Hiking; Performance in Vienna; Family holidays - Easter and Christmas
Creator(s)
- Walter Hausner (Camera Operator)
- Elizabeth Hausner
Biographical History
Walter Hausner (April 24, 1914-February 5, 2003) was a member of the Austrian amateur film society in Vienna. His father, Ferdinand (1883-1957) owned a firm for fabrics and fashion articles with factories in Vienna and Jihlava, Czechoslovakia with business partner Siegfried Furst. Walter’s mother, Wilhelmina Bloch, died from cancer in 1937. Walter and Ferdinand managed to leave Vienna together just before the plebiscite in March 1938 on a plane which was brought down in Berlin. The Nazis required Ferdinand to supply an inventory of his assets. His friend and fashion designer, Claire Rennai, had a visa to go to the United States and married Ferdinand to help him get out of Austria. Walter made it to England where he had planned to establish another factory for the family textile firm. He was interned as an enemy alien. Walter later served in the British Army, where he met a singer, Irene Jones (1921-2014) performing for the troops. They married and emigrated to the New York region in 1948.
Scope and Content
Title: “Buntes Allerlei” “Mitglied des Klubs der Kino-Amateure Österreichs” “Schulwandertag April 1931-May 1933”. Shaky views of a school group hiking trips, dining outdoors. Girls dressed up in gowns embrace. Horse races. The group hikes, older man with a cane, they relax at the Liesing Brewery. 01:01:46 Ferdinand Hausner. Ducks. More shots of the school group at the brewery. 01:02:58 A different group of friends at a brewery, carrying flower bouquets. Cinema [Kino] in Vienna, “Weisse Woche”. “Verbands Kunstlaufen” sign. Crowds at Heldenplatz. Indoor performance. “Ostern 1933” Scenic shots of mountains and waterfalls. Man climbing tree. Ferdinand Hausner and others relax on a bench. 01:05:08 “Pfingsten 1933” Friends walking along a path. Two dogs at play. The family group gathers outdoors and poses for a photo, including Franz Hausner in glasses. Horse. Decorated balcony, Wilhelmina Hausner smoking, she conceals her face with a newspaper. 01:06:51 Ferdinand, Wilhelmina, Franz, and others. Young woman plays with hat and her hair, smiling. She walks along a city street lined with shops. “Weihnachten in Bad Aussee” “Am Loser” WH logo “Mitglied des Klubs der Kino-Amateure Österreichs” Four men wave from a train window, on their way to Altaussee, Austria for the Christmas holiday. Sign: “Loserhuette” Ski hut, mountains, skiing. Relaxing and playing cards at the ski hut. 01:09:28 Film ends.
Subjects
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- AUSTRIA
- SHOPS
- SPORTS/GAMES
- CITIES
- HOLIDAYS (EASTER)
- HORSES
- VACATIONS
- MOUNTAINS
- THEATERS
- TRAINS
- FAMILIES
- HOLIDAYS (CHRISTMAS)
- WINTER
Places
- , Austria
- Vienna, Austria
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film