The Portable phonograph

Series: Short story showcase

Duration: 24

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 18Apr78 · PA 8-950 (Jul-Dec 1978) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation Production company: EBE

Description: A human voice reads from Shakespeare's The Tempest. A doctor, a book lover, a musician and a harsh man have survived a holocaust and are living in a dugout built by soldiers. Dr. Jenkins has saved a few books, records and a portable phonograph. While he plays Debussy's Nocturne, each man reminisces about his life before the war. (see also Story into film : Clark's Portable phonograph) , Presents the short story by Walter Van Tieburg Clark which dramatizes the lives of four men who have survived a holocaust and are living in wartime dugouts. Studies Dr. Jenkins who has saved a few books and records and a portable phonograph, on which he plays Debussy's Nocturne, as each man shares memories of their past lives and a civilization which no longer exists. Observes that, as they leave, Dr. Jenkins hides his possessions and prepares to defend them with a lead pipe.

Complete Record: A human voice reads from Shakespeare's The Tempest. A doctor, a book lover, a musician and a harsh man have survived a holocaust and are living in a dugout built by soldiers. Dr. Jenkins has saved a few books, records and a portable phonograph. While he plays Debussy's Nocturne, each man reminisces about his life before the war. (see also Story into film : Clark's Portable phonograph) , Presents the short story by Walter Van Tieburg Clark which dramatizes the lives of four men who have survived a holocaust and are living in wartime dugouts. Studies Dr. Jenkins who has saved a few books and records and a portable phonograph, on which he plays Debussy's Nocturne, as each man shares memories of their past lives and a civilization which no longer exists. Observes that, as they leave, Dr. Jenkins hides his possessions and prepares to defend them with a lead pipe.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.