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Universal-International Newsreel[Babies on Parade] (ca. 1950s)

Scenes at Ladera Park Baby Show, Los Angeles and Antioch (California) Diaper Derby. Newsreel story.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Universal-International Newsreel
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Newsreels; Children: Babies; Antioch, California

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Spuzz - - December 28, 2005
Subject: Babies on Cement!
Gee, remember when people had beautiful baby contests? Yay! Child exploitation fun! The first part is all about a parade. One kid noted crying. Theres a king and queen! They look slightly older to be called babies though. I smell FIX! Next, we have one of those baby crawling contests. A lot more upset kids this time. Ouch! Are they crawling on ASPHALT? No wonder half the babies dont make it. Daniel Watson wins! YAY! Where is he now?

Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - January 15, 2003
Subject: Babies on Parade
Newsreel featurette about a baby parade and festival. It's not as creepy as these things usually are, since it's not so much a beauty contest as it is an all-around festival with a parade, silly costumes, and various contests. The babies react in typical baby fashion, i.e. it's fun for awhile for them, but they get tired and cranky real fast. Overall it's an innocuous slice of life from the baby boom period.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.

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Scenes at Ladera Park Baby Show, Los Angeles and Antioch (California) Diaper Derby

Babies parading in costumes
Little Indian girl held by Latina woman
CU twins
Baby sleeping
King and Queen babies kiss
Placard: ÒDiaper Derby Morning LineÓ
CU Woman blowing whistle
Babies crawl to outside of circle, Danny Watson, 11 months old, winning contest
Mothers holding babies and applauding
CU Danny Watson drinking out of bottle