1940s – Home Movie Registry

The Ernest M. Hunt Family Film Collection, no. 3 – Old Mexico Trip, 1940

By hmregistryMay 29, 2020Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Ernest M. Hunt Family Film Collection1940s, acrobats, arena, boat, boats, bull-fight, cafe, canal, canals, cathedral, floating-garden, fountain, garden, gardens, home movie, home movies, horses, market, marketplace, matador, matadors, Mexico, Mexico-City, river, ruins, soldiers, street-acrobats, street-market, street-performers, TFC, train, train-station

Captured in this home movie from the Hunt Family Collection is a trip to Mexico City, highlights of which include the Diego Rivera home, the floating gardens of Xochimilco, and a bullfight.

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – San Saba, TX

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1940s, act, acting, actor, actors, actress, actresses, applaud, applause, Bette Davis, Betty Davis, birthday, boys, Butch, cast, child, children, comedy, credits, dad, dance, dancer, dancers, dancing, Ennis Melton Barker, family, father, film, filming, filmmaker, gang, girls, home, hometown, itinerant, itinerant film, itinerant films, kid, kidnap, kidnapper, kidnappers, Kidnappers Foil, kidnapping, kids, lines, Little Rascals, local, local talent, master of ceremonies, MC, Melton Barker, mom, money, mother, movie, music, nap, Our Gang, party, perform, performance, piano, police, ransom, rescue, reunite, reunited, reward, safe, San Saba, San Saba County, script, show, sing, singing, sleep, sleeping, song, songs, Spanky, Spanky McFarland, star, starring, stars, talent show, talkie, talky, tap, TFC, The End, The Kidnappers Foil, Travel, traveling

This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texan filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from San Saba, Texas in the 1940s. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – San Marcos, TX, 1943

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This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texan filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from San Marcos, Texas in 1943. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – Reidsville, NC, c.1948

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1940s, act, acting, actor, actors, actress, actresses, applaud, applause, Bette Davis, Betty Davis, birthday, boys, Butch, cast, child, children, comedy, credits, dad, dance, dancer, dancers, dancing, Ennis Melton Barker, family, father, film, filming, filmmaker, gang, girls, home, hometown, itinerant, itinerant film, itinerant films, kid, kidnap, kidnapper, kidnappers, Kidnappers Foil, kidnapping, kids, lines, Little Rascals, local, local talent, master of ceremonies, MC, Melton Barker, mom, money, mother, movie, music, nap, NC, North Carolina, Our Gang, party, perform, performance, piano, police, ransom, Reidsville, rescue, reunite, reunited, reward, safe, script, show, sing, singing, sleep, sleeping, song, songs, Spanky, Spanky McFarland, star, starring, stars, talent show, talkie, talky, tap, The End, The Kidnappers Foil, Travel, traveling

This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texas filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from Reidsville, North Carolina circa 1948. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – Memphis, TN, 1949

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1940s, act, acting, actor, actors, actress, actresses, applaud, applause, Barker, Bette Davis, Betty Davis, birthday, boys, Butch, cast, child, children, comedy, credits, dad, dance, dancer, dancing, Ennis Melton, Ennis Melton Barker, family, father, film, filming, filmmaker, gang, girls, home, hometown, itinerant, itinerant film, itinerant films, kid, kidnap, kidnapper, kidnappers, Kidnappers Foil, kidnapping, kids, lines, Little Rascals, local, local talent, master of ceremonies, MC, Melton, Melton Barker, Memphis, mom, money, mother, movie, music, nap, Our Gang, party, perform, performance, piano, police, ransom, rescue, reunite, reunited, reward, safe, script, Shelby County, show, sing, singing, sleep, sleeping, song, songs, Spanky, Spanky McFarland, star, talent show, talkie, talky, tap, Tennessee, The End, The Kidnappers Foil, Travel, traveling

This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texas filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from Memphis, Tennessee in 1949. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with a

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – Elizabethton, TN, 1949

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This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texas filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from Elizabethton, Tennessee in 1949. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with a

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – Childress, TX, 1948

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1940s, 1948, act, acting, actor, actors, actress, actresses, applaud, applause, Bette Davis, Betty Davis, birthday, boys, Butch, cast, child, children, Childress, Childress County, comedy, credits, dad, dance, dancer, dancers, dancing, Ennis Melton Barker, family, father, film, filming, filmmaker, gang, girls, home, hometown, itinerant, itinerant film, itinerant films, kid, kidnap, kidnapper, kidnappers, Kidnappers Foil, kidnapping, kids, lines, Little Rascals, local, local talent, master of ceremonies, MC, Melton Barker, mom, money, mother, movie, music, nap, Our Gang, party, perform, performance, piano, police, ransom, rescue, reunite, reunited, reward, safe, script, show, sing, singing, sleep, sleeping, song, songs, Spanky, Spanky McFarland, star, starring, stars, talent show, talkie, talky, tap, The End, The Kidnappers Foil, Travel, traveling

