Top of page

Film, Video The roots of happiness

digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • The roots of happiness

Summary

  • "Dramatizes the case of a family in which the father respects and loves his wife and children, permitting each to develop as an individual, and contrasts this family with one where discord and hostility prevail"--National union catalog, motion pictures and filmstrips, 1953-1957.

Names

  • Rodakiewicz, Henwar, direction
  • Datlowe, Samuel, production
  • Brun, Joseph, camera
  • Chalmers, Thomas, 1884-1966, narration
  • Bernard, Viola W., 1907-1998
  • Mental Health Film Board (New York, N.Y.)
  • Puerto Rico. Department of Health
  • International Film Bureau
  • Sun Dial Films, Inc

Created / Published

  • United States : International Film Bureau, 1953.

Headings

  • -  Child-rearing--Puerto Rico
  • -  Masculinity--Puerto Rico
  • -  Father and child--Puerto Rico

Genre

  • Sponsored films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Title from National union catalog.
  • -  Photographed by Joseph Brun ; edited by Dayton Wood ; narrated by Thomas Chalmers ; psychiatric consultant, Viola W. Bernard, M.D. ; commissioner of Health of Puerto Rico, Juan A. Pons, M.D.
  • -  LC copy is missing some beginning credits.
  • -  On film: "This film may be borrowed from the Films and Recordings Center, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County."
  • -  Source used: U.S. National Library of Medicine catalog, viewed August 15, 2018.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 24 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018601448

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright or other restrictions in the vast majority of motion pictures in these collections. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse.

In rare cases, copyrighted motion pictures are made available by special permission to the Library and may be used only for educational purposes. For example, the Gershwin home movies fall within this category. Rights assessment is your responsibility. No registration information exists for some titles, and reproduction of some titles may be restricted by privacy rights, publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Additionally, some works may still be protected by copyright in the United States or some foreign countries. The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. You should consult the catalog information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding item and may assist you in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items for their desired uses. You should also consult restrictions associated with donations to the Library.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Brun, Joseph, Camera, Thomas Chalmers, Viola W Bernard, Mental Health Film Board, Puerto Rico. Department Of Health, International Film Bureau, and Inc Sun Dial Films. The Roots of Happiness. directeds by Rodakiewicz, Henwarection, produceds by Datlowe, Samueluction United States: International Film Bureau, 1953. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018601448/.

APA citation style:

Brun, J., Chalmers, T., Bernard, V. W., Mental Health Film Board, Puerto Rico. Department Of Health, International Film Bureau & Sun Dial Films, I. (1953) The Roots of Happiness. Rodakiewicz, H., dir, Datlowe, S., prod United States: International Film Bureau. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018601448/.

MLA citation style:

Brun, Joseph, Camera, et al. The Roots of Happiness. dir by Rodakiewicz, Henwarection, prod by Datlowe, Samueluction United States: International Film Bureau, 1953. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018601448/>.