COLLECTION NAME:
Ira Current Collection
Record
Collection Name:
Ira Current
Title:
That girl Ellen
Name:
Current, Ira B.
Name and Role:
Current, Ira B.;Photographer
Resource Type:
Moving Image
Genre:
Amateur films
Genre:
sound films
Place Created:
[New York]
Date Created:
1955
Date Captured:
2020-02-24
Language Term:
English
Extent:
1 film reel (8min., 55sec.)
Form:
color film (film, material)
Internet Media Type:
video/mp4
Form:
16mm (photographic film size)
Abstract:
A Binghamton Camera Club venture; director, Jim Anderson; performer, Maureen Downes, Grace Lee Newby, Mike Gorman; photographer, Ralph Carrol, John Forrest, Ira Current. An amateur narrative short about domestic intrigue, shot in the garden of a large house. Adapted from the Erskine Caldwell story, "The Girl Ellen."
Note Type:
Segment sequence
Note:
00:00:00 Opening credits. 00:00:27 Narrator introduces the home of Jim and [Darce?] located in a quiet suburb. The narrator continues to explain that Jim enjoys the tranquil lifestyle of the suburbs while his wife misses the apartments and lifestyle in New York, where she used to be a model before they were married. 00:00:55 Scene changes to show Darce and her friend Ellen drinking tea outside on the porch. The narrator mentions that Jim is not particularly fond of Ellen because she is a bad influence on Darce. 00:01:13 Jim arrives from work and wants to sit on the porch for some peace and quiet, but Darce rushes to him to explain why Ellen is visiting for the weekend. 00:02:00 Darce offers the idea that all three of them go for a swim and while Darce gets ready for the pool Ellen wants to know why Jim dislikes her so much. Ellen kisses Jim and heads inside after Darce. 00:03:36 The two women change into their bathing suits and head to the pool. Jim arrives and offers each woman a cigarette. He lights Ellen’s cigarette but does not light his wife’s cigarette for her. Jim and Ellen continue to talk to each other. 00:06:09 Darce walks away from Jim and Ellen and they follow her into the woods. Ellen slips and Jim grab her and kisses her. Darce comes back to find them kissing and runs off. 00:07:45 Later, Darce’s body can be seen under water and Jim and Ellen look distraught to find out she is dead. The narrator explains that Jim is alone in his big house now. The scene changes to show Jim reflecting on his memories of Ellen from previous summers. 00:08:55 End of recording.
Subject Topic:
Adultery
Subject Topic:
Home economics
Subject Topic:
Families--Social life and customs
Subject Topic:
Man-woman relationships
Subject Name:
Turl, Muriel
Subject Name:
Schmidt, Carole
Subject Name:
Kellog, John
Subject Temporal:
Twentieth century
Identifier:
U183050994827_narv_currentIra_thatGirlEllen_a.mp4
Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
Shelf Locator:
COU:491
Access Condition:
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