Film Record: Fresh Milk Line, The

Still image from The Fresh Milk Line in Movie Makers, Dec. 1951, 393.

Date produced: 1951

Filmmaker(s):

Roy M. Fulmer

Languages:

English

Length:

200 ft

Format:

8mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1951 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"The Southwestern and Centerville Railroad boasts a roadbed of less than two miles and runs only on Saturdays — and then to "nowhere." But it undoubtedly provides the favorite ride of all the kids (as well as their equally enthusiastic parents) from the surrounding countryside. In The Fresh Milk Line, Roy Fulmer, jr., records the operation of this narrow gauge railroad on a dairy farm in New Jersey, run as a hobby by the owner of the farm. Closeups of the working of the Diesel engine, the switches and signals add technical interest; while the sequence of laying a new piece of track by presumably adult employees on the farm makes it apparent that the men enjoy "working on the railroad" as much as would any youngster. Here is one film whose interest would have been heightened by a musical accompaniment with sound effects." Movie Makers, Dec. 1951, 412.

Locations:

• New Jersey (Subject)

Subjects:

• Agriculture
•           Railroads

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Screenings:

• Screened by the New York 8mm. Motion Picture Club in 1952: New York City, N.Y.
• Screened by the Los Angeles 8mm. Club in 1952: Los Angeles, CA
• Screened by the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club in 1954: Brooklyn, N.Y.

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