A Certain Christmas--Joan Thurber Baldwin--home movies. Reel 14

Datecirca 1955

Donor-supplied NotesA Certain Christmas

Viewing NotesTitle: ‘AN OLD OAK PRODUCTION’. Title: ‘A Certain Christmas’. Intertitle: ‘Produced by Joan Baldwin, Assisted by Olthje von Erpecom’. Intertitle: [Cast names – illegible] Intertitle: ‘-any resemblance to anything actual is plenty intentional’. Intertitle: ‘The story of this Christmas begins early in December in Cape Neddick, Maine’. Intertitle: ‘The weather was, to say the least – seasonal…’ A house and barn in the snow. A person using a snow blower. Shots of the road, trees and houses covered in snow. Boats anchored in the harbor. Shots of the coast. A dog on the tailgate of a pickup truck. Shots of the town. A man shoveling snow off the deck of his house. A bridge. Intertitle: ‘The weather was, to say the least, - invigorating…’ A person walking through the snow. A different person smoking on the shore. Shots of the town, including the post office. Intertitle: ‘So, who shops early?’ A person walking on a snowy beach. Intertitle: ‘Some people can’t get too much fresh air…’ A person skiing. Intertitle: ‘Preparations for the day can’t be put off any longer…’ A truck full of Christmas trees. Intertitle: ‘To the shoppers Christmas poses traffic problems…’ A ship passing under a drawbridge. People on the street. Christmas decorations around town. Intertitle: ‘More preparations for the day can’t be put off any longer…’ People decorating a Christmas tree and hanging other decorations around the house. People sitting in the living room. A man playing the piano. A truck leaves the houses, goes to the store to buy a wreath and other decorations. A woman hanging the wreath on the front door of the house. Intertitle: ‘Hark!’ People at a party, listening to a man play Christmas songs on the piano, including ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’, ‘The First Noelle’, ‘We Three Kings’, and ‘Joy to the World’. Intertitle: ‘Onward…’ A woman baking cookies, talking to a woman with a cat. Intertitle: ‘The not-so-Silent Night…’ People decorating as music plays. An ornament breaks. A man reads aloud. (‘The Burning Babe’ by Robert Southwell.) Intertitle: ‘Not a creature was stirring…’ Women with dogs and cats. Intertitle: ‘Merry Christmas’. Women opening gifts. Intertitle: ‘Etcetera’. The Christmas tree surrounded by opened gifts. Intertitle: ‘And we wish you a Happy New Year!’ Sunset. Interetitle: ‘The End!’ [End of Reel]