1971AFRICAN AMERICAN HOME MOVIES
African American Family Home Movies - Christmas time get together, yard party, home wedding reception.
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Reel opens -African American Home Movies
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In the kitchen with happy well dressed African American housewives wearing aprons and cooking up large vats of food. Scooping the potato salad into a big bowl, stirring up the food in giant pots on the stove. All the while laughing and smiling. Getting the big dinner ready and organized.
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| 01:00:54 54.15 |
One of the gals opening the door to the refrigerator and proudly revealing it's loaded with drinks in containers and lots of cans of beer. She then opens the freezer door revealing it's also packed - with ice and food.
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| 01:01:10 70.1 |
Family gathered in a wood paneled room of the home, older woman with gray hair holding cup of coffee or tea, folk lounging on couch, hand holding up a drink, happy man sitting in an easy chair smiling and having a drink.
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| 01:01:34 94.38 |
Room with loads of wrapped Christmas gifts , pan up to fake silver Christmas tree with lots of Christmas ornaments.
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Dining room side table with Christmas tablecloth and fancy candle lamps. Dining room tables with Christmas tablecloth - the plates and napkins stacked up on the end.
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| 01:02:10 130.86 |
Back in the kitchen and housewife wearing a nice yellow dress (no apron!) is carving the turkey with an electric knife.
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| 01:02:23 143.8 |
Action in the dining room - men coming out of the kitchen carrying trays of food. Two cute young girls all dressed up entering dining room.
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| 01:02:43 163.12 |
In the living room, young girl and older man sitting on plastic covered sofa (commonplace in the 1960's), another man dressed in a suit and tied sitting in an easy chair
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| 01:03:07 186.98 |
More food on trays coming out of the kitchen and into the dining room. Housewife in full apron carrying a huge tray of food and places it on side table. Pretty girl wearing a corsage walks in, arms out and waves, two little girls waving too. more and more food being brought out on big trays as the tables slowly fill up with food.
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| 01:03:54 234.44 |
Man hugging and kissing woman who just arrived, real happy to see each other. Other folk, couples and kids gathering in the living room, posing happily for the camera. Meanwhile back in the dining room food is still coming out from the kitchen on very large trays!
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| 01:04:38 278.06 |
Cute little black girl doing a solo dance in the dining room. This is the happiest family gathering!
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| 01:04:46 286.33 |
Stylish man sitting in living room wearing white bell bottoms and white shirt and sporting an Afro 'do.
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All the young girls seated together on the couch.
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Time to eat, finally! Woman walking toward camera and showing off large bowl of food. Folk and kids filling their plates with food, buffet style. Man seated eating his food from a TV tray table. Everyone helping themselves dishing up their own food. Dining table loaded with different dishes. Everyone seated in different spots eating happily.
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| 01:06:55 415.14 |
CU's dining table with plates and glasses, still some carved turkey on platter, buffet table against the wall
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| 01:07:06 426.79 |
Clean up time, two ladies in the kitchen, one is drinking a glass of milk, the other lady is at the sink and holding a towel.
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| 01:07:44 464.92 |
Family gathered together, good time for family photos.
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| 01:08:01 481.88 |
Ladies in the kitchen preparing dessert dishes.
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| 01:08:09 489.2 |
White Christmas tree, fake, decorated with ornaments. Lots of Christmas presents under the tree. Well dressed African American woman looking at tree, arranging the gifts.
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| 01:08:48 528.21 |
Fire burning in living room fireplace. Very well dressed housewife lighting the beautiful candles on the mantlepiece. Well dressed men in the room wearing suits, standing about, holding drinks.
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| 01:09:35 575.58 |
Shots of the extremely nicely dressed folk mingling in the living room, women with corsages pinned to their fancy dresses, people sipping on drinks.
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| 01:10:08 608.46 |
African American gal wearing knee high boots sitting next to console TV. Slow pan around the room, bar cart full of liquor. Man and lady do a little dance for the camera. Room full of people now shaking hands, kissing, hugging, mingling, some are dancing. Nice little semi-formal house party.
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| 01:13:43 823.9 |
Men and women sitting around coffee table having drinks and snacks, Christmas tree partially seen in bkgd.
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| 01:14:02 842 |
Couples dancing in the living room.
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| 01:14:13 853.62 |
Older gentleman nicely dressed happily sitting alone at table eating plate of food, smiling for camera.
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| 01:16:15 975.8 |
Var shots finely dressed people dancing, eating, drinking, having a good 'ol time. Nice holiday house party!
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| 01:16:34 994.02 |
Woman standing up and showing off her gift, a pretty white dress.
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Christmas presents under white (fake) decorated Christmas tree. Pan up and down tree and over to the fireplace.
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| 01:18:47 1127.13 |
Cutaway to outdoors, Christmas lights glistening in the dark.
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| 01:19:08 1147.98 |
African American folk gathered outside for formal yard party. Lots of tables and chairs set up with umbrellas and lounge chairs in very nice large backyard. Finely dressed people mingling. Women in long dresses talking amongst themselves, other folk seated together at tables and lounge chairs.
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| 01:21:53 1313.94 |
Cut to int. table set with birthday cake and lit candle. People standing together at the table. Woman blows out candle and everyone claps. People around table posing and smiling for camera. Everyone eating cake!
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| 01:23:48 1428.76 |
Woman is seen rummaging through a table full of open boxes, looks like gifts. She shows off a clock and digs through the other boxes.
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| 01:23:51 1431.85 |
Cutaway to outdoors in the backyard. Pan along tables and lots of empty metal folding chairs. Striped fringe umbrella.
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| 01:24:18 1458.12 |
Back inside, newly married couple posing cutting a wedding cake. Buffet table with lots of food and punch. People helping themselves. Nicely dressed African American woman in the kitchen standing by the stone turns and waves at camera.
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Folk standing with bride and groom at wedding cake pose and wave at camera.
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Folk inside wearing their very finest clothes mingling and posing together for camera, helping themselves to food. Outdoors folk including children seated at tables and folding chairs eating plates of food. Cute boys coming out of house wave at camera.
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| 01:26:34 1594.51 |
Folk inside filling their plates with food. Camera moves to backyard where most people are seated together, enjoying the food and company.
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| 01:27:40 1660.21 |
Cute little girls dressed in pink with their older sister or mom posing for camera.
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| 01:27:45 1665.6 |
Various shots indoor and outdoors of happy family and friends enjoying a home wedding reception.
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| 01:30:08 1808.75 |
End African American Home Movies.
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