- Title: VM-350
- Summary: PETIT MONDE DE SIX A NEUF ANS: AMERICAN DREAM FAMILY. DAILY LIFE. 1950s SUBURBIA
- Description:00:24:50 - EXTERIOR SUBURBAN HOUSE MOTHER SAYS GOODBYE TO CHILDREN RUNNING OFF TO SCHOOL. FATHER COMES OUT, KISSES WIFE, FATHER POINTS AND TELLS SON TO PICK UP POLE FROM YARD. BOY MOVES THE POLE TO THE BACK YARD. 00:25:25 - BOY WHEELING HIS BIKE, PUTS IT DOWN ON THE LAWN & GOES BACK IN THE HOUSE FORGOT SOMETHING 00:25:30 - LITTLE GIRL NEXT DOOR LEAVES THE HOUSE AND WAVES TO MAN WALKING DOWN THE STREET. FRIENDLY NEXT-DOOR- NEIGHBORS 00:25:36 - LITTLE GIRL HELPS YOUNGER BROTHER WHEEL HIS TRICYCLE DOWN FRONT STEPS OF THE HOUSE. HELPING LITTLE BROTHER. 00:25:50 - ACTIVE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. KIDS , MOTHERS 00:25:59 - SUBURBAN NEIGHBORS CHAT. MOTHER HOLDS BABY WHILE TALKING TO NEIGHBOR 00:26:03 - BOYS RIDING BICYCLES IN SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. PARKS THEIR BIKES AND ONE OF THE BOYS RUNS INTO STORE. RUNNING AN ERRAND 00:26:28 - NEIGHBORHOOD GIRLS GATHER AROUND GIRL AND HER STUFFED TOY. GIRL HOLDS LOLLIPOP 00:26:36 - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RUN INTO SCHOOL BUILDING. BOYS THROW FOOTBALL BACK AND FORTH AS THEY RUN. TEACHER LEADS LAST OF THE KIDS INTO THE BUILDING 00:26:58 - EXTERIOR 2-STORY PUBLIC SCHOOL 00:27:10 - EXTERIOR SUBURBAN HOUSE 00:27:16 - 1950s HOUSEWIFE PICKING UP AFTER FAMILY, STRAIGHTENING UP PICKS UP STUFF ON THE FLOOR. NEWSPAPERS, TOYS, BRINGS THEM UPSTAIRS. HOUSEWORK 00:27:28 - 1950s HOUSEWIFE CLEANING SON'S BEDROOM. PICKS UP A SOCK WITH HOLES IN IT, PUTS HER FINGER THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE SOCK. MOTHER MAKING SON'S BED. FINDS A BOOK ON THE FLOOR, PICKS BOOK UP AND PUTS AWAY 00:28:11 - MOTHER EMPTIES SON'S JEANS POCKETS. BOY STUFF 00:28:25 - SPORTS WALL IN BOY'S BEDROOM. FOOTBALL PLAYERS. BASEBALL HELMET. LOCK ON BOY'S PRIVATE CABINET. 00:28:40 - MOTHER CLEANING UP DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM, MAKING HER BED HOUSEWORK. CU PLAYHOUSE 00:29:07 - 1950s SUBURBAN KIDS WALKING HOME AND RIDING BIKES HOME FROM SCHOOL 00:29:14 - BOY THROWS HIS BIKE DOWN ON THE GROUND AND GOES INTO THE HOUSE WITH GROUP OF KIDS. MOTHER THROWS THEM OUT TO PLAY 00:29:30 - CHILDREN'S ART CLASS. ARTS AND CRAFTS. KIDS PAINTING. 00:30:00 - ADULT HELPS BOY WITH LUMP OF CLAY HELPS SOFTEN CLAY. CU TRYING TO MOLD LUMP OF CLAY 00:30:23 - KIDS RUN OUT OF HOUSE, BOYS HOLDS GATE SO OTHER KIDS CAN'T GET IN. KIDS BEING KIDS. BOYS TUSSLE, FIGHT, WRESTLE ON THE GROUND, ADULT BREAKS UP THE FIGHT, SEPARATES THE BOYS, HOLDS THEM APART 00:31:08 - BOYS CLIMB UP INTO TREE FORT. TREE HOUSE HAND WRITTEN SIGN IN CHILD'S HANDWRITING "PRIVATE" 00:31:30 - BOY SULKS AFTER GETTING IN TROUBLE. FEELING SORRY FOR HIMSELF. 00:31:38 - BOY IN KITCHEN OPENS KITCHEN DRAWER, TAKES COINS OUT. LOOKS AROUND MAKING SURE HE DOESN'T GET CAUGHT. SNEAKY 00:32:00 - 1950s HOUSEWIFE BAKING MIXING INGREDIENTS IN MIXING BOWL BOY COMES HOME WITH MAGAZINES, MOTHER CONFRONTS HIM. TROUBLED BOY STEALS FROM HIS FAMILY. MOTHER MAKES HIM WRITE DOWN AMOUNT OF MONEY HE TOOK. CU BOY WRITING 00:32:50 - BALDING FATHER COMES HOME. MOTHER SHOWS HIM WHAT HIS SON HAS DONE, STEALING FROM FAMILY. FATHER SCOLDS HIS SON 00:33:36 - FATHER COMES INTO LIVING ROOM TO READ THE NEWSPAPER. BOY SHOWS HIM A BOARD GAME 