Film Record: This Land of Ours

Still image from This Land of Ours in Movie Makers, Dec. 1947, 514.

Date produced: 1947

Filmmaker(s):

Edward F. Cross

Languages:

English

Length:

1600 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

With music on disc and narrative.

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1947 - Honorable Mention General Class

Description:

"Edward F. Cross covered an extensive territory of national parks and vacation spots in the Southwest and Western sectors of the United States and has brought back an attractively filmed record of his tour. Unique rock formations have been pictured from well chosen vantage points to make the most of light and shadow. This Land of Ours is climaxed by particularly colorful units in a rodeo's grand parade and a dexterous camera handling of Indian dances. A full narrative indicates careful research to supplement the scenes on the screen." Movie Makers, Dec. 1947, 539.

Resources:

Mentioned in "Summer, 1950: Among tense times, a promise of no rain." The Chautauquan Daily, June 22 & 23, 2013, B9.

Locations:

• Southwest, USA (Filming)
• Western, USA (Filming)
• Sierra Nevada, California (Filming)
• Grand Canyon, Arizona (Filming)

Subjects:

• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
• Indigenous peoples
• National parks and reserves
• Nature
•      Geography
• North America
•      United States
•           Southwestern States

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened at the Chautauqua Institution in the summer of 1950: Chautauqua, N.Y.

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