Mother, The

Box 42^20,378^^Barcode: 10125^10.5 minutes, Kodak Positive^Astor Production^Fantast: Whistler�s Mother^Joe Rock presents THE MOTHER, an imaginary episode woven around ��^Whistler's immortal painting. Recorded on Marconi Vistatone System.^^Directed by Syd Courtenay. Adaptation by Georgie Harris from the ��^original of Johnnie Walker, Betty Laidlaw and Bob Lively. Songs: Betty ��^Laidlaw and Bob Lively. Art Director: James Elderwils Narrator: Ralph ��^Truman. Cast: John Garrick, Harriet Bennett, Mildred Franklin.^^Note: So bad, Whistler must still be spinning in his grave.^Opening: Whistler, in studio, painting mom.^^2:46 Portrait hanging in museum. Painting comes to life! Dissolve to:^3:55 Modern mom singing to her baby, kind of an Irish lullaby.^ Interesting crib^^7:00 Back to Whistler and his mom; he sings a lullaby to her! Sample^ of lyrics: I'll make your life complete^^Note: Could have been Norman Bates's favorite short -- puts mom on ��^pedestal, and condones son-mother devotion, to the degree that you want ��^Mom dead by end of reel.^Woman walking into (ABC)American Broadcasting Company news room. ^^Shot of Walter Winchell, commentator that dispenses Broadway gossip, preparing to go on air.^^Shot of Fred Allen at micraphone with unknown man in comedy routine.^^Ext. shots WKKN radio station, NBC, CBS, and ABC studios, WOR Mutual.^^Meating of program sponser going over script for nights broadcast.^^Three women sing new commercial for him, commercial for Consolidated Sardines.^^Meeting in office with sponser for final line up approval.^^Int. shot of store selling radios, shoppers looking over many different styles, from small table top to large floor models.^^Ext. shot of beautiful stone build that houses the F.C.C. Int. shot of workers at F.C.C. Shot of broadcast license renewal meeting in progress. C/U turntable playing 45 rpm record. Inside broadcast booth with D.J. reading live commercial for McTavish Skinless Weinies.^^Sign on door: Lee de Forest Laboratories. Int. shot of lab with Dr. Lee Forest, one of raqdios inventors, dictating letter to National Assoc. of Broadcasters regarding his unhappiness with smut being broadcast through his baby.^^Int. shot news room with newscaster during broadcast. Shots of announcer at football game, shots of game in progress.^^Shots of radio show on air with live audience.^^Radio open forum discussion being broadcast nationwide. Audience participates by asking panel questions.^^Scripts for documentaries to be broadcast include: Hiroshima, by John Hersey, Slums by ABC, Schoolteacher - 1947, The Profession.^^Ext. shot of the Library of Congress. Int. shot, live broadcast of the unsealing of a collection of Lincolns papers. Scholars asked their opinions.^^Shots of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing, shot of Arturo Toscanini conducting NBC Symphony Orchestra.^^C/U wodden table top model radio with push buttons to change channels in the office of John Crosby, New York Herald / Tribune critic. Shot of him dictaing column to secretary.^^Shot of audience participation radio program, announcer has to lead woman to answer correctly for cash prize of $50.00.^^Shots of The Better Half radio show in progress. Wife on top of dog house tries to hit husband everytime he pops his head out to answer a question.^^Scrolling shot of the days programing.^^Shots of housewives listening to their favorite daytime soap operas on the radio, one is in the kitche, one is sitting in the living room kniting. Shots of the performers doing a scene.