| # | Author | Message |
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| mawnck
Mon 4/14/2008 4:51p | Making the rounds on some of the "other" Disney sites is this elaborately produced home movie - in color - about a family's trip to Disneyland, Knotts and Hollywood in July 1956! It runs just over 30 minutes, and is available in several different formats, including DVD-quality MPEG-2 (which is a humongous file). They finally get to Disneyland itself at 19:00.
Don't miss this one - the quality of the footage is spectacular.
http://www.archive.org/details...eam_1956 |
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| SoThisIsLove
Mon 4/14/2008 5:03p | I am so digging this...they just landed in California and I'm blown away. More in a while... |
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| SoThisIsLove
Mon 4/14/2008 5:08p | I can't get pass the fact of the semi-geniousness of this whole production. Who was the camera person? How did they have the creativity and foresight to film each segment? It's crazy with rich detail and information of the times. What a testament to future generations of this very lovely family.
Still waiting for DL....they're on their way to the Hollywood tour. |
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| SoThisIsLove
Mon 4/14/2008 5:24p | The lunch scene is adorable. This is just priceless footage. My ears are off to Robbins Barstow.
Thanks, mawnck. You are a treasure.
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| disneyland1
Mon 4/14/2008 6:40p | THAT WAS PRECIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!
Loved it ! Thanks, mawnck! |
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| mawnck
Mon 4/14/2008 6:44p | >>Who was the camera person? How did they have the creativity and foresight to film each segment? <<
I think it said - somewhere - that the guy was a very enthusiastic movie camera buff. It was his hobby. Do a search on Barstow at archive.org and you'll find several more productions like this one. |
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| ArchtMig
Mon 4/14/2008 7:11p | I LOVE this!!!!! The "Scotch Tape" tie-in right at the beginning is AWESOME!
Long live the innocence of the 1950s!
Charles Phoenix would love this, too.
Must pause now... can't wait to look at the whole thing. |
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| Daannzzz
Mon 4/14/2008 7:43p | This was great. Though they don't actualy getinto disneyland until about 17 minutes the first part is just wonderful in recounting how they won and the trip out to California. I didn't know you could tour Universal back then. I was also surpised at how far away theri hotel was. This man did a wonderful job. |
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| BeautysBeast
Mon 4/14/2008 8:23p | How did the dad film the plane taking off if he was on it ? |
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| ArchtMig
Mon 4/14/2008 10:50p | >>>How did the dad film the plane taking off if he was on it ?<<<
He set up a mirror on the ground and had a long zoom lens. |
