- Title: VM-459
- Summary: LEADBELLY MARCH OF TIME OUTTAKES: LEADBELLY SINGS "GOOD NIGHT, IRENE," LEADBELLY IN PRISON. ALAN LOMAX. JOHN LOMAX
- Description:01:00:39 - SUBSERVIENT BLACK MEN, IN PRISON STRIPES, PRISONER WITH GUITAR SINGS "THANK YOU BOSS" TO FAT WHITE MAN JOHN LOMAX 01:01:00 - LEADBELLY: GOODNIGHT IRENE (PARTIAL) (live) PLAYING GUITAR 01:01:37 - SONG ENDS, LOMAX THANKS LEADBELLY, SAYS HE RECORDED THE SONG, LEADBELLY ASKS TO GET TURNED LOOSE FROM THE GOVERNOR, LOMAX NOT SURE HE CAN DO THAT, TERRIBLE ACTING, "YESSIR BOSS" 01:02:34 - MS OF LOMAX, LOOKS LIKE SHERIFF, SAYS HE'LL TAKE THE RECORD TO BATON ROUGE TOMORROW, OUTTAKES, ACTOR WAITING FOR DIRECTION, REPEATS LINES OVER AND OVER, ACTOR WON'T SAY "NEGRO FOLKSONGS" 01:04:07 - CU OF OLD RECORDING MACHINE, KNOBS AND DIALS, NEEDLE GAUGES, 1930S MUSICAL EQUIPMENT, RECORD SPINNING 01:04:12 - LEADBELLY LISTENING IN THE DARK, WEARING PRISON STRIPES 01:04:22 - MS OF BLACK ACTOR (LEADBELLY), REAR VIEW, SWAYING BACK AND FORTH, PRISON STRIPES 01:05:22 - LEADBELLY LISTENING TO DIRECTION, BEING FED LINES 01:05:32 - BLACK ACTORS IN PRISON STRIPES SIT AND LISTEN 01:06:07 - CU OF BLACK MAN IN PRISON STRIPES WITH TERRIBLE TEETH, DARK PICTURE, SCRATCHES HIS HEAD, SMILES AND THEN LAUGHS, ACTORS, EXTRAS TAKING DIRECTIONS 01:06:35 - PROFILE OF LEADBELLY IN PRISON STRIPES, TURNS HEAD TO THE SIDE, TAKING DIRECTIONS 01:07:00 - PROFILE OF OLDER BLACK MAN (ACTOR) WEARING PRISON STRIPES 01:07:11 - REAR MS OF BALD, BLACK MAN IN PRISON STRIPES 01:07:27 - REAR MS OF BALD, BLACK MAN IN PRISON STRIPES 01:07:38 - MS PROFILE OF WHITE SHERIFF, ACTOR WITH HAT, DIRECTOR OFF CAMERA RECITES HIS LINES, ACTOR REPEATS, FINALLY REMEMBERS TO USE THE WORD NEGRO, TERRIBLE ACTING, CAN'T GET THE LINES RIGHT 01:09:03 - LEADBELLY: GOODNIGHT IRENE (PARTIAL) (live) JAILER WITH HIS WARDS IN CELL, LEADBELLY WITH GUITAR, ACTORS WAITING FOR DIRECTION, 01:09:43 - REPEAT OF ABOVE SCENE, JOHN LOMAX TALKS TO LEADBELLY, BETTER ACTING, LEADBELLY HOPES THE RECORDING OF HIS SONGS WILL GET HIM OUT OF PRISON SOON, LEADBELLY GETS EXCITED, "THANK YOU BOSS", STRUMMING ON THE GUITAR, SUBSERVIENT BLACK MAN, DEEP SOUTH, RACIAL ISSUES 01:11:18 - MS OF LEADBELLY WEARING PRISON STRIPES, HOLDING GUITAR, SERIOUS, SPEAKING LINES, ACTING 01:11:57 - BLANK SLUG 01:12:02 - MS OF WHITE MAN (JOHN LOMAX) AT TYPEWRITER, CAMERA POV BEHIND LEADBELLY'S SHOULDER, ACTING OUT A SCENE, LEADBELLY WANTS A JOB, LEADBELLY GIVES THE WHITE MAN SOMETHING, WHITE MAN BOSS AGREES TO TAKE HIM ON, SUBSERVIENT BLACK MALE, "YOU BE MY BIG BOSS AND I'LL BE YOUR MAN", RACIAL RELATIONS IN THE DEEP SOUTH 01:13:19 - ANOTHER VERSION OF THE ABOVE SCENE, LEADBELLY GETS PARDON FROM GOVERNOR AND BEGS FOR A JOB "I'LL TIE YOUR SHOESTRINGS", LEADBELLY WEARING OVERALLS AND BANDANA 01:14:43 - ANOTHER VERSION OF THE ABOVE SCENE WITH CAMERA FACING LEADBELLY, WHITE MAN AT TYPEWRITER, KNOCK AT THE DOOR, LEADBELLY IN OVERALLS AND BANDANA, LEADBELLY HANDS OVER HIS KNIFE, SERVILE BLACK MALE, UNCLE TOM, RACE RELATIONS 01:16:29 - CU OF WHITE ACTOR, WAITS FOR DIRECTION AND REPEAT LINES 01:17:03 - DOORWAY, WHITE MOLDING AND WALL PAPERED WALLS, LEADBELLY WALKS UP TO DOOR AND PUTS GUITAR DOWN AND KNOCKS, HAT IN HAND, ENTERS