Jeanne and Frits Kan as bride and groom
Creator(s)
- Ms. Betsy Klein
- Robert F. Kan (Subject)
- Robert F. Kan
Biographical History
Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Robert Kan and his family escaped the Nazis on May 13, 1940 and emigrated to Queens, New York via the Dutch East Indies. He received a BA in Economics from Hofstra Univeristy and worked for thirty years for the US government at the Department of Commerce, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, and the American Embassy in Tokyo. After retiring from the government, he became a Certified Financial Planner. He was a lifelong Boy Scout and accomplished philatelist. He was married for 58 years to Francisca Verdoner Kan and had three daughters, Jeanette, Susan, and Eleanor.
Scope and Content
Dutch intertitles. Home movie of two unknown children reenacting the courtship and wedding of Dutch Jews Frits Kan and Jeanne Bloch. The first section of the film introduces various children with a title and then a shot of that child. "Mei 4, 1924" Boy identified as Frits and a little girl, Jeanne, leaving a car and embarking onto a boat. The two children give each other hugs and kisses. 01:02:34 Frits waves a handkerchief from the rear of the boat and Jeanne from the dock. Boat departs from the dock as Frits continues to wave. 01:05:02 In Singapore Frits on a wagon being pulled by two men. Frits riding a pony. Jeanne writes a letter. The camera cuts to Frits eating a banana. Jeanne eats a piece of cake. 01:07:34 Frits enters the house. 01:07:49 Jeanne waves through a window. Children are dressed up and pretending get married. 01:09:58 Introduction of the council of ministers followed by Frits and Jeanne's sisters and their parents. 01:12:35 Dressed in wedding attire, the actual, adult Frits and Jeanne stand before the camera on their wedding day in the Netherlands in 1925. Their departure follows, guests, arrival at city hall, and their first kiss.
Note(s)
See Story 1355, Film ID 2933 for a hand-tinted print of this film. Transcript of Dutch Intertitles -HET HUWELIJK VAN FRITS EN JEANNE EN WAT ER ANN VOORFGING -Super Special Frija Film de Luxe. Opname Filmfabriek Polygoon- Haarlem. -In de hoofdrollen: -Mia Stibbowitsky. -Henny Porten. -Leo Chaplin. -Jopie Slim. -Pierre Montagne d' Etoiles. -Daddy. -Baby Miepie. -4 Mei 1924. -Frits verloofd pas veertien dagen Moet de groote reis weer wagen. -Een hartroerend afscheid. -Nou tabe dan, ik groet je... -Als de tros is losgesmeten... -Maharadjah Frits in Singapore. -Frits in de Preanger. -Hij plukt de vruchten van 't land... -Zij eet de taartjes uit de hand. -En plots, daar kwam hij terug uit het verre land, dat zich slinger tom den evenaar al seen gordel van smaragd. Waar zou hij zich anders heen-spoeden...dan naar? -Hun groote dag. -"Van harte gelukgewenscht." -"Bij je kinderen zul je 't beleven." -Enfin seul. -Zooals de ouden zingen... ( 'o' is crossed out where the 'I' is) -De Ministerraad. -De Minister van Onderwijs. -De Minister van Handel en Nijverheid. -De Minister van Kolonien. (umlaut over the 'e') -De Minister van Financien. (umlaut over the 'e') -De Minister van Binnenlandsche Zaken. -De natuurlijk nog steeds verliefde Ouders van de Bruid. -De jeugdige Ouders van den Bruidegom. -De Zuster van Frits. -De Zuster van Jeanne. -HET Paar. -Het vertrek. -Door de Poort naar het geluk. -Aankomst ten Stadhuize. -Vertrek van het Stadhuis. -De eerste Kus in het Huwelijk.
Subjects
- FAMILIES
- WEDDINGS
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- JEWS
- EATING
Places
- , Unknown
- , Netherlands
- , Southeast Asia
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film