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Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

George Oliver Smith

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Format:

8mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1938 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"It has a story with titles in verse telling how the farm woman compared herself with the Duchess of Windsor and decides she prefers Pa to the Duke and her own simple tasks to the life of a Duchess." American Cinematographer, Feb. 1940, 87.

Resources:

Smith made this film when he was 15 years old; see "High School Lad Finances His Films" (American Cinematographer, Jan. 1938, 39).

Smith briefly discusses the film in "Projector and Camera Win College Friends" (American Cinematographer, Feb. 1940, 87). In the article, he notes that the film had an impressive run of local screenings.

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