It Happened in Norristown (Part II) (1937)
1937 · Ephemeral film · 21 min
Synopsis
Advertising film presenting landmarks, businesses and people of a town outside Philadelphia during the Depression. Producer and director: Edwin Cooper.
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- ItHappen1937_3
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Norristown, Pa
- Philadelphia, Pa
- Landscapes: Cultural
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★ · The Soroptomists meet! · Spuzz · 2003-11-08
Using almost the exact premise as 'It Happened In Mayfair' 'It Happened in Norristown' has the same hoary story of a couple falling in love and the same showcase of businesses, this one is much more longer and frankly not that better. The addition of dubbed dialog by the dramatists of Norristown doesnt help much, as their line readings are hideous (listen for the line flub and the bizarre imitation of a child's voice). Additionally, the whole fanfare music totally gets grating after a while. While the previous reviewer is correct, that the film quality greatly detetiorates in segment 2, it…
