Bernice bobs her hair

United States, 1976

Film

Episode of Series “The American Short Story”.
A young flapper bobs her hair to gain peer approval but she learns a lesson in values. An adaptation of the short story of the same title by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Credits

director

Joan Micklin Silver

producer

Paul R. Gurian

production company

Perspective Films

Duration

00:47:35:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1976

Appears in

Group of items

The American Short Story

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

319635

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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3 times

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