and smokes outdoors. A group mingles in the yard.; 36:47 - 38:21: More golf.; 39:04 - 39:41: Shots of a man in an office. He poses at his desk.; 39:42 - 40:15: Men and boys take turns riding a wagon down a hill.; 40:16 - 41:18: Three women pose by a painted card table. A group relaxes on a porch swing. They drink and admire the table.; 41:19 - 41:42: A woman holds a baby in a bedroom.; 42:09 - 42:59: More golf. A woman runs towards the camera. A man blows smoke at it.; 43:00 - 44:31: A group of men and women pretend to row an invisible boat while lined up seated in the grass. They then playfully take turns walking over a set of stairs. A man spanks a woman.; 44:32 - 45:33: Scenes at a lake (likely near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin); 45:36 - 48:22: Overexposed scenes at Hotel Wawasee in Syracuse, Indiana.; 48:23 - 49:23: More golf.; 49:24 - 49:41: A woman reads a newspaper, then gets up to dance with a man.; 49:44 - 50:47: Trains roll into Edinburg station in Texas. A group of men greets the arrivals, and cheers with a drink.; 50:48 - 52:43: Scenes of the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange and its surroundings.; 52:44 - end: Shots of the train station, local merchants, and citrus farms.
Film notes: Donor Rod Nordberg purchased this film at an estate sale from a semi-rural home north of Chicago, perhaps near Racine, Wisconsin, in the early 1970s.
Cfa elements: 1,400 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/22643