Mary Learns Her Traffic Lesson (1951, sound)
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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 catalog record
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, description, catalog record, video
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