Saturday, November 14, 2009

(Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Home Movie). c. 1940. Directed by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

(5/22/00)

What a different experience a home movie can be when itis made by a professional! This is just a home movie of Fairbanks' infant daughter. She gets a bath, plays in her crib, etc. Fairbanks is seen bathing and dressing her, but he is hardly visible. The film is interspersed with "cute" intertitles, supposedly representing the baby's thoughts. And there are beginning and end titles which add to the professional look.

The infant isn't especially adorable, although there are a couple of cute shots of her face as she is being bathed. The intertitles aren't especially clever, but the film was certainly able to engage my interest for nine minutes.

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