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Copies of Oscar Burritt films
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- moving images
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1990 (Creation)
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1 video reel : video master, b&w, Type C, sound ; 26 mm
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The item consists of a videocassette containing copies of amateur, experimental and television film items made by, attributed to, or featuring Oscar C. Burritt.
Bats out of hell [193-]: Footage of midget racing cars competing at Hastings Park, Vancouver.
Oscar C. Burritt introduces "The Lady from Shanghai" [1969]: Film enthusiast Oscar C. Burritt introduces a television broadcast of the 1947 Orson Welles film. In discussing the Chinese opera sequence in the film, Burritt uses his own photographs of Vancouver's Chinese theatres and opera performers as illustrations.
May Day parade, Vancouver [1938]: Special event footage showing Labour unions, ethnic groups, fraternal organizations and other Vancouver citizens marching in a mass May Day parade; the various groups are identified by signs and banners. Floats and signs depict social conditions and reflect the current world situation, especially the Spanish Civil War and the spread of Fascism in Europe.
Residue 2 [ca. 1939]: Experimental film combining found footage (on mixed film stock) with hand-painted stock and hand-scratched stock leader. No readily identifiable locations are shown.
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From films loaned for copying by Douglas S. Wilson, 1990.
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A digital copy of these four items is available. Please contact staff for further information.
VHS reference copy available, V1990:06/001.02.
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Accession number(s): V1990:06
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Previously described as AAAA6619, AAAA0188, AAAA2510, AAAA2269 and AAAA2556