Thursday, June 30, 2011

Hidden in America


TV Drama starring Beau Bridges
-Year: 1996
-Year in film: 1990s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Willa ~11 ys
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurence: low
-Rating:  3/10
-Rating: ***
-Comment: Jena Malone (pictured) in light blue bibs. Also in light blue standard jeans. Also another actress in dress like blue chequered and colorful? shortalls or even in shortalls (Allegra Denton ?) I don't know this movie and have to check it. Rated PG-13 and nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy. Malone was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award and Shelton Dane for a Young Artist Award. Also starring Jeff Bridges and Bruce Davison. Movie might be a quite good family film with some dramatic scenes, but I assume few bib scenes and not sure about this film, so rating 3 for now. Girls are quite young here.

The Basket



Drama set in WWI starring Peter Coyote
-Year: 1999
-Year in film: 1910s
-Country: USA, Germany
-Who in bibs: boys ~8, 17 
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: low ?
-Rating:  4/10
-Rating: ****
-Comment: A teen boy/young man in brown non-jeans bibs (pic left, I think suspenders only) and a young boy in blue jeans bibs (pic right, middle).I don't know their names and I don't know this movie. But trailer looks very good, including great landscape shots. Independant film and one of the few WWI movies with jeans bibs. Rated PG. However I assume rather few bib scenes according to the trailer. Most pants with suspenders like LHOTP. I like those historic films, but rating 4 for now for the bib scenes.

deleted vid removed , adding tag teen boys, sitting M,

Info 55: Color historic images of bib overalls - FSA completed




From FSA-OWI bib overalls

I discovered by coincidence the color section of FSA images at loc.gov. Only 17 pages. I took 7 color pics and 5 or 6 further b/w pics recently. I have now watched all FSA images. Perhaps I can find also elsewhere good pics. Again extreme problems with blogger. Have to use the old editor and inserting and scaling pics manually. Then about 3 hour no access at all.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Carry Me Home (2004)



TV Coming of age film
-Year: 2004
-Year in film: 1947
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Carrie ~13, 3 boys ~10,12,15
-Bib occurrence: often
-Rating:  7/10
-Rating: *******
-Comment: Ashley Rose Orr aka Ashley Rose as Carrie Ann (left pic on right and right pic middle with pigtails) in blue bibs, film brother Harrison Chad as Brian (left and right pic on left) ~11-12ys in light blue bibs baggy and very worn with white paint spots (pic right) and color faded bibs (left), black boy Dajon Matthews as Lijah (right pic on right) in brown non jeans bibs (suspenders) and teen boy Nicholas Braun as Zeke (pic below) in very baggy blue bibs. Also a young man in extremely baggy bibs and another man. Bibs seem to be very authentic partly well worn with holes. All actors showed from all sides (mostly not from behind).

Finally I got this DVD for which I waited many weeks. First I thought the tomboy is Brian as Carrie doesn't look like a tomboy to me. But she acts and dressed like a boy and hates dresses. She first had longer pigtails, then cuts her hair. Medium bib occurence of her, as she wears also dresses and baggy jeans. Brian also sometimes in very baggy jeans. Zeke always in bibs. I don't like face and haircut of Carrie and Brian. Best for me is Zeke.

The film is good, but could be better. Plot is a bit weak. They just live in 1947, her dad is dead and mom has a new friend. Farm setting but not much farm work. More dramatic and some violent scenes than romantic scenes. Characters a bit like "Some Things That Stay", only the girl is a bit younger. And no skinny dipping. Some good or very good scenes, also with the girl. She wears bibs and dress at the same time (see link to earlier post) and has her bib of her overalls down showing parts of her bra. As the bra is too tight for her under the dress, Zeke said she should take it off. Mad man Charlie pees in his bibs. Carrie kicks Zeke in groin or stomach and he also kissed her while sleeping. Although many bib scenes I rate only 7-8. Well done, but not like The Waltons.

DVD is RC 1 (unusual for old films most are RC 0), English subtitles for hearing impaired. Also Spanish language. Extras mainly 16 behind the scenes pics. Could also be better for 2004. Rated PG-13. No trailer to embed. See also

/2011/06/stories-16-teen-girl-wears-dress-and.html


 Edit: Film is c) 2002. IMDb: 2004. But not sure when and how long filmed. So Girl might be 12 or 13. Zeke looks older than 14 on most pics.

