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Still image from First Date in Movie Makers, Dec. 1949, 543.

Date produced: 1949

Filmmaker(s):

John C. Sherard

Languages:

English

Length:

970 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

Synchronized sound on discs

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1949 - Honorable Mention
American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1950 - Certificate Award
Home Movies 1951 Annual Amateur Contest - First Award, Scenario Class

Description:

"The trials, tribulations and eventual triumphs of a teen aged young man embarked on his initial evening engagement are engagingly portrayed by John C. Sherard in First Date. Even the traditional nuisance role played by junior members of the girl's family is given a new angle — a trained flea circus on the loose. But this bit of business and others in a basically imaginative comedy are, on occasion, drawn out too much for the best dramatic pace. Outstanding in the film, however, is Mr. Sherard's use of Type A Kodachrome outdoors without the corrective filter to simulate moonlight." Movie Makers, Dec. 1949, 469.

Resources:

An extensive description of the film's plot is given in "What Others are Shooting" (Home Movies, Dec. 1950, 520-521).

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Screenings:

  • Screened by the 8-16 Home Movie Makers of Kansas City in 1949: Kansas City, MO

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