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Her Own Fault

Item number (ISN):

99688

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1921

Item number (ISN):

99688

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

GRAPHIC CONSULTANTS LTD.

Accession:

1972-0105

Media:

Film

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1921

Production company:

Ontario Motion Picture Bureau

Cast credit:

Belinda Snooks, Barbara Seymour

Country of production:

cn

Sponsor:

Division of Industrial Hygiene of the Provincial Board of Health

Description:

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This film shows the difference between the lifestyles of two women, and the consequences of those lifestyles. The characters are introduced in an intertitle as Mamie, "the girl who fails in life's struggle," and Eileen, "the girl who succeeds." Shots then show each character alongside an image of the actress portraying her, as she appears in private life. The film compares the waking and morning habits of the two women: Mamie wakes late, without time for a bath or proper breakfast; Eileen wakes early and cheerfully, takes a bath and brushes her teeth before going down to eat breakfast with the other members of the household. At work, Mamie looks uncomfortable and sickly as she performs her tasks; Eileen arranges her work so that it can be performed comfortably. An intertitle points out that "Eileen uses her brain to save her back." During the rest period, Eileen joins other women doing exercises in the yard; Mamie re-applies her make-up and, coughing and scratching, reads the newspaper. When its time for lunch, Eileen washes up, but Mamie, who wants to go to a sale, doesn't have time. In the cafeteria, Eileen eats a healthy lunch while Mamie takes a couple of bites of food before rushing off to a blouse sale. As she is leaving, Mamie trips on her high heels, injuring herself. At the sale, women grab at blouses, "cheap in money, but expensive in nervous energy." Mamie looses a curl of hair in the fray. Meanwhile, Eileen is relaxing with other women, some of whom are reading while others do needle-work. At work in the afternoon, a man criticizes Mamie for doing a poor job. Although she looks tired, Mamie spends the afternoon rest period talking with friends; a man reminds Eileen of their canoe ride that evening. As the afternoon wears on, Mamie's eyes hurt but she refuses to wear glasses; her work suffers as a consequence. Eileen works deftly, while Mamie's actions are slow and awkward.~That evening, Eileen enjoys fresh air and exercise when she goes canoeing; Mamie, "too tired for real exercise, too nervous to rest... seeks excitement" at a dance hall. Months later the effects of the two girls' lifestyles are made clear as Eileen is promoted to forelady at the factory and Mamie is hospitalized with tuberculosis. The last intertitle appeals: "Use your brains to save your body." <11mn 36s>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Original number:

3291~3292

Notes:

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1. 1927 Catalogue description: "A health picture visualizing two factory girls, one of which takes proper care of her health, the other who, through late hours, improper food etc., undermines her health and is finally admitted to a sanitarium."~2. Crown material over 50 years - copyright expired.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

87039

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8808-0073
8808-0074

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

GC-3291
GC-3292

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

88099

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8808-0401
8808-0402

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8808-0073
8808-0074

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

88805

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8808-0523
8808-0524

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8808-0073
8808-0074

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

107014

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8903-0005

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

408300

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2005-02-0034

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

643595

Format:

FILM

Location number:

GC-3291
GC-3292

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

979679

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2005-02-0009

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

8808-0401
8808-0402
9610-0376
9505-0292
7301-1658
7705-0200
V7 2002-03-0017
8903-5936
8208-0993
8208-1026

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1190833

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4_2005-02-0009.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2005-02-0009

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1190834

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4_2005-02-0009.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2005-02-0009

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8903-0005
V1 2005-02-0034

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

The permission of Library and Archives Canada is required to reproduce this title.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Library and Archives Canada

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