The War Between Men and Women



Drama starring Jack Lemmon
-Year: 1972
-Year in film: 1970s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: Caroline ? 16
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: low
-Rating:  7/10
-Rating: *******
-Comment: A teen girl in very good, I think raw denim bibs (pictured). I don't know her name for sure (I think Lisa Eilbacher). Also starring Lisa Gerritsen. I didn't had time to watch this complete movie yet, but assume very few bib scenes. But I like this scene. Bibs appear a bit lighter in the sunlight but probably still raw denim. Short scene walking (front, back and side view). I don't like much films of the 70s and this film also features animated scenes, which I also don't like, but due to the good bibs I rate even 7. Independant film. Rated PG. No trailer to embed. Eilbacher was not born in the US but I don't tag this non-USA. Looks a bit to me like Mary-Ellen Walton. Almost perfect.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Dogtown (1996)


Romance starring Rory Cochrane
-Year: 1996
-Year in film: 1990s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: Dorothy ~30 ys
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurence: medium ?
-Rating:  4/10
-Rating: ****
-Comment: Mary Stuart Masterson in light blue very short shortalls (pictured). I assume that most of the readers will like her. I'm not sure as I don't know this complete film and I don't like shortalls much. I found this by searching IMDb with tag ranch combined with tag boy. Also some flashback scenes, but I don't think with bibs. Rating 4 for now.

Roommates (1995)


Drama starring Peter Falk (R.I.P.)
-Year: 1995
-Year in film: 1990s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: boy Mo ~9 ?
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: medium ?
-Rating:  3/10
-Rating: ***
-Comment: A boy, I think Ryan Kelley in blue bibs (backside suspenders). Nominated for an Oscar and Courtney Chase was nominated for a Young Artist Award. Rated PG. I don't know this complete film, but found only few scenes with bibs. Good film with funny elements, but I don't think that I'll like it, but not sure. Also at least one nudity scene (boy out of bathtub, not frontal). No bibs in trailer, but no better clip on YouTube.

Update: Briefly checked at high speed. Obviously just 2 brief scenes. Maybe 2 different pairs? Pic 2 is about in the middle of the movie. I haven't noticed pic 1 again, so must be very brief.

Story 17: Playing tennis in bibs

Shoot the Moon (1982) starring Albert Finney and Dianne Keaton. Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. A girl with pigtails playing tennis in blue bibs. Is this good sportwear?

I saw by coincident a publicity still with a girl in light blue shortalls. I saw some parts of this movie (which is over 2 h long) and I find for now only this scene at the end of the film. Famous movie with famous scene (Keaton in bathtub). But I don't remember this complete film and will make a separate entry. They have 4 children so I don't know yet for sure, what's her name. However I assume few bib scenes, but film might be interesting.

Update: I now have created a full entry and assuming Tracey Gold.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Rusty: A Dog's Tale


Family film with talking animals starring Hal Holbrook
-Year: 1998
-Year in film: 1990s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl, boy ~11 ys ?
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurence: medium ?
-Rating:  4/10
-Rating: ****
-Comment: A black boy in long blue bibs (perhaps Michael J. Pagan?) and a girl (perhaps Danielle Keaton) in light blue shortalls. I think also some men. Yet another family film with talking farm animals. Not only cats and dogs, but also a raccoon and a snake. Very funny. I saw most of this movie, medium or fewer bib scenes, I saw only very few bib scenes with this boy at the end of this film. Voice actors Patrick Duffy and Matthew Lawrence (Rusty). Film aka "Rusty: The Great Rescue" or just Rusty. For bib scenes only rating 4.

Stories 16: Teen girl wears a dress and bib overalls

Ashley Rose Orr, 14 ys (pictured) in film "Carry Me Home" (2004) as Carrie wearing bibs while her mother puts a dress over her (looks like a shirt, but is a dress). With this hair, her brother laughed at her and said, she looks like a boy. Before that she had pigtails. She is a "tomboy" and likes overalls and pants and playing with boys.

This is a very good farm film (Rated PG-13) starring this girl aka just Ashley Rose, a female looking boy, a teen boy and a man in bibs. Farm content and set in Marlboro, New York in 1947. Many bib scenes.

