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Popping The Cork Pt. 1 of 2

Reel Number: 220358-08

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1933

Country: USA

Location: eastern service studios

TC Begins: 02:07:00

TC Ends: 02:15:58

Duration: 00:08:58

Popping The Cork Pt. 1 of 2 Educational Pictures Prod. Jack White; Dialogue E.B.Colvan; Story Harold Atteridge; Dance Dir. Bob Alton With Milton Berle (first film), Norma Taylor, Mary Cole, Gertrude Mudge CU “College Snitch” newspaper w/ headline “Oxy College For Repeal”. CU sign: “Oxidontal University”. Staircase / college entrance lined w/ men in football pants throwing balls to one another and girls skipping w/ ropes. Line of girls in white sportswear emerge w/ various racquets, balls etc. Football players line up w/ REPEEL spelt out on back of jerseys. 02:08:02 College Dean talks w/ young woman (Gloria). Man w/ Panama hat and fur coat arrives (Elmer), greeted by football players. Woman embraces man in fur coat. Football players admire coat; he opens it to reveal just bathing trunks. Another man in fur coat w/ bathing cap arrives, opens coat to reveal fur bathing suit. Woman asks man for fur coat; jocks/ athletes huddle round him while he takes off coat and gives it to her; other man brings him suit to change into. 02:11:21 Gloria’s mother arrives w/ Dean; “Oh look at the boys, they’re always playing.” Football players leave Elmer exposed in front of Gloria’s mother. 02:13:08 VS radio broadcast of student debate on prohibition. Man at microphone making speech; script altered by Elmer; gag: “You’re trying to make a monkey out of me!” / “It’s too late, a guy named Darwin beat me to it.” Elmer makes pro-repeal speech; ticker-tape machine in BG; college professors exchange weary glances. Gloria leaves w/ “Meet me at Oxy Roadhouse” chalked on skirt. 1930s Americana. Gags. University life. Fashion. Prohibition. Jazz Age. Morality. Alcohol; 1933; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.

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