1953: Susan’s Xmas Party, Dancing, etc
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Color home movie of Susan’s Christmas Party in 1953. Teenagers in suits and dresses slow dance, swing, and watch as a couple steals the spotlight in a room decorated with tinsel, streamers, and a Christmas tree. Footage is dark at times.
Credits
Marquis Ritchey Cring (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Marquis Ritchey Cring Collection
Subjects: Holidays; Dance; Youth; Teenagers; Parties; Christmas
Places: North America > United States > Missouri > St. Louis
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - MCU teenage couples in dresses and suits dance at a Christmas party, Christmas tree in background and streamers decorate room, PAN wallflowers 02:10 - a couple dances as others watch 02:51-04:28 - couples slow dance
Cfa elements: 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4341
Subjects: Holidays; Dance; Youth; Teenagers; Parties; Christmas
Places: North America > United States > Missouri > St. Louis
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - MCU teenage couples in dresses and suits dance at a Christmas party, Christmas tree in background and streamers decorate room, PAN wallflowers 02:10 - a couple dances as others watch 02:51-04:28 - couples slow dance
Cfa elements: 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4341
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09