Mary Learns Her Traffic Lesson (1951, sound)

Year Published: 1951

Description:

Description: Stop-motion animated film about a girl and her pet lamb learning how to cross the street safely, based on the Mother Goose nursery rhyme.

Mary crosses a street carefully on her way to school, but the lamb does not obey traffic rules and is almost run over by a car. At school, the lamb learns traffic safety. He goes home with Mary and they cross the street correctly together (Educational Film Guide, 1953)

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Subjects: 1950s,Safety,Children,Automobiles,Human-animal relationships

Tags: animation; stop-motion; street safety; model town with moving cars; Mary Had a Little Lamb; crying lamb; lamb crossing street; lamb at school

Film Sponsor:

Creator: "Signal Films, Ltd."

Credits: Cornell Film Co. Presents
Music by Billy Ternent and his orchestra
Narration by Geoffrey Sumner
in Technicolor

Distributor: Cornell Film Company

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1951

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: educational, animation

Language: eng

Rights: Not listed in Copyright Office catalog, 1950-59. No copyright notice seen on film.

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area

Edge Code: plus circle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 184

Complete Record: Description: Stop-motion animated film about a girl and her pet lamb learning how to cross the street safely, based on the Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Mary crosses a street carefully on her way to school, but the lamb does not obey traffic rules and is almost run over by a car. At school, the lamb learns traffic safety. He goes home with Mary and they cross the street correctly together (Educational Film Guide, 1953) Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s,Safety,Children,Automobiles,Human-animal relationships Tags: animation; stop-motion; street safety; model town with moving cars; Mary Had a Little Lamb; crying lamb; lamb crossing street; lamb at school Film Sponsor: Creator: "Signal Films, Ltd." Credits: Cornell Film Co. Presents Music by Billy Ternent and his orchestra Narration by Geoffrey Sumner in Technicolor Distributor: Cornell Film Company Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1951 Geographical Location: USA Genre/Form: educational, animation Language: eng Rights: Not listed in Copyright Office catalog, 1950-59. No copyright notice seen on film. Film Format: 16mm film Element: positive Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area Edge Code: plus circle Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 184

Transcription

e [Music] Mary had a little lamb his face was white as snow well nearly and everywhere that Mary went the L was sure to [Music] go Mar time you went to school yes mother I'm a FL [Music] now you my L stay here what me I can't be long byebye [Music] up she goes towards the road now watch this girl she's good look yeah look right look left again you see I knew she was now what about the man uh-uh grown up LS don't cry now what goes on you wouldn't jump you wouldn't would you why oh you little black sheep hey wait a minute stop a man who cross his roads like that will be a muut chop he'll never do it he has he's off and on his way he's after schol Now traffic drill is what we'll learn today how does a chicken cross the road you want to know you've tried [Music] yes you may squirm my lamb own up go on you know you must oh W it did you cross the road you did job [Music] my my he blushing red then Mary sees him feeling small and gently PS his head still now it's over here come they all go home this way now lamb let's see how much you know of what you've learned today look left look right and wait for it look left again good show here how the children cheer him and safely home they go the lamb has proved to one and all that he has learned his drill you will cross roads to safety one oh yes I'm sure he will a