Our Day is a silentdocumentaryshort directed by Wallace Kelly in 1938, about a day in the life of the Kelly family in Lebanon, Kentucky. It starred his mother, wife, brother, pet cat and dog, and Wallace himself. It countered the contemporary stereotypes of impoverished Southerners eking out a living during the Depression by documenting a modern home with adults with sophisticated interests.[1]
Wallace Kelly (1910–1988) was a photographer, amateur filmmaker, and author in the United States.[3] His wife Mabel, née Graham, Kelly and other family members appear in his films about daily life and travels.[4] He wrote Days Are As Grass.
Our Day essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN0826429777, pages 279-280 [2]
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silent, documentary, short, directed, wallace, kelly, 1938, about, life, kelly, family, lebanon, kentucky, starred, mother, wife, brother, wallace, himself, countered, contemporary, stereotypes, impoverished, southerners, eking, living, during, depression, doc. Our Day is a silent documentary short directed by Wallace Kelly in 1938 about a day in the life of the Kelly family in Lebanon Kentucky It starred his mother wife brother pet cat and dog and Wallace himself It countered the contemporary stereotypes of impoverished Southerners eking out a living during the Depression by documenting a modern home with adults with sophisticated interests 1 Our Day source source source source source source source source Directed byWallace KellyProduced byWallace KellyCinematographyWallace KellyEdited byWallace KellyRelease date1938 1938 Running time16 minutesCountryUnited States Our Day was selected for the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress in 2007 as culturally historically or aesthetically significant 2 Wallace Kelly editWallace Kelly 1910 1988 was a photographer amateur filmmaker and author in the United States 3 His wife Mabel nee Graham Kelly and other family members appear in his films about daily life and travels 4 He wrote Days Are As Grass Kelly was born in Lebanon Kentucky where his ancestors settled in the 18th century He served as a medic in World War II and attended Center College and the Cincinnati Art Academy 4 References edit Films Selected to the National Film Registry Library of Congress 2007 National Film Registry Complete National Film Registry Listing Library of Congress Retrieved 2020 05 07 Wallace Kelly The Courier Journal 29 March 1940 p 33 a b Wallace Kelly Collection External links editOur Day essay 1 by Margaret Compton on the National Film Registry website Our Day at the Internet Archive Our Day at IMDb nbsp Our Day essay by Daniel Eagan in America s Film Legacy The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry A amp C Black 2010 ISBN 0826429777 pages 279 280 2 nbsp This article about a biographical documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Our Day amp oldid 1151494004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
