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Still from Turf Tales in Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 477.

Date produced: 1943

Filmmaker(s):

Leonard Bauer

Languages:

English

Length:

150 ft

Format:

8mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

With music and narrative on disc (sixteen inches).

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1944 - Honorable Mention General Class

Description:

"In Turf Tales, Leonard Bauer, jr., has tackled an acceptedly difficult subject for the personal movie maker — and has done well by it. The subject, as might be guessed, is professional horse racing. The setting of Mr. Bauer's study is the relatively ancient track of Pimlico, outside Baltimore, with the climax of the picture provided by a record of its traditional classic, the Preakness. But the strength of Turf Tales derives more from its highly competent sequences of human interest behind the scenes — the early morning time trials, the stable boys and their chores, the track farrier as he shapes the delicate racing shoes and the strange, unexplained mascots of the high strung thoroughbreds. A commendably restrained narrative, set against a musical background, accompanies the film on a sixteen inch disc recorded by Mr. Bauer." Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 496-497.

Resources:

The film was the winner of the Gold Cup Contest held by the 8-16 Movie Club of Philadelphia in 1943 (Movie Makers, Feb. 1944, 82). The film also finished in third place in an interclub contest held between the 8-16 Movie Club and the Philadelphia Cinema Club in 1944 (Movie Makers, Aug. 1944, 311).

Locations:

  • Baltimore, Maryland (Filming)

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Screenings:

  • Screened by the New York City 8mm. Motion Picture Club in 1945: New York City, N.Y.

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