00:33:55 - FAMILY PLAYING A 1950s BOARD GAME IN LIVING ROOM. FATHER PLAYS WITH HIS CHILDREN. GIRL GETS BORED 00:34:22 - YOUNG DAUGHTER HELPS MOTHER SET THE DINNER TABLE. CHORES GENDER ROLES 00:34:35 - 1950s FAMILY EATING DINNER 00:35:10 - FATHER PLAYS BASEBALL WITH HIS CHILDREN OUTDOORS. APRON-CLAD MOTHER WATCHES FROM THE PORCH. TROUBLED BOY THROWS BASEBALL BAT ON THE GROUND AND WALKS AWAY, FATHER MAKES HIM TRY AGAIN. FATHER SHOWS HIM HOW TO HIT. MOTHER TAKES OFF HER APRON AND GETS UP TO BAT. MOTHER PLAYING BASEBALL WITH HER FAMILY. MOTHER HITS THE BALL AND RUNS. GIRLS WATCH 00:36:13 - WIFE MOTHER CALLS EVERYONE INTO THE HOUSE. FAMILY GOES INTO THE HOUSE 00:36:26 - BOY PRACTICES ON THE PIANO. PIANO PRACTICE. HITS WRONG KEY, BANGS HAND ON THE PIANO. 00:36:39 - BOY GETS UP FROM THE PIANO, HIS BROTHER TACKLES HIM, BROTHERS WRESTLE ON THE FLOOR. MOTHER TRIES TO BREAK IT UP, CAN'T. THEY STOP WHEN ONE GETS HURT. BOY HOLDING HIS HEAD. MOTHER SENDS THEM UPSTAIRS 00:37:08 - FATHER READS TO HIS HIS DAUGHTER AT BEDTIME. BEDTIME STORY 00:37:18 - MOTHER READS HER 2 SONS A BEDTIME STORY 00:37:27 - FAMILY LEAVES CHURCH AFTER SERVICE. DRESSED IN SUNDAY BEST 00:37:43 - FAMILY VISITS MONUMENT. CANNON. BOYS CLIMB ON CANNON. FATHER POINTS TO CITY SKYLINE ACROSS THE RIVER 00:37:57 - FAMILY VISITS MUSEUM. ENTERING THROUGH TURNSTILE. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. BOYS MARVEL AT DINOSAUR. 00:38:44 - FAMILY WALKS HOME, MOTHER AND CHILDREN. BOY CLIMBS STONE WALL. MOTHER CARRIES DRESS BOX. 00:38:55 - FAMILY STOPS TO VISIT NEIGHBOR. BABY IN PLAYPEN ON FRONT LAWN 00:39:11 - OLDER KIDS PLAY WITH TODDLER. CU BOY HOLDS HIS NOSE AND STICKS OUT HIS TONGUE TO SHOW DISTASTE OF STINKY DIAPERS. MOTHER TEACHES CHILD SOCIAL GRACES. PUTS FINGER TO MOUTH 00:39:22 - GIRLS TALK, BEST FRIENDS SIT ON FRONT STOOP 00:39:54 - BOY SITS ON FRONT STOOP WITH HIS COIN COLLECTION, MOTHER COMES OUT AND JOINS HIM 00:40:07 - BOY WALKS HIS BICYCLE UP, MOTHER SAYS SON CAN GO AND PLAY 00:40:18 - MOTHER HAS ANIMATED TALK WITH YOUNG SON ON FRONT PORCH 00:40:34 - CHILDREN RAKE THE LAWN. CHORES. 00:40:42 - BOYS COME OUT OF GROCERY STORE WITH BAG OF GROCERIES. BOY COUNTS MONEY IN HIS HAND 00:40:55 - PRE-TEEN BOY TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE 00:41:10 - GIRLS PLAY DRESS UP. PUTTING ON A PLAY FOR OTHER KIDS AND ADULTS 00:41:50 - LITTLE GIRL HAS TROUBLE PLAYING WITH OTHERS, MOTHER TAKES HER HOME. ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 00:42:30 - GIRL TELLS HER MOTHER A STORY, SITS ON EDGE OF EAST CHAIR 00:42:45 - BOYS WEARING BOY SCOUT UNIFORMS PRETEND TO BE SOLDIERS SHOOT WITH FINGERS AT AIRPLANE FLYING OVERHEAD. 00:43:10 - FATHER COMES HOME FROM WORK BOYS RUN TO MEET HIM. BOYS CLIMB ON THEIR FATHER. FATHER TRIPS ON RAKE LEFT ON FRONT LAWN, ARMS AKIMBO. BOY PICKS UP RAKE AND RUNS TO PUT IT AWAY 00:43:30 - FATHER, HUSBAND PICKS A FLOWER FROM THE FRONT LAWN, PUTS FLOWER BEHIND HIS BACK, SURPRISES HIS WIFE WITH A FLOWER 00:43:46 - FAMILY TALKING AT DINNER TABLE AFTER HAVING A SNACK. GIRL COME IN AND SITS ON HER MOTHER'S LAP. FAMILY QUALITY TIME FAMILY DOG JOINS THEM. ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. 00:44:26 - BOY FEEDS THE DOG UNDER THE TABLE 00:44:42 - FAMILY SPENDS QUALITY TIME TOGETHER AROUND DINNER TABLE
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: VM-350