Film Record: Century of Progress, A

Date produced: 1933

Filmmaker(s):

Edmund Zacher

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Length:

400 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodacolor

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1933, Honorable Mention

Description:

"A Century of Progress, the one reel record of the Fair in Kodacolor, by Edmund Zacher, II, ACL, is distinguished by the freshness of its dramatic treatment rather than by the faultless excellence of technique. In this latter field, Mr. Zacher, choosing to experiment along relatively unblazed color trails (slow motion, night photography, dissolves, etc.) has on occasion made slight errors, a fact which he himself is the first to admit. Dramatically, however, his film is a joy and a delight, replete with human interest, unhurried but unflagging in its presentation of the Fair from ever fresh viewpoints." Movie Makers, Dec. 1933, 523.

Resources:

A Century of Progress was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1933 and 1934.

Locations:

• Chicago, IL (Filming)

Subjects:

• Art and Recreation
• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
•           Fairs
• North America
•      United States
•           Illinois

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened by the Hartford Cinema Club in 1935: Hartford, CT
• Screened by the Mt. Kisco Cinemat Club in 1935: Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
• Screened by ACL President Stephen F. Voorhees for the committee of the New York World's Fair of 1939 in 1936: New York City, N.Y.

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