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RFD Greenwich Village (ca. 1969)

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RFD Greenwich Village (ca. 1969)
Sponsor: Cotton Producers Association. Production Co.: Unknown. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 11 minutes.

Trade association film promoting cotton clothing. Set in Greenwich Village, the film explores neighborhood haunts and leisure activities, including a hip house party at which cast members sport fashionable cotton outfits. The result is a humorous vision of affluent Bohemian life.

Note: RFD stands for “rural free delivery” and is a playful allusion to the neighborhood’s relaxed “country” lifestyle. Produced in Eastmancolor.