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Still image from Rainbow Trail.

Identifier:

  • Accn2451 (Source: Orland L. Tapp scrapbooks, 1946-1970)
  • 1248472 (Source: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

Date produced: 1948

Filmmaker(s):

O. L. Tapp

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:19:33

Length:

250 ft

Format:

8mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1948

Description:

"It takes a good deal of ability to treat fishing cinematically. It takes still more ability to approach the subject with humor and yet avoid the ludicrous. O. L. Tapp has bypassed both pitfalls in his Rainbow Trail, a beautifully paced, short film that catches the fun of all fishing trips but still makes its point that the angler's life is not all sweetness and light. Mr. Tapp precedes the body of his film with several short shots and titles, all of which indicate a candid view of a fisherman's veracity. The succeeding footage illustrates his thesis, as he (thin, awkward) and a companion (stout, capable) undergo the rigors of stream fishing. That a reviewer can sum up the characteristics of the two men in two adjectives is an indication of the excellent casting and direction which distinguish Rainbow Trail." Movie Makers, Dec. 1948, 491.

Resources:

Orland L. Tapp scrapbooks, 1946-1970 Archives West.

Rainbow Trail record at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.

Tapp reported that Rainbow Trail was screened at thirty-eight out of state movie clubs by June 1950 (Movie Makers, June 1950, 209).

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Repository:

University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections.

Screenings:

  • Screened by the New York 8mm. Motion Picture Club in 1949: New York City, N.Y.
  • Screened by the Denver Cinema League in 1950: Denver, CO

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