1960-1969AFRICAN AMERICAN HOME MOVIES
African American Home Movies - house parties, birthday party, yard parties (Hawaiian theme).
Some faded, tinted footage.
Some faded, tinted footage.
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Reel opens - African American Family Home Movies
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Red tint to film.
African American group of well dressed adults in living room of home, sitting on sofa having drinks, everyone is hugging and kissing, smiling and happy to see each other. A house party! |
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Well dressed attractive woman wearing red earrings and white dress coming out of kitchen with older woman wearing a fancy apron and holding a cigarette - they're happy, smiling.
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| 01:00:58 58.79 |
Folk mingling in the living room, same attractive woman in white dress speaking to a nicely dressed gentleman who's holding a can of beer or soda
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| 01:01:14 74.06 |
Dining room table with floral centerpiece, white tablecloth, forks and spoons neatly set.
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| 01:01:41 101.62 |
Man at the bar cart pouring himself a drink.
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Shots from around the living room, finely dressed folk having conversations, drinks. Woman wearing apron and carrying large tray with food, places it on coffee table, and everyone helping themselves to a bite.
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| 01:03:25 205.32 |
Woman standing near open console record player, she begins dancing by herself and is joined by a man, they have a dance and big kiss in the living room.
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| 01:04:38 278.72 |
Everyone now dancing in living room, really having fun, one dapper man in three-piece suit showing off his moves.
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The group poses arm in arm for a photo.
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| 01:06:01 361.12 |
Everyone helping themselves to a plate of food, talking and laughing on the buffet line. - how come i wasn't invited, haha
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| 01:06:32 392.7 |
Big fluffy white birthday cake with candles on dining room table - woman blows out the candles and cuts the cake. Everyone now seated around the dining room table ready for birthday cake. Laughing and talking.
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| 01:08:04 484.06 |
Woman opening her birthday presents. Unwraps first gift and holds up glass a martini glass. Everyone watching as she opens gifts.
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| 01:08:55 535.34 |
Women in fancy fur stoles and hats leaving house and getting into parked car. Waving goodbye. Everybody leaving. Other well dressed ladies coming out of house, walking down the sidewalk and getting into really cool vintage vehicles.
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| 01:09:51 591.92 |
Group gathering on the red front steps, still holding drinks, posing for group shot. they're all so happy, laughing and carrying on.
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| 01:10:17 617.42 |
Cutaway - Backyard party! Another party! Two people sitting on a porch swing with cover. Other people gathered in the nice backyard with privacy hedges, seated around the various patio tables with umbrellas, having drinks and conversation.
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| 01:10:43 643.68 |
Dark footage - bartender making drinks standing behind patio bar - nighttime. Couple dancing.
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| 01:11:05 665.5 |
Cutaway to three ladies out back of house, they hug and kiss.
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| 01:11:08 668.08 |
Cutaway to another couple dancing - nighttime outdoors. Man dressed in a tie and suspenders is holding a cane while he dances. Other couples seen dancing
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| 01:11:27 687.07 |
Pretty young lady holding a bottle of wine, coming out of home and down the back steps headed to the backyard.
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| 01:11:54 714.82 |
Several shots of people coming and going up and down the steps from back door of home and in and out of the house.
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| 01:12:08 728.45 |
Ladies sitting at patio table with umbrella, enjoying themselves. Folk standing about outside home, men drinking out of bottles and the women trying to get the bottles away from them. Man drinking bottle in one big gulp then lays down on the grass.
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| 01:12:16 736.18 |
Two men drinking out of bottles, gulping down the beer or wine, as two women, laughing, run at them and try to take the bottles from them.
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| 01:12:38 758.12 |
One of the two men, still gulping down the drink, now sitting on the grass and falls backwards flat out on the ground still the bottle and drinking.
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| 01:12:43 763.67 |
Ladies still coming out of the back door of the house, one woman carrying a plastic bucket, another lady holding a drink, bowl of popcorn maybe, a tray of food, - they never stop coming out of the house, never seems to stop, and all carrying something good!
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| 01:13:56 836.33 |
Attractive woman, holding a drink and plate of food, standing and smiling for the camera.
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| 01:14:05 845.97 |
Cutaway Int. shots of well dressed folk in gathered in the living room of a home, the men are wearing suits with white shirts and ties, women wearing nice dresses. Everyone is mingling, smiling, and having drinks.
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| 01:14:40 880.87 |
A turntable stereo console, circa 1960's
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| 01:14:51 891.19 |
Beautiful group of African American folk sitting together in a living room, having drinks, and pose, smile and wave at the camera
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| 01:15:09 909.74 |
In the kitchen, woman opens oven to check on the turkey. Large pots on the stove. Others gathered around and smile for camera.
