Dear Home Movies 1

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1950

Complete Record: Reel 1 - 10:00:00:00 Woman leading horse around in circles on dirt road. man in western wear leading adult horse and colt in circles on green grass. two horses and two colts grazing on very green grass, great color, rolling hills in background. man and girl lead horses through yard. farmhouse in background. beautiful scenery, trees, blue skies. young girl leading horse with red ribbon . she holds up trophy from horse competition. girl leads horse with blue ribbon. holds up trophy again. she's wearing red plaid shirt, jeans, fifties farm girl. cowboy rides horse with mountains in background. lasso tied to his hip. horse show. adults parade horses around track. ribbons pinned to horses bits. cowboys and girls hanging out by fence. young blond girl leads horse around grassy, fenced in farmyard. woman wearing green galoshes and red coat and handkerchief tied on head walks with horse down dirt driveway. she looks like she's talking to the horse. second woman comes out to look over horse. checking hooves. woman in red coat leads horse up and down drive once more. runs with horse. young girls in yellow cowgirl shirt leads horse down drive. woman in checkered shirt gallops through green field on horseback horse drags fence post with tether. woman on horseback does various maneuvers with horse in green field, rolling hills in background. Reel 2 - 10:09:11:30 info on canister provided by Dear family reads: "Pretty Buck- Ballerina Pass; Pete and Eleanor- Bulls- Denver; Bull-Horse-Cows-Buffalo; Hunting Trip, Bob Rumney, John P., Fred, Louie Harris." cowboys leading horses around dirt lot; fifties cars on background; overview of corals holding various cattle, horses. signs read different locations (where contestants are from?) rodeo or cattle ranch of some sort; calf roping competition, cowboys hanging out. one sign reads : "Aberdeen Angus Reserve Champions, Layton Angus Farms, Walnut, Iowa" cowboy leads horse away from barn with red dutch door. big black cow stands in front of wooden fence. filmed from various angles. black cows standing in snow. horses totting in snow. cattle drive on prairie. group of people sitting around on hay bales watching horse demonstration. outside barn. small farm house in background. young girls playing with kittens on green grass. sun is shining, beautiful color. rocking horse. small blonde girl with chubby cheeks carries uncomfortable looking tabby cat. the cat is as big as she is! girl in red shirt rides around on pretty horse. fifties truck and barn in background. then all three little girls ride on horse back together. buffalo drinking from trough. family gathering. several generations outside farmhouse. kids sitting on fence, men wearing cowboy hats, great fifties trucks in background, parked in gravel driveway. jeep drives by. little girl walks on path cowboy rides horse around coral demonstrating control. three little girls all wearing red shirts and cowboy hats walk down mountain trail. cowboys camping in in woods. snow on ground, tents , campfire, great outfits, pendleton shirts, jeans and cowboy hats. pack mules roped together walk in a line. back to prairie scene. man loads horse into trailer, rear view. Reel 3- 10:18:43:06 info on canister provided by Dear family reads: "McLaughlin's Roping School, King Ranch, Rey Dell Rancho; Hired Hand (the old horse)" horse trailers parked in dirt lot. cattle roping contests. men in full cowboys getups roping calves. cool shots of men riding out of gates with other men on horseback looking on. blonde cowgirl roping calf. lots of dust being kicked up. cowboys corralling and driving cattle. pine trees in back ground. horse and colt; numbers written in with on horses' rumps. horses shooing flies away with tails. horses harnessed to covered wagon. cowboy parades horse out t of barn . man brushes horse. man leads horse around yard by bit in front of audience of other men. seemed to be a kind of appraisal of horse's value, or horse may be for sale. old red gas pump in background, behind horse. cows in barnyard, eating hay, fenced in, in a grove of oak trees. weather looks foggy. family stands feeding horse over fence, next to fifties car with rear fins. shot of large Spanish style house from the outside. shot of two peacocks in grove of trees. overview of barnyard. more shots of a horse standing alone. odd splice at the end of reel of woman with seventies-style feathered blonde hair and blue eyes looking at camera. skin tone exposure card is at bottom of frame. Reel 4- 10:30:08:25 info provided by Dear family on canister reads: "Joe Reed II..." Horse standing in coral with strong shadows of fence posts cast across him. mottled brown horse standing in field. breeze is blowing, reins held by young man in cowboy hat. men caring for horses, brushing them down, leading them around yard. horse grazing in dirt patch. woman in red shoes and orange coat leads horse around coral by reins. various shots of brown horses standing in corals. man in jeans and cowboy hat stands holding horses rein. horse yawns at him. horse and colt attend in grassy field. various shots of pregnant mama horse standing in field. man leads beige gorse in front of camera, trots him around in circles. beautiful chocolate brown horse stands in front of cameras. gray horse, then brown horse. . horse gallops by cameras, looks like a wild stallion. horses in barnyard cowboy leads horse around covered coral, then ties him to a post. men walking leading horses in front of a group of men. all dressed in cowboy attire. brick buildings/warehouses in background. Reel 5- 10:39:30:18 cowboy on horseback herding two calves inside a fenced in coral. seems like a rodeo of some sort. spectators look on from the stands. woman on horseback herding a calf within the ring. various rodeo events, different men competing, mostly calf tying. cool shots of young woman on horseback herding a cow while people in bleachers watch. great fifties cars parked in the background. she's wearing fancy chaps. various shots of men herding cows within the ring. same cars parked in background. men sitting on top of fence watching the competition. young woman with scarf tied on her head steers cow inside ring. man does the same; much dust is kicked up. leader at end labeled AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association) History- Cutting and Roping. Reel 6- 10:54:05:20 young blonde girl playing by stream. green grass, babbling brook. two men fly fishing. wearing waders and standing in the shallows of the stream. family walks down dirt road. they seem to be on a fishing trip in the mountains. young girl walks across stream holding cowboy boots in one hand and fishing pole in the other. children playing in the stream. family picnic. large family, white farmhouse in background. red and white checkered table cloth on long picnic table set up outdoors. men are wearing cowboy hats. various shots of people sitting on green grass while children run around playing. older woman sits in lawn chair. people turn to look at camera. two men in cowboy hats wrestle with a black calf. they hold him down while another man brands him. several people stand around the corral watching. woman and child look through fence. herd of calves run toward the camera. various shots of black cows standing around in coral. they all turn toward camera. rolling hills and herd of cattle. blue sky with wispy clouds in background. two little girls lead a black cow around by a rope on green grass. the smallest blonde girl holds a stick in her hand to guide the cow. the two girls pose with the cow, one on either side. the whole family comes to stand next to the cow. men and boys wear cowboy hats. little girl pokes the cow's hooves with her stick. cow lifts up feet alternately. woman wearing scarf on her head leads black cow around farmhouse yard with little blonde girl. they pose for camera.