Film Record: Mister E

title image from Mister E. Image via Chicago Film Archives

Identifier:

• F.2005-01-0382 (Source: chicagofilmarchive.org )

Date produced: 1960

Filmmaker(s):

Margaret Conneely

Production credits:

• Margaret Conneely, producer

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

english

Duration:

00:11:38

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Optical

Awards/Recognition:

Chicago Film Archives list of titled amateur works, Women’s Film Preservation Fund.

Description:

"A domestic black comedy, MISTER E expresses some of the edgier mischief and discontent that women of mid-century America could rarely express openly. This short film narrates the revenge acted out by a young wife, left at home while her husband is at a card game; by staging a rendezvous with a mannequin, this woman provokes an eruption of jealousy and violence before bringing about the desired marital tenderness." Chicago Film Archives

Resources:

Part of the Margaret Conneely collection held by Chicago Film Archives

Locations:

• Chicago, IL (Filming)

Club Affiliation:

Central Cinematographers

Subjects:

• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
•           Marriage

Genre:

• Comedy

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Margaret Conneely Collection, Chicago Film Archives

Video Link:

• chicagofilmarchives.org

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