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Film, Video The house I live in

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Title

  • The house I live in

Summary

  • In song and dialogue, Frank Sinatra makes a simple, effective case for the commonality of all Americans and the elimination of racial and religious intolerance. While on a break from a recording session, Sinatra sees a mob of boys angrily chasing another youngster. He stops the attack and talks to the boys about racial and religious diversity, using examples of cooperation and patriotism that they can all understand.

Names

  • LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987, film director
  • Ross, Frank, 1904-1990, film producer
  • Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985, screenwriter
  • De Grasse, Robert, 1900-1971, cinematographer
  • Martin, Philip, 1916-1974, film editor
  • Stordahl, Axel, composer, actor
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, actor, singer
  • Chapman, Fred, 1931-2001, actor
  • Graeff, Vincent, 1931-2011, actor
  • Infuhr, Teddy, 1936-2007, actor
  • McKim, Harry, 1930-2017, actor
  • Ralph, Ronnie, actor
  • Rodin, Merrill, actor
  • Frank Ross Productions, Ltd., production company, copyright claimant
  • RKO Radio Pictures, film distributor
  • B'nai B'rith, sponsor
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : RKO Radio Pictures : 1945.

Headings

  • -  Social values--United States
  • -  Equality--United States
  • -  Prejudices--United States
  • -  Social integration--United States
  • -  Toleration--United States

Genre

  • Social problem films
  • Sponsored films
  • Short films

Notes

  • -  LP13665 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Frank Ross Productions, Ltd.; 9Nov45; LP13665.
  • -  Director of photography, Robert de Grasse ; film editor, Philip Martin, Jr. ; musical director, Axel Stordahl.
  • -  Frank Sinatra, Freddie Chapman, Vincent Graeff, Teddy Infuhr, Harry McKim, Ronnie Ralph, Merrill Rodin, Axel Stordahl.
  • -  Singer: Frank Sinatra.
  • -  Songs: "The house I live in", music by Earl Robinson, words by Lewis Allan; "If you are but a dream" composed by Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton, Nat Bronx.
  • -  Filmed at RKO Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California between May 15 and May 28, 1945.
  • -  Parts of summary from the Motion picture herald, October 13, 1945.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: Eagan, D. America's film legacy, p. 384-385; Variety, May 16, 1945, p. 2 viewed June 11, 2024 via Variety Archives; Stars and stripes, May 28, 1945, p. 3 viewed June 11, 2024 via NewspaperArchive.com; Motion picture herald, v. 161, no. 2, October 13, 1945, p. 33 viewed June 11, 2024 via the Internet Archive; Prelinger, Rick, Field guide to sponsored films, p. 44-45; Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1940-1949, 1953: p. 16; Internet movie database, June 11, 2024.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (10 min.) : sd., b&w.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024600519

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Leroy, Mervyn, Film Director, Frank Ross, Albert Maltz, Robert De Grasse, Philip Martin, Frank Sinatra, Fred Chapman, et al. The house I live in. composeds by Stordahl, Axel, Actor, , produceds by Frank Ross Productions, Ltd.Uction Company, Copyright Claimant United States: RKO Radio Pictures:, 1945. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024600519/.

APA citation style:

Leroy, M., Ross, F., Maltz, A., De Grasse, R., Martin, P., Sinatra, F. [...] Copyright Collection. (1945) The house I live in. Stordahl, A., comp, , Frank Ross Productions, L. U. C., prod United States: RKO Radio Pictures:. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024600519/.

MLA citation style:

Leroy, Mervyn, Film Director, et al. The house I live in. comp by Stordahl, Axel, Actor, , prod by Frank Ross Productions, Ltd.Uction Company, Copyright Claimant United States: RKO Radio Pictures:, 1945. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024600519/>.