ROOM 01:17:28 - MS OF JOHN LOMAX LOOKING DOWN, TYPING, AT WORK, HAS TROUBLE REPEATING LINES, TAKING DIRECTION 01:18:05 - ANOTHER VERSION OF ABOVE SCENE, JOHN LOMAX TYPING 01:18:29 - HOTEL ROOM, 1930S, JOHN LOMAX TYPING AT TABLE, UNMADE BED, KNOCK AT DOOR, LEADBELLY ENTERS ROOM HAT IN HAND WITH GUITAR, OFFERS HIS SERVICE, LOMAX ACCUSES HIM OF BEING "A MEAN BOY, YOU KILLED TWO MEN", CALLS HIM BOSS, OVERDOES THE SERVILE ACT 01:19:57 - OLD FASHIONED CAR DRIVES UP TO ESSOLENE GAS STATION PUMPS. GROUND COVERED IN SNOW, 1920S OR 1930S CAR 01:20:12 - BLACK DRIVER LEADBELLY GETS OUT & OPENS UP HOOD OF CAR. GAS STATION ATTENDANT COMES OUT TO HELP, LEADBELLY WELL-DRESSED, GLOVES AND OVERCOAT, PAYS WHITE ATTENDANT, GETS BACK IN TO CAR AND DRIVES OFF 01:20:54 - MS OF LEADBELLY AND GAS STATION ATTENDANT, ESSOLENE GASOLINE, 1930S, 01:21:12 - 1930S CARS APPROACH ON SNOWY ROAD 01:21:24 - SIGNS FOR WILTON TOWN LINE, EXT. 1802 01:21:48 - BLACK SLUG 01:21:54 - LEADBELLY: GOODNIGHT IRENE (PARTIAL) (live) BLACK GUITARIST, LEADBELLY, SINGING, ATTRACTIVE BLACK WOMAN WITH WINEGLASS AND WHITE GLOVES SITS AND LISTENS 01:22:36 - BLACK MAN WITH ROUND WIRE RIMMED GLASSES, LISTENS, LOOKS UP AND DOWN, REPROACHFUL 01:22:50 - CU OF LEADBELLY'S FEET MOVING TO THE MUSIC, OLD RUG 01:23:03 - WELL-DRESSED BLACK MAN AND WOMAN SIT AND LISTEN, HAVING A DRINK, SMILE, RESPECTFUL 01:23:26 - RESPECTFUL BLACK MAN AND WOMAN HAVE A DRINK AND LISTEN, WOMAN SMILES AND SPEAKS, MOS 01:23:56 - LEADBELLY: GOOD NIGHT IRENE (PARTIAL) (live) CU OF LEADBELLY'S OLD GUITAR, PATCHED UP AND WORN, STRUMMING 01:24:16 - LEADBELLY: GOODNIGHT IRENE (PARTIAL) (live) JOHN LOMAX AND BLACK MEN AND WOMEN SIT AND LISTEN TO LEADBELLY PLAYING GUITAR AND SINGING AND HUMMING 01:24:44 - CU OF LEADBELLY STARING UP AND TO THE SIDE, STARS STRUMMING 01:24:55 - REPEAT OF ABOVE, LEADBELLY NODS AND STARTS PLAYING AND HUMMING AND SINGING GOODNIGHT IRENE 01:25:57 - MS OF LEADBELLY SITTING IN THE FLOOR WITH GUITAR, PRETTY LADY WITH WINEGLASS SOOKS AT HIM AND SMILES, ACTORS WAITING FOR DIRECTION, LEADBELLY STARTS TO SING 01:26:13 - CU OF LEADBELLY'S WORN OUT GUITAR, STRUMMING, SINGING GOODNIGHT IRENE 01:26:33 - LIVING ROOM WITH LEADBELLY, GUESTS AND JOHN LOMAX, MUSICAL GUEST OF HONOR 01:26:38 - LEADBELLY: GOODNIGHT IRENE (PARTIAL) (live) MS, CU OF LEADBELLY IN SUIT AND BOW TIE STRUMMING, LOOKS UP AND HUMS GOODNIGHT IRENE 01:27:30 - MS OF LEADBELLY AND SMILING GIRL, HE SINGS TO HER, HUMS GOODNIGHT IRENE, DISTINCTIVE STRUMMING, FINISHES SONG AND GRABS GIRLS CHIN AS IF HE WANTS TO KISS HER, SHE SMILES AND LIFTS THE GLASS TO HIS MOUTH, EMOTIONAL 01:28:09 - MS OF GIRL SMILING IN WICKER CHAIR 01:28:17 - MS OF LEADBELLY AND GIRL, WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS, OUTTAKES, STARTS TO SING 01:28:43 - OLD HOUSE IN WINTER, STONE WALL, COUNTRY 01:28:50 - MS OF LEADBELLY, REPEAT OF ABOVE 01:28:56 - MS OF SMILING WOMAN IN CHAIR, LAUGHING NERVOUS, OUTTAKE 01:29:34 - OLD HOUSE IN WINTER, 1930S CAR PULLS UP, LEADBELLY GETS OUT AND OPENS DOOR FOR JOHN LOMAX, SUICIDE DOORS, THEY WALK UP TO HOUSE 01:30:21 - END TAPE
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1935
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: VM-459