[1939 HOME MOVIE VISIT TO HEMET]

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1939

Description:

This 1939 home movie shows places and events from a trip to Palm Springs, California. The film begins with a title card: “Palm Springs Jan-April San Jacinto Main Street” (0:09). The Vosberg Hotel in San Jacinto, near Hemet (0:27). Mount San Jacinto (0:40). Title card: “Deep Well Ranch Scenes” (0:50); horseback riders. Title cards show various horseback races: Potato Race (1:02); Package Race (1:20), where riders dismount and put on various articles of clothing; Stake Race (1:56). Calf roping at 2:21, where a horseback rider chases down a calf with a lariat and ties its back legs together (2:16). Cowboy Johnny Vance, dressed in a cowboy hat and orange shirt, performs rope tricks starting at 3:30; a female volunteer joins him at 5:06. Title card: “Dude in summer dress” (5:46). A sheepdog walks up to Johnny Vance and shakes his paw (5:50). Title card: “Alcibiades, the duck that thinks he’s a dog” (6:08). A white duck follows several dogs around on a grassy field while children play (6:20).Title card: “Starting for a picnic at Painted Canyon” (6:48). Black Ford sedans parked in a line next to the field (7:04). Title card: “The road in is no boulevard” (7:06). Views of the walls of Painted Canyon in Riverside County (7:20). Title card: “Arriving at the canyon” (7:41); “Rosita views her car, stuck in the sand” (7:49); “Jimmy and Lucille Gleason ‘Well, here we are.’”(8:14). Visitors drive into Painted Canyon, park, and look around. They eat a picnic lunch on the canyon floor (8:39). Title card: “The clean up squad” (8:48); visitors throw trash on a small fire. “The interlopers weary but dogged sightseers” (9:03). A group of visitors, wearing hats and sunglasses, walks slowly across the canyon ground. Title card: “Starting for home” (9:16) and “Desert riding”(9:42). A man rides a brown and white horse through desert brush. Title card: “Beware of cholla!” (9:58), followed by a closeup of a cholla cactus. Title card: “Donny + Ronny Ameche” (10:24). The two children from earlier pester a woman sunbathing on a lawn chair (10:34). Title card: “Honey Ameche” (10:44). A woman with brown curly hair holds a boy wearing a life jacket’s hand. “Don decides to have a workout in the pool” (11:05); a man on a diving board. “After several lengths, the accent is on the out” (11:35). Don holds up a Los Angeles Times newspaper with an article about February blizzards in the East (11:51). Title card: “Sally Stiles finds Joshua trees in bloom on the way to Twenty Nine Palms” (12:12). A woman points to a Joshua tree. A storm coming over the desert at 12:35. Title card: “Abandoned hopes” (13:08); a Joshua tree next to a small house as the storm rolls in. More Joshua trees at 13:17. Desert verbena, a pink flower, at 13:50. Creosote in bloom (14:16). Chiparrosa, an agave plant (14:30). Title card: “Desert Riders arriving at a breakfast ride. Tahquitz Canyon” (14:47). Cowboys dismount from horses in the canyon, Johnny Gardner among them (15:12). Title card: “Come + get it, or we’ll throw it away!” (15:16). Cowboys stop by an outdoor breakfast line. A stagecoach used for non-riding guests (15:39). Title cards: “Cawfee” “Ham ’n aigs!” “Hot cakes!” (15:45). More closeups of food in frying pans. “Some of the boys discussing horses (or dudes)” (16:04). Four men in cowboy hats stand chatting. Title card: “This defiant gent was the first to be awarded a black thong— for a perfect 3-point landing” (16:31); a man in a cowboy hat speaking. “Crooning Cowboy Cooks” (16:50); a trio of cowboys playing guitar and singing. Dogs looking for scraps from the table (17:28). Title card: “Frank + Tony Burke talking to the Navajo, Young Plant” (18:13). Two cowboys conversing with a Native in a feather headdress. The Native American beats a drum and sings. The cowboys get back on their horses and ride away (19:07). View of the journey home; railroad tracks and arriving at the York Club (19:25). Family members exchange photos of the trip.