Complete entry incl. more images follows tommorow or in the next days as I want to watch this film again.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Bandits (2001)


Crime film starring Bruce Willis
-Year: 2001
-Year in film: 2000s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: boy ~10 ys ?
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurence: low ?
-Rating:  2/10
-Rating: **
-Comment: A boy in patterned red bibs (pictured), I don't know his name. I don't know this complete movie and assume few bib scenes. I also don't like those action films at all nor those non-jeans bibs but add this for the sake of completeness. Nominated for 2 Golden Globes, Rated PG-13. Working title Outlaws. Also starring Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett. 

The Last Great Ride

Family film with dog starring Ernest Borgnine
-Year: 1999
-Year in film: 1990s
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Jules ~12 ys ?, woman
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no, partly TV recording
-Bib occurence: medium ?
-Rating:  7/10
-Rating: *******
-Comment: Stephanie Sawyer cycling in blue bibs and blue shortalls (pictured) and an old woman in bibs (pic below). I saw this movie some years ago, but don't remember completely. Have to check again. Partly set in the 1940s (but bibs in the 90s). Filmed in Wisconsin. Also starring 12 yo. Jeffrey Sharmatt (pic below) and Jason Hervey (The Wonder Years). No trailer at YouTube, but IMDb. Good family film. I assume medium bib scenes. Sawyer might be 13, also not sure about farm content.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Run the Wild Fields


TV drama starring Joanne Whalley
-Year: 2000
-Year in film: ~1940s 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Opal ~11, boys, men
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: medium ?
-Rating:  7/10
-Rating: *******
-Comment: Alexa Vega (pictured) in very baggy hickory striped light blue/greenish/gray bibs (perhaps 2 different ones as they appear light blue without stripes on publicity pics). No bibs seen in trailer, no better clips at YouTube. Sorry, I also don't know this complete film. But looks not bad, including farm content of North Carolina during WWII. I assume medium bib scenes, but not sure. I have to watch this movie as soon as possible. Rating 6 for now. Film won 2 Daytime Emmys and Vega was nominated for a Young Artist Award. Based on a play by Rodney Patrick Vaccaro.

Update: Now I have completety checked the movie at high speed. Also 3 boys i n bibs and men. Very good sitting scene of the girl. Rating now 7-8 instead of 6

https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2020/04/update-run-wild-fields-fm.html

/2016/11/08/update-run-the-wild-fields-fm/

Hideaway (1995)


Thriller starring Jeff Goldblum
-Year: 1995
-Year in film: 1990s? 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: Regina ~18
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: low ?
-Rating:  3/10
-Rating: ***
-Comment: Alicia Silverstone in light blue bibs. I don't know this complete movie, but I don't like those thrillers anyway. Rated R. I assume few or medium bib scenes for what I have seen in clips and pics. Interesting paranormal plot about resurrection; novel by Dean R. Koontz. For now I rate 3, but have to check.

Update: Briefly checked at high speed. Obvously only few and brief scenes at the beginning . Also sitting inside behind  atbale without the jacket. But I haven't found full views nor rear views. So still rating 3 only.

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Echo of Thunder


TV family farm drama.
-Year: 1998
-Year in film: 1980s? 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: Lara 17, Opal ~ 10 , other girl
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: medium ?
-Rating:  5/10
-Rating: *****
-Comment: Lauren Hewett in bibs (pictured), Emily Browning and I think another younger girl in darker blue shortalls (on left). Maybe also a man? I don't know this complete film yet. It's part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series. Set and filmed in Australia with Australien actresses but US release. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy. Novel (Thunderwith, 1989) by Libby Hathorn. According to trailers and pics I assume few or medium bib scenes, but have to check. Hewett was 17 in 1998 and Lara is 14 ys in the novel. Also not sure about the year. Could be 1980s or even much earlier. No trailers or clips at Youtube to embed.

