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DetailsOriginal Format: 9.5mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 14 mins 35 secs Credits: Filmmaker - Philip Thornton
Genre: Home Movie
Subject: FAMILY LIFE
Summary Made by filmmaker Philip Thorton, this is a home movie made in 1935. The film is largely made up of shots of the filmmaker's family, particularly his children, at home and on holiday.
Description
Made by filmmaker Philip Thorton, this is a home movie made in 1935. The film is largely made up of shots of the filmmaker's family, particularly his children, at home and on holiday.
A man kisses a woman outside. More people come into the frame and stand beside them for the camera. People get into waiting cars. Children walk towards the camera. A man shows a baby to the camera. A small child follows the camera while it tracks away from her backwards. She turns and runs away from...
Made by filmmaker Philip Thorton, this is a home movie made in 1935. The film is largely made up of shots of the filmmaker's family, particularly his children, at home and on holiday.
A man kisses a woman outside. More people come into the frame and stand beside them for the camera. People get into waiting cars. Children walk towards the camera. A man shows a baby to the camera. A small child follows the camera while it tracks away from her backwards. She turns and runs away from it. The man and woman that we saw earlier in the film hold the child’s hands and swing her playfully. There is a close-up of the child smiling. There is a close-up of the man who pulls silly faces.
Title – Ilkley. The Old Bridge.
There is a shot of the bridge. Children play in a park. A girl rides a bike and a boy is in a toy car. The girl tries to ride on the car and pushes the boy around. They may be the children that we saw earlier in the film. They also feature frequently throughout the rest of the film. The girl skips for the camera. The girl smiles in a close-up. The boy and the girl continue to play with the toy car.
Title – Laurel Bank Easter 1935
A dog follows a woman around while a man tends to a garden. The boy is in the toy car again. A man and an old woman link arms and approach the camera. A car pulls away from the curb. Children and adults collect something from the roadside. It appears to be flowers.
Title – Jubilee Day 1935.
Title – Hunmanby Gap
The children are at the beach. The girl shovels sand, and the boy holds a bucket next to her. The girl sits in the hole that she has dug. Women laugh together.
Title – Abersoch July 1935
The girl swims in a rubber ring in the sea. People head towards the sea after emerging from changing rooms. People splash each other in the sea. The boy plays in the sand. The girl digs next to them and then begins to bury their feet. The children take it in turns to ride a horse at the beach. There are a series of shots of them going up on down on the horse's back.