Complete Record: This 1939 home movie shows places and events from a trip to Palm Springs, California. The film begins with a title card: “Palm Springs Jan-April San Jacinto Main Street” (0:09). The Vosberg Hotel in San Jacinto, near Hemet (0:27). Mount San Jacinto (0:40). Title card: “Deep Well Ranch Scenes” (0:50); horseback riders. Title cards show various horseback races: Potato Race (1:02); Package Race (1:20), where riders dismount and put on various articles of clothing; Stake Race (1:56). Calf roping at 2:21, where a horseback rider chases down a calf with a lariat and ties its back legs together (2:16). Cowboy Johnny Vance, dressed in a cowboy hat and orange shirt, performs rope tricks starting at 3:30; a female volunteer joins him at 5:06. Title card: “Dude in summer dress” (5:46). A sheepdog walks up to Johnny Vance and shakes his paw (5:50). Title card: “Alcibiades, the duck that thinks he’s a dog” (6:08). A white duck follows several dogs around on a grassy field while children play (6:20).Title card: “Starting for a picnic at Painted Canyon” (6:48). Black Ford sedans parked in a line next to the field (7:04). Title card: “The road in is no boulevard” (7:06). Views of the walls of Painted Canyon in Riverside County (7:20). Title card: “Arriving at the canyon” (7:41); “Rosita views her car, stuck in the sand” (7:49); “Jimmy and Lucille Gleason ‘Well, here we are.’”(8:14). Visitors drive into Painted Canyon, park, and look around. They eat a picnic lunch on the canyon floor (8:39). Title card: “The clean up squad” (8:48); visitors throw trash on a small fire. “The interlopers weary but dogged sightseers” (9:03). A group of visitors, wearing hats and sunglasses, walks slowly across the canyon ground. Title card: “Starting for home” (9:16) and “Desert riding”(9:42). A man rides a brown and white horse through desert brush. Title card: “Beware of cholla!” (9:58), followed by a closeup of a cholla cactus. Title card: “Donny + Ronny Ameche” (10:24). The two children from earlier pester a woman sunbathing on a lawn chair (10:34). Title card: “Honey Ameche” (10:44). A woman with brown curly hair holds a boy wearing a life jacket’s hand. “Don decides to have a workout in the pool” (11:05); a man on a diving board. “After several lengths, the accent is on the out” (11:35). Don holds up a Los Angeles Times newspaper with an article about February blizzards in the East (11:51). Title card: “Sally Stiles finds Joshua trees in bloom on the way to Twenty Nine Palms” (12:12). A woman points to a Joshua tree. A storm coming over the desert at 12:35. Title card: “Abandoned hopes” (13:08); a Joshua tree next to a small house as the storm rolls in. More Joshua trees at 13:17. Desert verbena, a pink flower, at 13:50. Creosote in bloom (14:16). Chiparrosa, an agave plant (14:30). Title card: “Desert Riders arriving at a breakfast ride. Tahquitz Canyon” (14:47). Cowboys dismount from horses in the canyon, Johnny Gardner among them (15:12). Title card: “Come + get it, or we’ll throw it away!” (15:16). Cowboys stop by an outdoor breakfast line. A stagecoach used for non-riding guests (15:39). Title cards: “Cawfee” “Ham ’n aigs!” “Hot cakes!” (15:45). More closeups of food in frying pans. “Some of the boys discussing horses (or dudes)” (16:04). Four men in cowboy hats stand chatting. Title card: “This defiant gent was the first to be awarded a black thong— for a perfect 3-point landing” (16:31); a man in a cowboy hat speaking. “Crooning Cowboy Cooks” (16:50); a trio of cowboys playing guitar and singing. Dogs looking for scraps from the table (17:28). Title card: “Frank + Tony Burke talking to the Navajo, Young Plant” (18:13). Two cowboys conversing with a Native in a feather headdress. The Native American beats a drum and sings. The cowboys get back on their horses and ride away (19:07). View of the journey home; railroad tracks and arriving at the York Club (19:25). Family members exchange photos of the trip.