Info 54: Updates

Recently I've updated the following, incl. new images, mostly shown completely:

-The Seven Little Foys (last purchase), boys/teen boy
-The Prince Of Tides (boys, girls)
-Disappearance (2002) (teen girl)
-Bingo (teen boy)

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Kid Cop


Kids' film, starring Jeremy Lelliott, Edward Albert
-Year: 1996
-Year in film: 1990s 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Lisa ~ 13
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no, partly TV recording
-Bib occurrence: medium ?
-Rating:  5/10
-Rating: *****
-Comment: Bethany Richards in blue shortalls (see trailer). Also cycling in them. Also a girl cycling in colorful shortalls (pictured, probably same actress?) I like this film and want to see it again. I have somewhere a VHS recording. Reminds me to film "Rupert Patterson Wants to be a Super Hero" (see that entry). Good family film. Seems a bit rare. I could only find this French trailer. I assume medium or fewer bib scenes, so rating 5 for now. Updating the next broadcasting. "Video" according to IMDb.

Vi på Saltkråkan


Astrid Lindgren TV series/film
-Year: 1964
-Year in film: 1960s? 
-Country: Sweden
-Who in bibs: girl Tjorven 8
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: yes, TV recording
-Bib occurrence: medium
-Rating:  1/10
-Rating: *
-Comment: Maria Johansson in dark blue checkered non jeans bibs (pictured). Backside suspenders only. Also a younger girl in a yellow short dress with suspenders. First of all: I like most Astrid Lindgren books and films. And this is a good and funny family entertaining film. But I can't remember a girl which I hated more since my childhood. Overweighted girl. Bibs are also too short. I don't remember all bib scenes of the complete 13 episodes, as I saw the compressed 1968 film. Best scene is the swimming of 2 boys and 2 girls ~11ys in 60s swimsuits /swim shorts. But I have to rate 1/10 (worst) for the first time until now. If someone knows anything worse please comment. Sorry. There are also later films/series with this girl. English title Seacrow Island.

Update: New pics. There's also a 2015 stage play, 10 yo girl, rating 3 coming soon.

https://biboverallsfilms.blogspot.com/2019/01/vi-pa-saltkrakan-2015-stage-play.html

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Square Dance


Romance starring Winona Ryder
-Year: 1987
-Year in film: 1950s? 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Gemma 13, man
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: medium ?
-Rating:  6/10
-Rating: ******
-Comment: Winona Ryder (pictured) in blue bibs. I think on the right image they are or appear darker. Also at least one man. I don't know this complete film, but bibs look great. Film rated PG-13 and was nominated for a Golden Globe, TV title "Home Is Where the Heart Is", also starring Rob Lowe. Novel by Alan Hines (1984). Not sure about the date, but novel is set in 1950s Texas. I assume medium or even fewer bib scenes. But not sure. No trailer to embed.

Adding tag teen girls

An Angel Named Billy


Gay film
-Year: 2007
-Year in film: 2000s? 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: man Billy 18ys
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurence: low ?
-Rating:  4/10
-Rating: ****
-Comment: I think Dustin Belt in blue bibs shirtless (pictured). I found this film by coincidence as a YouTube recommendation. I don't know this film, but assume few bib scenes. Perhaps someone likes shirtless young man in bibs. Also farm content, but I think also not much. I have to check this. Seeing the trailers, I don't think that I would like this movie. Rating 4 for now.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The Prince of Tides


Romance starring Barbara Streisand
-Year: 1991
-Year in film: 1950s?? or 40s? (bibs) 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Savannah ? ~10 ys, boy Luke 9
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: low ?
-Rating:  5/10
-Rating: *****
-Comment: Nancy Moore Atchison in blue bibs (pictured left). Also I think Grayson Fricke (pic 2) and also a man (but assume short scene). Sorry, I don't know this film and have to check this very soon. Novel by Pat Conry with a lot of flashbacks (also 4 years earlier and 3 years and 6 years later than picture). Also starring Nick Nolte, nominated for 7 Oscars (Golden Globe for Nolte). Directed also by Streisand. But I assume few bib scenes due to the flashbacks. Also not sure about farm content. Rating 5 for now.
Edit: I have now seen the beginning of the film. The boy seemed first shirtless, then white sleeveless shirt (pictured) and also standard shirt. Also jumping in water in bibs with underwater view. (distance view in clip)

Matilda (1996)




Family film starring Mara Wilson
-Year: 1996
-Year in film: 1990s? 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Matilda ~9 ys, other girl, woman
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: yes, partly TV recording
-Bib occurence: low
-Rating:  4/10
-Rating: ****
-Comment: Mara Wilson (pictured in blue shortalls), also I think at least 2 other kids at school also in full legth bibs (see trailer). Novel by Roald Dahl. Also starring Danny DeVito. YoungStar Award for Mara Wilson. I've seen this movie some years ago, but I don't like it. For a better movie starring Mara Wilson (and some others in bibs) see entry "Balloon Farm" (1999). But I have to check it again next TV broadcasting, I think some better actors in bibs, but assume few bibs scenes. Film aka "Roald Dahl's Matilda" and rated PG.

