Unseen cinema. organ logue / 1, The mechanized eye. Episode 12, Melody on parade :
THE MECHANIZED EYE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Bordering on unadulterated kitsch, this novelty singalong ingeniously collapses time and space as it lauds the progressive march of American ideals. The songs, belted out by...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Sung and spoken in English. |
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[United States] :
Filmmakers Showcase,
1936.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | THE MECHANIZED EYE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Bordering on unadulterated kitsch, this novelty singalong ingeniously collapses time and space as it lauds the progressive march of American ideals. The songs, belted out by noted jazz singer Irving Kaufman, are illustrated through a zany mix of newsreel footage, liberally altered by a series of clever optical techniques. --BRUCE POSNER. 35mm 1.33:1 black & white sound 5:48 minutes. Music: Irving Kaufman. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 06, 2020). "Experiments in technique and form". "Early American avant-garde film, 1893-1941". |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (7 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:06:30 |
| Production Credits: | Vocals: Irving Kaufman; organ: Lew White. |