Our Day

Our Day is a silent documentary short directed by Wallace Kelly in 1938, about a day in the life of the Kelly family in Lebanon, Kentucky. It starred his mother, wife, brother, pet cat and dog, and Wallace himself. It countered the contemporary stereotypes of impoverished Southerners eking out a living during the Depression by documenting a modern home with adults with sophisticated interests.[1]

Our Day
Directed byWallace Kelly
Produced byWallace Kelly
CinematographyWallace Kelly
Edited byWallace Kelly
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryUnited States

Our Day was selected for the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress in 2007 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2]

Wallace Kelly

Wallace Kelly (1910–1988) was a photographer, amateur filmmaker, and author in the United States.[3] His wife Mabel, née Graham, Kelly and other family members appear in his films about daily life and travels.[4] He wrote Days Are As Grass.

Kelly was born in Lebanon, Kentucky where his ancestors settled in the 18th century. He served as a medic in World War II and attended Center College and the Cincinnati Art Academy.[4]

References
  1. "Films Selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress - 2007". National Film Registry.
  2. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. "Wallace Kelly". The Courier-Journal. 29 March 1940. p. 33.
  4. "Wallace Kelly Collection".


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