Update. Now I have seen the complete film again (though missed the beginning minutes). Also a black girl in full length bibs and a young women in shortalls and full length light blue bibs at the end of the movie. Matilda  only in shortalls in the first part of the film. All short scenes. And film is also a matter of taste. Also a funny scene where the female teacher throwing away a little girl at her blond pigtails. Rating 4 stays.

Monday, June 20, 2011

The Last Leprechaun


Fantasy film starring Veronica Hamel
-Year: 1998
-Year in film: 1990s? 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Ethel ~11
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: low ?
-Rating:  3/10
-Rating: ***
-Comment: Brittney Bomann (pictured, with Andrew J. Ferchland) in blue shortalls. Bibs seem way to small. I don't remember this film, I don't like those fantasy film with leprechauns or trolls anyway except for some horror films. But perhaps exciting and funny family entertainment. I will check this the next TV broadcasting. But rating 3 for now. No trailer on YouTube.

Update: Now I've seen it completely. Medium bib scenes (first half of this movie only but more than originally thought). Quite entertaining family and fantasy film. But movie and bib scenes could be much better. Short but quite good fam/barn/hay content with cows but I don't remember real farm work in bibs (shortalls only anyway).

Rating 3 was correct.

The Girl Next Door (2007)




Horror film starring William Atherton
-Year: 2007
-Year in film: 1958 
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: boy ~15
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurrence: low ?
-Rating:  6/10
-Rating: ******
-Comment: A teen boy in medium blue shortalls (pictured). I  don't know his name. Bibs seem a bit too small or worn baggy. Film aka "Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door" (as there are a lot of other films of the same name, even a short film in the same year, more famous is the 2004 film). Sorry, I don't know this complete film. It's about teens, torture and abuse, so rated R. Based on true story, novel by Jack Ketchum (1989). Not sure if there is farm content, but I don't think so.

 Update: I have briefly checked the complete movie. Obviously rather few scenes and mainly or only at the beginning. Also later in the woods, also sitting (from a distance).

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey


Disney film with talking dogs and cat, remake from 1963
-Year: 1993
-Year in film: 1990s ?
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Hope ~12 ys,  boy Jamie ~ 7ys
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own:yes, TV recording
-Bib occurence: low
-Rating:  3/10
-Rating: ***
-Comment: Veronica Lauren in blue bibs and pigtails (pictured, with Kevin Chevalia and Benji Thall, left to right). Chevalia in beige bibs (pic right). I don't like those films with talking animals anyway. Novel by Sheila Burnford. Starring Michael J. Fox and Sally Field (voices). I don't know the original 1963  film "The Incredible Jorney". There is also a 1996 sequel "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco" with same actors (see that entry) there also few bib scenes. Very few bib scenes of both kids, mainly at the beginning (but I missed the first 10 minutes). 80 % are animals only scenes. And the kids don't even wear bibs all the time. I don't like both films. However good acting of Thall.

Info 53: History overalls manufacturing, new blog

Another historic infos. I search further for underwear. There are some websites about vintage clothing, ads etc. but often they sell those ads or even clothes. One good site of original (also short summer underwear) is

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58039671@N00/sets/72157625895759793/

Those underwear existed, but I wonder who bought it. Perhaps many just couldn't afford it in the 1920s and 1930s. Or it was used as sleeping garment or else or only at some colder regions.

Via those vintage ads I found a sign of "Duck Head Overalls" Union made since 1865. Perhaps one of the oldest dates, but I'm not sure if these are really one-piece overalls.

Also I found via a Headlight  (Crown - Headlight) ad this good blog, which I will follow. Interesting vintage images (including women), ads,  time books and manufacturing pics.

http://youroldpaljim.blogspot.com/

Info 52: Historic books, underwear p2, girl milking

A New York farm girl or young women in 1941. 2 more images at my Picasa album.
I also found many other books describing wearing nothing underneath.

