Pirate Birthday Party - Robert Yarnall Richie Collection (1957)

Duration: 4:02

Year Published: 1957

Sound: silent

Description: In this 1957 home movie, a young Chip Richie celebrates his birthday with a pirate-themed party at the family’s Houston home. The guests don paper pirate hats for a meal of burgers and cake before breaking out into a play sword fight. Robert Yarnall Richie was a freelance industrial photographer and filmmaker who worked with various large corporations in Texas and around the globe.