Film Record: Minnesota State Fair

Still image from Minnesota State Fair in Movie Makers, Dec. 1948, 474.

Date produced: 1948

Production credits:

• G. L. Larson, Director
• Elmer W. Albinson, Editor
• Earle E. Ibberson, Producer
• William S. Block, Story

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:15:00

Length:

500 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

With music on disc.

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1948

Description:

"What would have been an excellent film under any circumstances becomes outstanding as a group production. Produced by the Minneapolis Cine Club, it was originally conceived by William S. Block, carried out under the supervision of G. L. Larson, with Earle E. Ibberson in charge of production, while club president Elmer W. Albinson did the final cutting and editing. All members contributed directly to the project, either in filming or by helping to complete the picture. In the film we accompany two teen-agers, a 4-H boy and girl, on a grand tour of the fair, visiting exhibits, marvelling at the livestock show,standing pop-eyed before the midway spectacles, puzzling over the complexities of modern art, gasping at the fireworks display against the night sky. A running gag furnishes comedy relief, while the wholesome charm of our young guides is revealed in a sympathetic and appealing fashion. The members' filming is consistently competent, and deft editing has made Minnesota State Fair a well integrated and thoroughly enjoyable entertainment." Movie Makers, Dec. 1948, 476, 491.

Resources:

This film is held by the Minnesota Historical Society, under the title 1947 State Fair.

Filmed from August 23 to September 1 at the Minnesota State Fair of 1947 (Home Movies, Sept. 1947, 597).

Locations:

• Falcon Heights, Minnesota (Filming)

Club Affiliation:

Minneapolis Cine Club

Subjects:

• Art and Recreation
• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
•           Fairs

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Repository:

Minnesota Historical Society Library

Screenings:

• Screened by the Minneapolis Cine Club in 1948: Minneapolis, MN
• Screened by the Denver Cinema League in 1949: Denver, CO
• Screened by the San Jose Movie Club in 1949: San Jose, CA
• Screened by the Washington Society of Amateur Cinematographers in 1950: Washington, D.C.
• Screened by the Amateur Motion Picture Club of St. Louis in 1950: St. Louis, MO
• Screened by the Amateur Movie Society of Milwaukee in 1950: Milwaukee, WI
• Screened by the Walla Walla Cinema & Camera Club in 1951: Walla Walla, WA
• Screened by the Winnipeg Cine Club in 1951: Winnipeg, MB
• Screened by the Amateur Motion Picture Society of Denver in 1952: Denver, CO

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