Sunday, February 17, 2013

March 27 - 28, 1954 The Glorious Day, The Lovely Sunday and Dumbo


Diary Entry:  Mar. 27, 1954

"A glorious day.  We took camera & went picture-taking of flowers around.



We have a mt. cherry in bloom in front of our house.  After lunch B went to Osaka to speak to Mainichi English Speaking Club.


Came home with a table scarf as a gift."

 
Diary Entry:  Mar. 28, 1954


"Lovely Sunday.  Went into Osaka mid-morning so Bob could have a haircut.  Got Ann some red shoes & Bob some tennis shoes.  After lunch in Sogas we went to see "Dumbo"--Japanese soundtrack but excellent picture.  "Nature's Half Acre" still nice.  Crowds can be rude--women slammed their purses in seats before a person had a chance to get out. Ann enjoyed part of picture but it got so hot in the theater."


NOTE: The Japanese release of Dumbo was March 13, 1954. For a peak:   

4 comments:

  1. I love how vivid those floral snaps still are nearly sixty years later. We got hit with more snow here this week, so I suspect it will be a while more still until we see any new blooms around these parts. These beautiful vintage flowers will tide me over until they do. :)

    Wishing you beautiful, relaxing Sunday, sweet Ann,
    ♥ Jessica

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  2. It's warm and sunny here
    and I'd love to see some snow. I'm afraid our flowers will be fooled by this pre-spring weather, pop up and then be damaged by a hard freeze. Yes, those old Kodachromes are still strong. Thanks so much for writing and enjoy your wonderful Sunday!

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  3. Ann you wouldn't belive that Dumbo was one of my absolute favourite movies when I was a child. The other favourite was Bambi. I still love both of them :-)

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  4. Perfect, classic, timeless movies! Everyone seems to love Dumbo and I was so excited to find this little clip--it's still readily available in Japanese on DVD of course. I'm pretty certain it was my first movie...and it's so fun to hear that it's a favorite of yours! Isn't that "old style" animation great? Thanks!

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