Film Number

8365

Title

[JOHN THIS IS YOUR LIFE]

Producer

Percy Hughes

Date

1937-42

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

b/w & colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

30 mins 08 secs

Description

Compilation reel featuring John Bailey Hughes, family and friends. Begins with dupe of 9.5 mm material of John as a baby, a nurse can be seen holding him. The nurses wave good-bye as the Hughes take their baby home. A bit older, John can be seen playing with his toys and sitting up in his pram, smiling for the camera. The family and some friends visit the beach. John plays in his playpen in the garden, his mother holds him while he waves a Union Jack flag. In Summer 1937, the family go on holidays to Gwespyr in Wales. In the next scene, John's mother helps him try to take his first steps. We see the family visit Chester Zoo when John is a bit older. At the zoo, they see a variety of animals such as bears and monkeys. Christmas 1937, John sits in his high chair and plays with his toys. In 1938, family and friends meet for a picnic in Little Leigh. At the age of two, John can be seen helping out with the gardening. Christmas 1938, John enters the living room to see what presents Santa has left for him including a new tricycle. Later, we see John as a page boy at a wedding. For his fourth birthday, John wears a Native American costume and plays in a field. On his fifth birthday, John plays with his new train set. At Ainsdale beach, John can be seen playing in the sand and rolling down the sand dunes. The film cuts to Christmas scenes, family and friends sit around the table enjoying Christmas dinner and drinks. On John's sixth birthday he plays with the family kitten. Christmas 1942, shots of the family eating and John's presents which include model aeroplanes. January 1st 1943 - the children examine a wall that has been knocked down. We see the wall being reconstructed by two builders. John and other schoolboys can be seen leaving Stockton Heath Primary School. In the countryside, John rolls down hills and climbs trees. The film ends with shots of John and his friends playing on the banks of the River Weaver.