Mother's day

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Farallon Films presents ; a film by James Broughton ; assisted by Kermit Sheets.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Broughton, James, 1913-1999.; Sheets, Kermit.; Stauffacher, Frank, 1916-1955.; Brubeck, Howard.; Cunningham, Marion.; Pidgeon, Donald.; Goldman, Hal.; Nelson, Donald.; Perry, Beatrix.; Baldes, Betty Lee.; Mitchell, Elaine.; Farquhar, Marion.; Stauffacher, Jack W.; Brewer, Bill.; Tryford, Louis.; Lancaster, Joyce.; Heid, Robert.; Mullican, Lee.; Rambo, Chris.; Young, Stanley.; Hamilton, Dixie.; Stone, Rita.; Clayton, James.; Smith, R. Alden.; Parker, Bill.; Sandhagen, Dean.; Rucker, John.; Farallon Films.

Description: Running time: 21:49.; Date on film: 1948.; PFA 1608-01-13627. Restricted: Possible for PFA exhibition. Curator should compare with PFA print 1608-01- 2679.; PFA 1608-01-13626. Restricted: Viewing copy.; PFA 1608-01-13625. Restricted: Print quality not approved.; PFA 1608-01-13624. Restricted: Print quality not approved.; PFA 1608-01-2679. Restricted: Not for research use.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Camera, Frank Stauffacher; music by Howard Brubeck.; With: Marion Cunningham, Donald Pidgeon, Hal Goldman, Donald Nelson, Beatrix Perry, Betty Lee Baldes, Elaine Mitchell, Marion Farquhar, Jack W. Stauffacher; and Bill Brewer, Louis Tryford, Joyce Lancaster, Robert Heid, Lee Mullican, Chris Rambo, Stanley Young, Dixie Hamilton, Rita Stone, James Clayton, Alden Smith, Bill Parker, Dean Sandhagen, John Rucker.; A man sits in a woman statue's lap. An intertitle appears: "Mother was the loveliest woman in the world, and mother wanted everything to be lovely." Mother stands in a room, dressed in a fur coat. There is a closeup of her face. A man holding a ukelele stands outside the house, appearing to court her. The next intertitle appears: "Mother always said she could have her pick." Mother sits at a table with a man. The next cut shows a man standing under her apartment window. Mother looks out the window, a bored expression on her face. Various men try to woo her by bringing presents under her window. She ignores them. The next intertitle: "And she picked father." Adults acting as children play in a yard, suck their thumbs, play with dolls and guns, and swing. They progressively age with each successive sequence: next they are shown as flirting young gentlemen and ladies, then they appear older. An older mother puts on a hat and leaves the house. The "children" play again. Many hats are thrown out a window after one "boy" steals father's beard and tears it up. A man's hat is stuck in a tree; the man uses a stick to get it down, and the hat becomes a woman in the tree. At the end of the film, father's portrait is upside down with closed eyes. Mother appears dressed; in father's suit, holding a bridal bouquet.; PFA 1608-01-2679. D0046; PFA 1608-01-13627. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (22 min.) (785 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; PFA 1608-01-13626. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (22 min.) (785 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; print is brighter than previous preservation prints but still feels a little heavy; further timing changes were requested; PFA 1608-01-13625. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (22 min.) (785 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; print looks too heavy and contrasty; PFA 1608-01-13624. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (22 min.) (785 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; print looks too heavy and contrasty; PFA 1608-01-2679. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2002/ 11/21; Excellent condition

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE