This is Portland 1971, BW 16mm

This film has been digitized thanks to a grant from the Al Larvkin Conservation Fund. I will eventually post a better video copy to my You Tube channel.
You can view the site at www.ottoda.chat or visit the Al Larvkin site for other films from the past. https://www.allarvickfund.org/

When growing up, I had a notorious reputation of watching too much television. However, I told my siblings that much of my viewing was part of my research as a young 'want to be' comedy filmmaker. This is Portland was my first somewhat successful attempt at satire and spoofs. It's a direct spoof of a little known couple named Don and Bettina who were known for a series of travelogs. The two of them (I vaguely remember) produced fairly amateur films about travel -- with crude sound and kitchy music. This short is in part dedicated to their memory. Note: this is Portland in 1971, when Portland was a dumpy little town with nothing in particular except offering a safe place to raise a family. My brother Duncan (now deceased) is featured as the character in the tuxedo along with his date in evening dress, Elinor Markgraf. Enjoy

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