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| 01:15:19 919.33 |
Woman wearing a big corsage and holding a big white birthday cake. Other ladies check on things at the stove.
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People's coats piled up on a bed.
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| 01:16:11 971.1 |
Beautiful dining room centerpiece and candles on the table. Two women posing at the table smiling and waving for the camera.
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| 01:16:26 986.54 |
Dining table with centerpiece and fine spread of food, a turkey and other dishes beautifully displayed.
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| 01:16:32 992.93 |
Lovely ladies seated together around the dining table and enjoying good food. They pose, smile and wave while eating ribs and other delicious dishes.
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| 01:17:16 1036.57 |
Happy African American couple slow dancing and kissing.
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| 01:17:41 1061.82 |
Cutaway - Santa ,making an appearance, is greeted by two ladies.
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| 01:17:48 1068.53 |
Film overexposed or faded white.
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| 01:17:55 1075.72 |
Woman coming down steps of home. Lady at home bar, bartender making her a drinks, she grabs the drink, puts her hand on her his and saunters away.
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| 01:18:05 1085.17 |
Pan a lemon or orange tree loaded with fruit!
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Folk in backyard seated in var yard chairs, having conversation, lady lighting her cigarette and kicks back in her lounge chair. Middle aged couple sitting on a covered porch swing having a drink and conversation.
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White lady coming down the backyard stairs of home holding a drink, walking and talking to the camera.
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| 01:19:10 1150.55 |
Same white lady sitting talking with African American gentleman on the covered porch swing.
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| 01:19:16 1156.62 |
Footage faded and jumpy in places. Var shots of the ladies hamming it up for the camera, dancing, wearing a sombrero, having fun.
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| 01:19:56 1196.68 |
Older couple embracing, man is wearing a snazzy hat. Man shaking hands with other folk. Var other shots people enjoying themselves at outdoor party, ladies with drinks conversing, mingling. Women carrying big trays of food down the steps out of the home to the backyard.
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| 01:21:01 1261.15 |
CU pretty pink flower
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Man carrying a basket of food down the steps followed closely by all the ladies wearing fancy aprons.
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The Good Year Blimp flying overhead.
Film has lines going through it and an uneven faded black frame. |
| 01:21:33 1293.38 |
Overexposed or faded footage. Lines going through.
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| 01:21:45 1305.65 |
Man sitting in a nostalgic red metal outdoor chair.
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Older lady carrying a plate coming down the steps of the home followed by the other pretty ladies wearing fancy aprons. In and out of the house.
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| 01:22:07 1327.77 |
A dapper older gentleman wearing white shirt, tie and suspenders and holding a large container of Carnation in one hand walking down the stairs to the backyard. Ladies following him close by and carrying a big cake. Lady poses for camera holding the cake.
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| 01:22:20 1340.33 |
Couple, the dapper older man wearing suspenders, dancing up a storm. Man showing off some fancy footwork - shot from waist down.
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| 01:22:27 1347.41 |
Faded film - older man standing in front of fruit tree, older woman comes by and happily gives him a kiss, and he keeps asking for more!
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| 01:23:20 1400.83 |
Couple sitting at patio table enjoying big plates of food.
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More backyard shenanigans - woman covering man's head with a towel, his arms flailing and waving at camera, she's laughing.
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| 01:24:16 1456.92 |
Two ladies joking around, one woman hitting the other with her sweater, they look at camera laughing.
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| 01:24:30 1470.39 |
Man coming out of house carrying the coffee pot, he pours a cup.
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| 01:25:27 1527.48 |
Cutaway to different backyard party. Folk wearing Hawaiian leis sitting on the covered porch swing. A TV tray set up in front of them with cups.
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| 01:25:30 1530.29 |
Folk at backyard party sitting in yard chairs wearing Hawaiian shirts and leis. Woman holding a drink and looking at camera swirls around, waves and dances solo.
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| 01:25:51 1551.41 |
Var pans and shots around the backyard - man standing watching, lots of people sitting at patio tables with umbrellas talking and drinking.
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| 01:26:54 1614.56 |
CU man holding two beers (Schlitz). Bartender mixing drinks.
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| 01:27:31 1651.29 |
Overexposed or faded footage.
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Couple wearing Hawaiian themed clothes dancing, the woman is holding a colorful straw bag.
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| 01:28:28 1708.59 |
Var shots at backyard Hawaiian themed party. Everyone drinking, dancing, shaking it up and having fun. Two women holding drinks and wearing leis dancing and jiggling for the camera CU.
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