CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR HOME MOVIE w/ STREETS OF PARIS & SALLY RAND'S NUDE RANCH 14764 (1933)

Synopsis

This silent home movie dates to July, 1933 and shows highlights of the Chicago World's Fair. At:26 a panoramic shot shows the parking lot completely filled with vehicles. At:35 the entrance to the Fair with a Baby Ruth candy bar banner is briefly seen, followed by a pan across the entire fairgrounds. At:55 people are seen entering the venue. At 1:06 the Streets of Paris exhibit is shown. At 1:23 a sign reads "Casbah Des Ouydayas". At 1:25 the Goodyear blimp soars overhead. At 1:31 Admiral Byrd's Antarctic ship is seen. At 1:35 is a shot of the skyride.At 1:47 the Midway is shown, and a huge group of people do calisthenics or some other type of display. At 2:24 aerials shot from the Skyride are shown. At 2:39 the Henry Van Porter car slides past. At 2:48 the submarine S-49 is shown at dock. At 3:03 the Goodyear blimp Reliance NC-14A is shown landing. At 3:33, professionally shot footage -- possibly from Burton Holmes' film about the Streets of Paris exhibition -- is shown. This includes scantily clad models at 3:41, nude shadow dancing at 4:00, an all-female band at 4:14 including belly dancing or exotic dancing, and at 6:19 fan dancing by the legendary Sally Rand. At 7:53 part of Rand's secret is revealed ... She also performed under the name Billie Beck. During the 1920s, she acted on stage and appeared in silent films. Cecil B. DeMille gave her the name Sally Rand, inspired by a Rand McNally atlas. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1927. After the…

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Running time

8 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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