A Popular Person-Oddity: Broadway Farmer
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The film explores examples of artists and collectors through a series of five vignettes.
Credits
James Sweeney (editor); Jack Shaindlin (music); Frank Kelly (writer)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: The film’s beginning segment tours a cottage in Kent, New York belonging to comedian Chic Johnson (of Olsen and Johnson) and Mrs. Johnson, as well as the adjoining Winter Garden Farm named after the Broadway theater.; H.G. Fields of Philadelphia shows off a shoe collection boasting more than 400 examples of “ill-fitting footwear” including designs made from silver, pewter, wood, and majolica.; Mrs. Mildred Canon of Eldred, Florida displays a multitude of seashells which she methodically fashions into novel figurines and toys. She reportedly knows the names of over 100 kinds of shells that she forges into her creations.; H.H. Zietz, proprietor of the Buckhorn Exchange Steakhouse in Denver, Colorado, is known as the last surviving member of Buffalo Bill’s band of scouts. His taxidermy and gun collections total half a million dollars in insurance.; The concluding segment presents Ms. Hazel “Chick” Collier of Houston, Texas who handcrafts pin-ups that she supplies to GI troops. Through return correspondence, she has also amassed a collection of thank-you notes and requests for personal advice.
Subjects: Art; Processes and techniques; Decorations; Design; Creativity
Places: North America > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia; North America > United States > New York; North America > United States > Florida; North America > United States > Colorado; North America > United States > Texas
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11553
Notes: The film’s beginning segment tours a cottage in Kent, New York belonging to comedian Chic Johnson (of Olsen and Johnson) and Mrs. Johnson, as well as the adjoining Winter Garden Farm named after the Broadway theater.; H.G. Fields of Philadelphia shows off a shoe collection boasting more than 400 examples of “ill-fitting footwear” including designs made from silver, pewter, wood, and majolica.; Mrs. Mildred Canon of Eldred, Florida displays a multitude of seashells which she methodically fashions into novel figurines and toys. She reportedly knows the names of over 100 kinds of shells that she forges into her creations.; H.H. Zietz, proprietor of the Buckhorn Exchange Steakhouse in Denver, Colorado, is known as the last surviving member of Buffalo Bill’s band of scouts. His taxidermy and gun collections total half a million dollars in insurance.; The concluding segment presents Ms. Hazel “Chick” Collier of Houston, Texas who handcrafts pin-ups that she supplies to GI troops. Through return correspondence, she has also amassed a collection of thank-you notes and requests for personal advice.
Subjects: Art; Processes and techniques; Decorations; Design; Creativity
Places: North America > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia; North America > United States > New York; North America > United States > Florida; North America > United States > Colorado; North America > United States > Texas
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11553
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:12