“Ice Boats” (1957) 16mm Film Home Movie, Detroit News(DN), Setup, Lake Sailing

These guys were as serious about their filmography as they were about their ice boats. Great shot set ups from a distance and on the boats. The camera was clearly mounted for all of the shots. Goggle guy with the wind in his face made me cold just watching him. Documentary quality. Great fun to watch.

FILM CONDITION:

Film appears to be in very good shape, ran fine on a vintage Revere manual thread projector and has no detectable vinegar syndrome.

FILM HOLE CONFIGURATION:

Film has double sprocket holes.

Partial 7” reel (approximately 6 min 30 sec)

Rough timeline:

45 sec - setup of boats

1 min - pushing boats out, pano of scene

10 sec - instruction to the cameraman

25 sec - dad and kids on boat

30 sec - kids driving, closeups of rigging

1 min - ice boats sailing, two-blading it

1 min 15 sec - Goggle guy bracing the wind, closeups of rigging

50 sec - ice boats sailing

15 sec - adjusting boat near cars

30 sec - Dad and son discussing, boats pushing out, sailing

Please see photos to verify item condition. Sold as is.

Thank you for looking!