Time of the horn

An aimless afternoon becomes a melodic adventure when a small boy retrieves a discarded trumpet from an alley rubbish basket. Oblivious of the stares of passers-by, he pretends to play the horn as he skips and struts down the busy street, lost in a jazz fantasy of his own imagining. Recalled to reality by his mother’s voice, he scampers home, still tightly clutching his new-found prize.

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Credits

production company

Journal Films

director

Russel Merritt

Duration

00:05:54:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1964

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010958

Language

English

Subject categories

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music

Music & Performing Arts → Trumpet

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1964

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