This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texan filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from Childress, Texas in 1948. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with a

The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil – Bristol, TN, 1949

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1940s, act, acting, actor, actors, actress, actresses, applaud, applause, Barker, Bette Davis, Betty Davis, birthday, boys, Bristol, Butch, cast, child, children, comedy, credits, dad, dance, dancer, dancing, Ennis Melton, Ennis Melton Barker, family, father, film, filming, filmmaker, gang, girls, home, hometown, itinerant, itinerant film, itinerant films, kid, kidnap, kidnapper, kidnappers, Kidnappers Foil, kidnapping, kids, lines, Little Rascals, local, local talent, master of ceremonies, MC, Melton, Melton Barker, mom, money, mother, movie, music, nap, Our Gang, party, perform, performance, piano, police, ransom, rescue, reunite, reunited, reward, safe, script, show, sing, singing, sleep, sleeping, song, songs, Spanky, Spanky McFarland, star, Sullivan County, talent show, talkie, talky, tap, Tennessee, The End, The Kidnappers Foil, Travel, traveling

This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texas filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from Bristol, Tennessee in 1949. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with a

LBJ Home Movies – Austin 1943

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1940s, A.J., A.J. Wirtz, AJ, AJ Wirtz, Alvin Jacob, Alvin Jacob Wirtz, Austin, Austin Housing Authority, B Hall, Barton Springs, Barton Springs Pool, Battle of San Jacinto, Brackenridge Hall, Brooks, Brown, Bucha Dam, Bucha Lake, Burnet-County, burnt orange, campus, Capitol, cattle, cattle drive, cattle industry, Chisholm Trail, Claudia Alta, Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor, Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, college, colleges, Colorado River, Connally, Critz, dam, dams, Davis, E. H., E.H. Perry, education, Ella Nora, Ella Nora "Sugar" Critz, Ella Nora “Sugar” Pickle, Ella Nora Critz, Ella Nora Critz Pickle, Ella Nora Pickle, First Lady Johnson, flag, football, George R., George R. Brown, George Rufus, George Rufus Brown, Governor Hogg, Governor’s Mansion, granite, Hogg Memorial, Home Economics Building, home movie, home movies, Idanell Brill, Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally, Idanell Brill Connally, J.C., J.C. Kellam, JC, JC Kellam, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jesse, Jesse “J.C.” Kellam, Jesse Kellam, Johnson, Kellam, L.B.J., Lady Bird, Lady Bird Johnson, lake, Lake Austin, lakes, LBJ, LBJ Home Movies, library, Littlefield Fountain, Llano-County, Longhorns, Lower Colorado River Authority, Lyndon, Lyndon-B., Lyndon-B.-Johnson, Lyndon-Baines, Lyndon-Baines-Johnson, Lyndon-Johnson, Main Building, Mansfield Dam, Marietta, Marietta Brooks, Marietta Moody, Marietta Moody Brooks, Memorial Museum of the State of Texas, Mount Bonnell, Mt. Bonnell, Nellie, Nellie Connally, orange, park, parks, Perry, Pickle, pink granite, President Johnson, President LBJ, President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Lyndon Johnson, professor, professors, public housing, Raryburn, Rayburn, river, rivers, Sam, Sam Rayburn, Samuel Taliaferro, Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn, Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, school, schools, Senator Alvin Jacob Wirtz, Senator Alvin Wirtz, Senator Wirtz, South Mall, Speaker of the House, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker Rayburn, Speaker Sam Rayburn, state capital, State-Capitol, statue, statues, student, students, Sugar, Sugar Pickle, sunset, swim, swimming, swimming pool, Taylor, Texan, Texas, Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas-State-Capitol-Building, TFC, the drag, The Eyes of Texas, Travis County, Treaty Oak, Union Building, universities, university, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Tower, University-of-Texas, UT, UT Austin, UT Tower, Wirtz

This home movie captures scenes of life in Austin for Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson in 1943. Narrated by Lady Bird some years later, images include many University of Texas campus buildings, Lake Austin, Mansfield Dam, Lake Bucha, and Mt. Bonnell, as well as scenes of the Johnsons with their close friends. Scenes of LBJ

The Ravel Films, no. 4 – Rita Faces Life and Discovers Afikomen (1946)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Ravel Films1940s, 1946, afikomen, baby, bread, child, community, Dr. Vincent Ravel, El-Paso, El-Paso-County, home movie, home movies, infant, Irving Ravel, Jewish, Kara Vel, Karavel, Karavel Shoes, lamb, LIFE, Life Magazine, M.D., magazine, matzah, matzo, Passover, Passover Seder, seder, TFC, unleavened, Vincent Ravel

This intertitled home movie from El Paso’s Ravel family captures scenes of baby Rita where she first “Faces Life” then “Discovers Afikomen.” In the first scene, Rita is seen holding the April 8, 1946 issue of Life Magazine (sold for 10 cents), and in the second scene, she is eating the matzah afikomen. Afikoman is