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Title: EAST - WEST

Reference number: 6635

Date: 1949*

Director: filmed by F. O. Gelder

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 8.29 mins

Description: Amateur comedy about a man who goes home after work only to be so harried by his family and visitors that he returns to work at night.

ECVS file reference 16/64, date written here.
'Comedy film - father, requiring peaceful evening at home becomes pestered by various means and ends up going back to wrk for some peace and quiet... Another domestic comedy filmed in the clubrooms made up to look like a living room. Well filmed technically, with a very steady camera and excellent lighting, but as in all films of this age the editing is slow and many shots are held too long. It is also easy to guess the end of the film. In spite of this, I think the film could well be shown again: if someone could put on a sound track of music and effects, then it could be an enjoyable "period piece" comedy.

Made in 1949 (proved by references in old issues of Cine Chat) No cast list, so we do not know who our 1949 stars are.'

Credits: l. J Thomson
cont. Miss P Hastings
aided by other members
ph. R. Christie

Shotlist: Title, The Scots have a saying "East West, hames best" maybe - but not always! (0.35) man at work in office, at desk, cleaner sees he is under stress (1.25) leaves office (1.31) wife setting table at home, husband comes in, reads Radio Times (2.28) wife ironing, husband reading paper (3.23) iron breaks, woman takes it to husband, son is sent off to bed (4.00) granny knitting, husband smoking pipe (5.00) another man comes in, c/u card 'J.Cameron Esq, BBC Listeners Research Service. C/u questionnaire (6.20) another man arrives. C/u leaflet 'Councillor 'Bill' Paterson (7.00) husband holding wool for granny (7.57) man throws tantrum and leaves room, goes back to his office (8.22) The End (8.29)