The Making of an American
About The Making of an American
A short made to push new arrivals to learn English and take on American habits. An immigrant, played by Emil De Varney, is shown failing at the language and the customs, then getting help. Guy Hedlund directed it for the Connecticut Department of Americanization.
Cast & crew
More about The Making of an American
The Worcester Film Corporation, founded in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1918, produced it for the State of Connecticut. Northeast Historic Film, a New England archive, found the short and preserved it.
Themes
Preservation
Preserved by Northeast Historic Film.
Notes
- It is a one-reel lesson, not a feature.
- The sponsor is a state Americanization office, not a commercial studio.
- De Varney is the billed player.
- The preservation credit belongs to Northeast Historic Film.
Scenes
- The newcomer is walked through the language and the customs he does not have.
Also available
- Northeast Historic Film
