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World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Gene Tunney
Master 1495 - Tape 1 MSs world heavyweight boxing champion GENE TUNNEY sitting in rocking chair in sunny backyard, flipping through book. MS "The Fighting Marine" Gene Tunney milking cow while two white men watch on (one holds reigns, the other mockingly cranks tail). Head-on traveling TLS/MSs Gene Tunney running with four young men (road work, training). Great MSs shirtless Gene Tunney posing, flexing beside house (back muscle, bicep, shoulder & chest poses). LS Gene Tunney fighting, knocking out Georges Carpentier, New York City, 7/24/1924. MS Gene Tunney sitting on shoulders of uniformed United States Marines, Army soldiers; great panning TLS gaggle of white children smiling, waving, cheering at the camera; MS Mr Tunney sitting on military shoulders, doffing hat. TLS newsreel cameramen filming inside boxing ring, Gene Tunney slipping between ropes for fight against Tommy Gibbons at Polo Grounds, NYC, 6/5/1925; MS Mr Tunney posing for cameras with boxer TOMMY GIBBONS, boxing promoter TEX RICKARD (George Rickard, George "Tex" Rickard) and cornermen in boxing ring; MS Tommy Gibbons sitting, smiling in corner, during pre-fight; MS Mr Tunney posing in corner w/ towel draped over shoulders; LS/MSs 12th round of Tunney-Gibbons fight, Mr Gibbons going down to a stiff right cross to the jaw, but up at 7 count; slo mo of Tunney delivering two rights to the jaw, sending Gibbons to the canvas but for good (KO, knockout, knock out). MS Gene Tunney working heavy bag during training camp; panning MS Mr Tunney sparring; great MSs Mr Tunney sparring jokingly with precocious little boy (might be his son); MS Mr Tunney posing w/ lil boy, who offers the champ a big hug (cute).
Clarence Darrow
Master 1495 - Tape 1 TLS/MSs attorney Clarence Darrow delivering argument to packed courtroom during Scopes Monkey Trial, Dayton, Tennessee, 1925. Evolution. MS white teenage girl lowering "They Can't Make A Monkey Out of Me" poster down face outside courthouse.
Barking Poodle
Master 1495 - Tape 1 MS white poodle sitting on green grass, barking & howling to no end.
Stopwatch
Same as catalog #500271 Master 1495 - Tape 1 Great CUs Birns & Sawyer filmeter analogue stopwatch in hand of white man; stop-start plunger mechanism is depressed with thumb, stopwatch begins counting.
L.A. Slum
See catalog #499749 for b/w version. Master 1495 - Tape 1 Panning TLS row of dilapidated houses in Los Angeles slum populated by African-Americans; pan stops at rundown two-storey Victorian flat outside which several African-American children play, sit on stoop. Poverty, slum. TLS 3/4 view rundown home, warped picket fence; cute black boy wanders into frame. Panning TLS black children playing on front stoop outside home; black man wearing courier cap enters frame.
Skid Row Church
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Great LSs crowd of haggard, downtrodden, hard luck white men standing idly outside closed doors of Skid Row Church -- note that some men lean on crutches. Panning MS derelict men standing & talking outside mission house. MS "Skid Row Church" sign above entrance portal, tilt down to men waiting, chatting lowly, sadly. Most fellas wear dog-eared fedora hats.
Intersection, Traffic
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Nice high angle LS chaotic city intersection, downtown Los Angeles, late 1930s thru mid-1940s American model automobile traffic & even a trolley street car passing through scene. Two strip color process.
Pacific Coast Houses
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Excellent panning TLS reddish-orange, sleek & long two-door sedan automobile (stereotypical 1950s car with very minor tailfins) driving down scenic hill near Pacific coast, taking right into suburban tract, ocean in BG; note the orange tile roofs on the Spanish-style houses, and the abundant flower landscaping. Beautiful, picturesque. A gray station wagon pulls into frame from driveway while previous car descends road.
Bloody Bull in Bullring (Bullfighting)
Master 1495 - Tape 1 MS bloody young bull scratching sand in bullfighting arena -- wounds are evidence of bullfighting. TLS men opening gate, young bull rushing from chute & into plaza de toros (bullring). Panning MS young bull -- note the barbed stick embedded in his shoulder muscle-- running about plaza de toros.
Harvesting Cotton with Tractor
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Great TLS/MSs orange-red tractor driven by middle-aged white male farmer harvesting cotton field, tossing raw product into pulled cart.
Air Raid Siren
Master 1495 - Tape 1 MS air raid siren against cloudless blue sky.
Subjective POV Through Rural Area
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Subjective POV traveling shot through front windshield of car driving along hilly, winding, two-lane country road, early evening. Cars passing in opposing lane have headlights turned on. Speed Limit is 30 mph. Single continuous take (long take). Scattered houses. Trees, hills, greenery dot the scenery.
