Home Movies (1942)

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ORDER DIRECT FROM "Sound Advice" Box 19, Burnet Woods Station CINCINNATI, OHIO CUT HOME MOVIE COSTS with BLACK tntf WHITE flM train 8Miil-0rtliMttr»a«tlt Htvtrtlbli Film It fliMt rttultt — lewett tost. 16inm. Reversible Outdoor Film 100-ft. Roll, only $2.50 Rating 8ch«lner It 18mm. Reversible Outdoor Film 25 ft. Double 8, only $1.25 16mm. Projection Reel— 200 ft. reel — 35c each. Minimum order 6 reels. Write tor prices for developing and processing for 8mm. and 16mm. films bought elsewhere. VISUAL INSTRUCTION SUPPLY CORP. 1757 BtMdway, Deot. 12 Brtekly*. N. Y. REVIEWS... of c4ntateur (ilnt^ B y S C H 0 E N We'D like to review here all of the films submitted in Home Movies' 1942 Amateur Contest, but, of course, limited space makes this impossible. Therefore we shall review a few of the films selected at random and will endeavor to review as many of the others as possible in succeeding issues. ^^Oh Doctor" failed to place in the contest only because there were too many other films just a little bit better that displaced it. It's potential prize stuflf just the same and qualifies for a 3 -star merit leader. Running 200 feet in 8mm. black and white, it wa« produced by Bill Russ of New York City who also plays the leading part. Story concerns a wacky character who visits a doctor's office in search of dope. Refused narcotics, the man submits to a physical examination. Excited by a pair of pretty legs, the fellow swallows the doctor's thermometer. Doctor decides to operate and here is introduced clever cinematic technique wherein closeups of the incision in the patient's flesh is faked with the use of the carcass of a dressed chicken. After operation is completed, doctor discovers he left instrument in patient's stomach, must operate again. Patient revolts, declares this time he'll operate, and pursues the doctor. Catching and preceding to choke him, nurse comes to the rescue, knocking out the crazed patient with a broomstick. Commendable is the good photography, interior lighting, and titling. Story is highlighted by many comedy gags and clever dialogue, and skilled cutting-in of spoken titles increased comedy effect. ^^Elmer Came To Dinner" is another 8mm. black and white comedy film but its effectiveness is lost somewhere about the middle of the reel where the producer evidently lost track of his plot. Running 150 feet in length, picture was produced by E. E. Leonhart of Piedmont, Calif. A foreword reminds us of familiar meal time morons whose table manners are nil and states the picture shows how one couple handle them. However, it is difficult to tell from the picture which of the two men — the host or his guest — are the most offen • All amateurs, whether subscribers to HOME MOVIES or not, are invited to submit their films to the editors for review and helpful criticism. Reviewed films will be rated one, two three, and four stars, and films qualifying for two or more stars will receive, free, an animated leader. Exceptional films qualifying for the distinction of the "Movie of the Month" win be treated in detail in a feature-length article in a following issue of HOME MOVIES. In addition, a certificate evidencing the award of "Movie of the Month" and a special animated "Movie of the Month" leader will be returned with such films after review. sive as both are shown in .questionable table behavior. Briefly the picture opens with a couple impatiently awaiting arrival of guests, a man and wife. They arrive and are seated at dinner table. Food is brought and the host wolfs stalk after stalk of celery while his male guest is shown sparring with a roast squab. In the end its the guest who becomes irritated by his host's table manners. Photography is good, so is cutting and titling. Particularly commendable was treatment of table scenes in closeups. Main fault with this picture was lack of clarity in story. It has been awarded a 2 -star merit leader. ^^The Toy Party," running 150 feet in 8mm. Kodachrome, was filmed by Joseph McDermott of West Haven, Conn., and is essentially a movie record of a family Christmas. To provide some element of continuity for the record as a whole, this filmer begins picture with good main and explanatory titles, followed by scenes of toys, dolls, etc., in animation. Dolls suggest putting on a show, and a demonstration of mechanical dolls, toys, etc., follows. A spoken title indicates they pause in their celebration to look down upon the earth below. They see Santa Claus packing his toy sacks and go out into the night to distribute toys. Following this are intimate scenes of the family gathered about the tree opening gifts, then eating Christmas dinner, etc. Commendable is animation work, in• Coninued on Page 442