"Growing Up: Childhood in English Canada from the Great War to the Age of Television" Page 31: To a farm kid underwear meant long johns worn in the cold weather. To have anything between you and your overalls in July seemed ludricrous<15> Footnoted refered to book Hubbert, "Since the Day I was born" rural Ontario of the 1930s. And later that in the 1950s urban and rural boys were wearing short cotton underwear in summer.

Also an interesting find at Google Books of a "1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue" including images and detailed description and prices (also of many other goods like underwear, medicine, food, sweets and farm things). Most overalls are without bibs only mechanical and white painters' overalls are with bibs.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

My Family (1995)


Drama, nominated for Oscar
-Year: 1995
-Year in film: 1960s ? (bibs)
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: 2 boys ~10 ys
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no
-Bib occurence: low ?
-Rating:  5/10
-Rating: *****
-Comment: A young hispanic/Mexican? boy in blue bibs (pictured) and at least one other (see trailer) I don't know their names. Film showing 3 generations at 1930s, 1950s and 1960. I think few scenes (only?) at the end, so I think at the 1960s, trailer might be showing 1950s. I don't know this film or don't remember seeing it. At least some farm content in a corn field. Rating 4-5 for now. Film rated R.

Personally Yours


TV family film /romance starring Valerie Bertinelli
-Year: 2000
-Year in film: 1990s
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Hannah ~9 ys
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: no, partly TV recording
-Bib occurence: low ?
-Rating:  5/10
-Rating: *****
-Comment: The youngest daughter (must be Emily Tennant in blue bibs, pictured). Film aka Wilderness Love. Also starring Ross Malinger and Michael Welch (I think on left). I have seen this movie, but can't remember the bib scenes, so have to check again. Tennant is Canadian, also filmed there and story set in Alaska. I think funny kids' movie, but assume rather few bib scenes. So rating 5. No bib trailer on YouTube.

Info 51: historic books, underwear underneath?

Perhaps someone wonders what people were and are wearing underneath her overalls. I found by coincidence first one book and searched later for overalls and underwear. I had read before, that at least during hot summer they were wearing nothing underneath.

In the book "Ben Rod Jordan of Putnam County" which is autobiographic of the 1930s, at page 182 stands that boys (and probably men) got no underwear for spring and summer, and long underpants in winter which the parents ordered by catalogue.

In book "A nickel's worth of skim milk: a boy's view of the Great Depression" stands that there were different underwear for winter, summer and fall+spring (Page 74). But I think this was in 1938 and probably in a bigger town. Also described clothes changing for gym where all boys wearing short underpants also in winter.


In some films like "Some Things That Stay" (see that entry) I can't seeing underwear while Kevin Zegers undressing for skinny dipping.
In "The Waltons" Jim-Bob and Ben wearing short underpants underneath and swimming in them (but late 1930s). And swimming in bathing costumes in season 1 (early 1930s, I think.) I know of bathing costumes in much earlier times and assume, they don't want to show nudity. Might also be sinful to swim naked (except for boys only).

I wonder what girls wearing underneath, but bibs were mainly worn by boys and men.


Another interesting thing in book "Always of Home: A southern Illinois Childhood" it's described that the schoolhouse smelled of new overalls and starched dresses the first week until the next wash day.


Lucky teachers.

Most parts of the books can be viewed at Google Books.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Disappearance (2002)



TV thriller /horror film starring Harry Hamlin
-Year: 2002
-Year in film: 2000s
-Country: USA
-Who in bibs: girl Kate ~13 , man
-Available on DVD: yes
-I own: yes, TV recording
-Bib occurrence: often
-Rating:  5/10
-Rating: *****
-Comment: Basia A'Hern (pictured, also in series "The Sleepover Club") in blue bibs. Also a man in beige bibs. Film rated PG-13. No trailer at YouTube to embed.
Edit:
Now I have seen this complete movie. Very good plot and much suspense (maybe too much, especially the scary music is sort of annoying). Much bib scenes, she also sleeps in them (bedroll and hotel bed). Good cycling scene and descendig from bike at the end, but not in bibs. Sadly I don't like this actress (face and hair). She has a bored face expression and never smiles. Bibs are too short and somehow don't fit to the body. Also they appear darker (standard worn blue color) than shown on the images. Leave rating at 5 (although much bib scenes and good film).