Baby Susan Laemmle
Creator(s)
- Deborah F. Blum
- Kurt Laemmle (Camera Operator)
- Alyse Laemmle (Subject)
Biographical History
Kurt Laemmle was born in Laupheim, Germany on April 14, 1909. Kurt worked in the Ritz Theatre in Chicago. He became a naturalized US citizen on May 21, 1936 and married Alyse in October 1937. In 1938, Kurt and his older brother Max (b. May 4, 1906) founded Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles, CA. Kurt is the nephew of legendary Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle.
Scope and Content
ECU, Life magazine cover from October 7, 1940 features Gary Cooper in the film "The Westerner"; Cooper's face has been replaced with baby Susan Laemmle, born on October 28, 1939. CU, clock on a table, the time is 7:33. Mother Alyse opens the door, smiles, and walks over to baby Susan in her crib. Alyse picks up Susan, they smile. Alyse kisses her. MCU, baby Susan in the bathtub, playing with a washcloth and a plastic doll. Alyse lifts Susan out of the tub and wraps a towel around her. Alyse brushes Susan’s hair, feeds her from a bottle, and puts her in a potty chair. She crawls around. Brief CU of Kurt holding Susan.
Note(s)
The four original 16mm films in this collection were spliced together into one reel and scanned to 4K resolution by Periscope Films in 2017.
Subjects
- BABIES
- FAMILIES
- UNITED STATES
- PLAYING
- JEWS
Places
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.