Denver Sights
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Great MS/TLSs Bronco Buster bronze statue by Alexander Proctor, the Colorado State Capitol Building in BG. LS Colorado State Capitol Building. LS tall buildings in a young, downtown Denver, American flag flying from flagpole in mid-ground.
Desert & Rattlesnakes
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Interesting LS/TLSs semi-arid desert floor marked by scattered Joshua trees & dry brush, mountains in BG. (39-3) MS coiled rattlesnake rattling tail, assuming defensive position on rocky sand path. MS defensive rattlesnake slithering toward rock. (39-4) Shaky MS/MCUs rattlesnake assuming defensive position, coiling & shaking tail. (39-5) MS very long snake (almost like a boa constrictor) snaking along rocks, sand, brush. (39-6)
Chinese Religious Procession
Master 1495 - Tape 1 TLS Buddhist monks wearing red robes marching along street with musical instruments. TLS (Confucian?) priests marching along street.
Carnival (Mardi Gras)
Same as catalog #508963 Master 1495 - Tape 1 (BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THIS WAS NOT FILMED IN NEW ORLEANS) Nice MS bouquet of balloons being drawn from camera, revealing crowd dancing & celebrating on street. TLS/MSs crowds dancing, being festive, some folks wearing Caribbean folk costumes. TLS leggy white woman marching, twirling baton. MS young black woman smiling into camera, dancing with arms extended over her head. TLS throbbing throng celebrating in street. MS parade marchers in costume. MS black men wearing matching blue silk shirts, playing musical instruments. TLS/MSs parade, crowds, costumes. Panning TLS jiggly float queen blowing kisses from passing float. MS black girls in costume dancing. TLS/MSs float queen blowing kisses from colorful, animated floats passing by cam. TLS/MSs crowd dancing in frenzy.
Picturesque Western Sunsets
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Mystical LS sun setting behind butte. Great LS sunset as viewed through breaks within copse of trees (in silhouette). TLS sun setting behind hill, silhouetted trees in FG.
Colt & Mare in Corral
Master 1495 - Tape 1 MS muscular colt standing, posing proudly in corral. TLSs colt & mare standing by wooden shack in corral. (39-10) Great panning TLSs colt trotting, prancing playfully around mare in corral. (39-11)
Spanish Scenes
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Excellent subjective POV traveling shot (process plate) from rear window of car driving along scenic though narrow one-way street in Barcelona, Spain; pedestrians, automobiles, trolley (street car), trucks, bicyclists, gas-powered carts; people walk along shaded boulevard lining one side of avenue. (98-14) Tilt down LS steep cliffs to ancient aqueduct (note the marble statues built into recesses along aqueduct) & plaza; pan right pedestrians walking through plaza. (98-1) MS men sitting & drinking & eating lunch at outdoor cafe in small village, all taking large swigs of sun-brewed tea from strangely-shaped glass decanters. (96-14) TLS choir performing in Catholic church, old man conducting the well-dressed crew. (96-8) LS pedestrians walking along narrow city street, passing beneath signs for Hotel Comercio & Hotel Zurbano. (96-5) Brief subjective POV traveling shot (process plate) from rear of train traveling up hill in wooded area. (96-6) Tilting TLS tall ship schooner (might be a replica of the famed Santa Maria from Columbus' expedition west) docked in harbor; tilt up mast to crow's nest. (96-1)
Nutrition: What's in it For Me?
CU of a doll. Pull back to a young African American girl sleeping. Her alarm clock sounds & see wakes up. Pan down the exterior of a brick apartment building. 2 young people walk out the door, to the sidewalk. 2 children walking down the sidewalk. Traffic on the street. Young boy waking up, brushing his teeth. Boy walks down a tree lined suburban street. Urban street, 2 girls walking, eating something unidentifiable. Quick cuts to different types of food, a plate of food being cut w/ a knife & fork, CU of a plate being filled in a cafeteria line, carton of milk, boxes on a grocery store shelf. Food in a grocery cart.
Nutrition: What's in it For Me?
CU of a hand, writing. Focus resolves on a young African American student, a girl. She is writing, doing her school work. MS pan across classroom. Teacher helps her w/ the work. (school, education, instructor). Shots of the different students. Voice over talks about how it is easier to study if you eat breakfast. Students in a suburban classroom. Zoom in on boy from earlier. Pan across class. Instructor speaks French. Students working at their desks. Boy sleeping at his desk. Kids walking sown the halls. Kids walk out into the courtyard & eats snacks.
Nutrition: What's in it For Me?
2 Science laboratory, lots of tubes & glass. Scientist explains that they measure the level of cholesterol in food. Pan across a computer print out. CU of monitor attached to patients.
Nutrition: What's in it For Me?
Food being served from a large container in a cafeteria. School lunches being served in a cafeteria. Kids collect their trays. Nutritionists sitting at a table looking at a typical school lunch. They discuss its nutritional value. Cut back to kids eating lunch.
Nutrition: What's in it For Me?
Bread making factory (food processing). Bread being put into bags. Nutritionists talking about food habits. Rows of breakfast cereal on the shelves at a grocery store.