| 02:49:25 2.67 |
MS AUTO MECHANIC BILL JOHNSON SEATED IN EASY CHAIR
IN LIVING ROOM, NEWSPAPERS ON LAP. TALKS ABOUT TODAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, AND HOW HE AND HIS FAMILY ENJOYED IT AND THE FEELING OF THANKSGIVING DESPITE BAD DAY BEFORE. |
| 02:49:54 31.67 |
MS JOHNSON KIDS, TEW PRE-TEEN BOYS READ ON COUCHES
IN LIVING ROOM, AS TOT PLAYS ON RUG. |
| 02:50:04 41.67 |
MS PRE-TEEN SISTER SETS DINING ROOM TABLE, PICKS
UP NEWSPAPER ON TABLE WALKS INTO LIVING ROOM ANNOUNCES, "TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING DAY", TO HER BROTHERS AND BABY SISTER. "MMM", SAYS BROTHER, THINKING OF TURKEY DINNER. KIDS GET INTO DISCUSSION ABOUT THANKSGIVING MEAL |
| 02:50:27 64.67 |
HOUSEWIFE WALKS OUT OF KITCHEN, APRON ON, STILL
WIPING DISHES, INFORMS CHILDREN THERE WILL BE NO TURKEY THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF FAMILY EXPENSES. |
| 02:50:43 80.67 |
DAUGHTER SAYS "NO TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING?" AS
BOYS WATCH WITH DISAPPOINTMENT. MOM SAYS THEY WILL EAT, BUT NO TURKEY. |
| 02:51:12 109.67 |
MS DAD COMES HOME FROM WORK IN GARAGE, GREETS SAD
FACED FAMILY. "WELL, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AROUND HERE?". KIDS TELL HIM WHAT MOM SAID ABOUT THE TURKEY. CU "A FAT LOT WE'RE GOING TO BE THANKFUL FOR", SAYS OLDEST BOY. |
| 02:51:52 149.67 |
MCU DAD TELLS KIDS TURKEY DINNER IS NOT THE ONLY
THING TO BE THANKFUL FOR. MOM JOINS CONVERSATION . CHILDREN BEGIN TO REALIZE HOW THANKFUL THEY SHOULD BE. OLDER BOY, "....WE'RE STILL A LOT BETTER OFF THAN THE PILGRIMS". DAD SAYS, "TURKEY OR NO TURKEY, WE STILL HAVE ALL THE FREEDOMS THE PILGRIMS GAVE US.....". SMALL BOY, "WHY WE CAN MAKE A LIST A MILE LONG". DAUGHTER, WHY DON'T WE DO IT?". |
| 02:52:48 205.67 |
HOUSEWIFE STANDS AT LIVING ROOM DOOR, STIRRING
FOOD IN BOWL AS SHE LISTENS TO DAD LECTURE CHILDREN ABOUT HOW GRATEFUL WE SHOULD BE TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTY, GIVES EXAMPLES. "GOLLY, DADDY", SAYS DAUGHTER. |
| 02:53:50 267.67 |
MS TEEN BOY SEATED AT TABLE, BUILDING MODEL
AIRPLANE, AS HE DRIFTS INTO DEEP THOUGHT. MS DAUGHTER AT TABLE PLAYING WIT FLOWERS, ALSO IN DEEP THOUGHT. |
| 02:54:03 280.67 |
MS MOM FEEDING CHILD IN HIGH CHAIR. DAD SITTING
IN SOFA READING NEWSPAPERS, LOWERS PAPERS AS IN DEEP THOUGHT. |
| 02:54:16 293.67 |
FAMILY SEATED AT DINING ROOM TABLE FOR
THANKSGIVING DINNER, SANS TURKEY. MOM SERVES, TAKES OFF APRON, SITS. ALL BOW THEIR HEADS THEN EACH THINKS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR. |
| 02:54:45 322.67 |
YOUNG BOY HAVING COOKIES AND MILK IN DINING ROOM,
.AND LYING PRONE ON SOFA READING BOOK, THINKING IT'S FREE WITH ONLY A LIBRARY CARD. |
| 02:55:23 360.67 |
CU YOUNG GIRL BOWS HER HEAD IN PRAYER AT DINNER
TABLE. THINKS OF WHAT SHE SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR. MOTHER USES DAUGHTER AS PROP FOR PROP TO MAKE PAPER PATTERN FOR DRESS. CU FACE SHOT GIRL SINGING HYMNS IN CHAPEL. THINKING SHE CAN GO TO ANY CHURCH SHE WANTS. religion |
| 02:55:59 396.67 |
MS MAN, WIFE CLEARING DISHES OFF DINING ROOM
TABLE AFTER THANKSGIVING DINNER. |
| 02:56:13 410.67 |
CU TEEN SON BOWS HEAD IN PRAYER, THINKS OF WHAT HE
SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR." HIS VOICE OVER "I AM THANKFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO GET AN EDUCATION....." WHERE SCHOOL BOOKS ARE STUDIED INSTEAD OF BURNED...". MS TEEN BOY DOING HOMEWORK, AND IN HEAVY THOUGHT. |
| 02:56:39 436.67 |
MS TEEN BOY IN FIELD, HITTING FUNGOES WITH
BASEBALL BAT. sports. |
| 02:56:52 449.67 |
MS PAN FROM TEEN BOY WITH BOWED HEAD AT DINNER
TABLE TO BABY GIRL IN HIGH CHAI, LARGE GLASS OF MILK ON TRAY. MS BABY IN BATH TUB IS WASHED BY MOM. MS MOM SITS ON SOFA WITH BABY ON LAP HOLDING DOLL ON HER LAP. |
| 02:57:21 478.67 |
CU MOM AT DINNER TABLE WITH HEAD BOWED AS DAD'S
VOICE OVER TELLS HOW "SHE'S ALWAYS WORKING, COOKING, IRONING, TENDING CHILDREN, DAYLIGHT TO DARK, WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR?" woman's lib. chauvinism ? CU MOM's VOICE OVER TELLS WHAT SHE IS THANKFUL FOR. MS CHILDREN PLAYING WITH BABY GIRL IN LIVING ROOM. |
| 02:57:45 502.67 |
MS MOM WIPES HER BROW WITH WRIST AS SHE SLAVES
OVER VINTAGE WASHER, WITH HAND WRINGER ON TOP, CIRCA 1950S. CLOTHES LINE FULL OF CLOTHING IN B/G. CU MOM WASHING HANDS UNDER HOT WATER TAP. MS MOM SPEAKING ON PHONE. MS DAD, BACK TO CAMERA, CLIMBS INTO CAR. MS HOUSEWIFE NEIGHBOR DROPS IN FOR CUP OF FLOUR, CHATS WITH MOM. |
| 02:58:20 537.67 |
MS AUTO MECHANIC, (DAD) LOWERS HOOD ON CAR HE
JUST REPAIRED IN SHOP. WIPES HOOD AS MALE CAR OWNER PAYS HIM. |
| 02:59:05 582.67 |
CU DAD BOWS HEAD IN PRAYER THINKS (VOICE OVER)
WHAT HE IS THANKFUL FOR. LS SUBURBAN HOUSE WITH PORCH. MS MOM, DAD, FOUR CHILDREN, SEATED IN LIVING ROOM TOGETHER. |
| 02:59:33 610.67 |
CU OMINUS, SHOWDY MAN, BACK TO CAMERA, KNOCKS ON
FRONT DOOR, DAD OPENS DOOR, FACING MAN, OPENS DOOR LETS MAN IN. DAD VOICE OVER."NOTHING TO FEAR...". "IT;S NOT GOING TO BE SOME POLITICAL GANGSTER DRAGGING ONE OF US TO JAIL......." |
| 02:59:55 632.67 |
MS MECHANIC WITH HEAD UNDER RAISED HOOD, USING
RATCHET WRENCH. CU MAN SITS DOWN IN EASY CHAIR TO READ NEWSPAPERS |
| 03:00:31 668.67 |
MAN WAITING BY VOTING BOOTH. SIGN: "VOTE HERE".
ANOTHER EXITS FROM BEHIND CURTAIN, HE WALKS IN TO VOTE. |
| 03:01:00 697.67 |
DAD FINISHES HIS PRAYER, " WITH, FOR ALL THESE
THINGS WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL, AMEN". VOICE OVER CHOIR SINGING, "AMEN, AMEN" |
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Year: 1951
Color: Black & White
Genre: AMERICANA
Specialty CollectionGenre: AMERICANA
Description: TELLS THE STORY OF A TYPICAL AMERICAN FAMILY AND HOW THEY USE THANKSGIVING AS THE OCCASION TO REVIEW THE FREEDOMS AND PRIVILEGES WHICH THEY ENJOY IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVING UNDER THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. SHOWS HOW THEY COME TO REMEMBER THAT THEY HAVE MUCH MORE TO BE THANKFUL FOR THAN JUST THE USUAL SYMBOLS. AMERICAN FREEDOM. UPSET THAT THERE WILL BE NO TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING, DAD TELLS KIDS THAT THANKSGIVING IS NOT ONLY TURKEY FOR DINNER, EXPLAINS REAL MEANING OF THANKSGIVING AND THE MANY THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR IN AMERICA. EACH FAMILY MEMBER GIVES HIS OR HER PERSONAL VIEW WHY TO BE THANKFUL.
Keywords: family unit
