1935: Our First Movies (Not So Good)
Identifier
F.2025-09-0035
Date Of Production
February – June 1935
Abstract
Home movie shot in the Chicago area by A.J. and Roslyn Gaines.
Description
A green Agfa title card reading “1935” followed by a homemade title card reading “OUR FIRST MOVIES (Not So Good) / February 1935.” Blurry footage of a dog followed by black and-white footage of Roslyn Sincere Gaines taking a still photograph and walking towards the camera wearing a fur coat. Shot of a man riding a horse. A.J. Gaines smiles for the camera. A car races down Chicago's Lake Shore Drive. A.J.'s father, I.S. Ginsburg, poses for the camera in front of a car. Roslyn and A.J. visit a zoo. A man shoots a rifle near a lake. Various people take turns posing for the camera.
An intertitle reads “Glencoe in May / Charlie and Mayme Principals.” Roslyn's brother Chuck, mom Mayme, dad Charles Sincere and an unidentified man stand outside a stately home in Glencoe, IL. Charles smokes a cigar. Chuck playfully boxes with A.J. Shot of a tall building on Lake Shore Drive. An intertitle reads “Belmont Harbor / Lincoln Park / Sinceres Gardens in June.” Shots of boats in Belmont Harbor, and the film switches from black-and-white to a faded color stock. Shots of a field of tulips outside the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Now back in Glencoe, Roslyn and A.J. explore the Sincere family's garden. A card reads “The End.”
An intertitle reads “Glencoe in May / Charlie and Mayme Principals.” Roslyn's brother Chuck, mom Mayme, dad Charles Sincere and an unidentified man stand outside a stately home in Glencoe, IL. Charles smokes a cigar. Chuck playfully boxes with A.J. Shot of a tall building on Lake Shore Drive. An intertitle reads “Belmont Harbor / Lincoln Park / Sinceres Gardens in June.” Shots of boats in Belmont Harbor, and the film switches from black-and-white to a faded color stock. Shots of a field of tulips outside the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Now back in Glencoe, Roslyn and A.J. explore the Sincere family's garden. A card reads “The End.”
Format
16mm
Extent
223 feet
Color
color and B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Gaines, A.J. (is filmmaker)
Gaines, Roslyn Sincere (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Gaines, Roslyn Sincere (is participant)
Gaines, A.J. (is participant)
Ginsburg, I.S. (is participant)
Sincere, Mayme (is participant)
Sincere, Chuck (is participant)
Sincere, Charles (is participant)
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