Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther
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Directed by | Esther Dowidat, Raymond Dowidat |
Starring | 'Old Man' Guettler, Hans Guettler, Bill Guettler, Esther Dowidat |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | United States |
Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther is a 1939 short documentary film which deals with the German-American community on the eve of World War II. It was filmed and directed by amateur filmmakers Esther Dowidat and Raymond Dowidat, residents of Cologne, Minnesota.[1]
In 2001, this fourteen-minute film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".[2] [3]
References[]
- ^ "COLOGNE: FROM THE DIARY OF RAY & ESTHER". allplaidout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
External links[]
- Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther essay by Scott Simmon at National Film Registry[1]
- Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 299-300 [2]
- Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther at IMDb
- allplaidout.com: Cologne: From the Diary of Ray & Esther
Categories:
- 1939 films
- 1930s short documentary films
- American films
- American short documentary films
- United States National Film Registry films
- American black-and-white films
- Black-and-white documentary films
- German-American history
- Films shot in Minnesota
- Works about German-American culture
- 1939 documentary films
- Historical documentary film stubs
- Short documentary film stubs