2015.011.021


Silent color 35mm film shot by Castorri and Company of the Boblo Island attraction "Captain Andy's Rivertown Review" on May 12, 1987 for a advertisement for the park.

The film opens with footage of from over the shoulder of the Captain Andy animatronic figure--a dog in a fire captain's uniform who plays a banjo. From over the figure's shoulder, the camera captures the reactions of children in the audience. Near the end of the reel, the Captain Andy figure and other stage elements are also shot from head-on. A clapboard near the beginning of the reel is labeled "Castorri and Co., Boblo Island #1387, Scene 3, Date: May 12, Take 1." Ron Castorri is listed as both the director and the camera operator.

The film is in a 35mm canister with several labels. An Eastman Kodak label has been partially covered by a length of cloth tape marked, "1000 5294-643-126 'Boblo Island' Castorri & Co. Roll 2 AAA-7." Another length of cloth tape around the side of the canister is labeled, "WO# 71271 Orig. 5247 Castorri & Co. #1387 'Boblo' (Roll #2) 5-13-87." A Producers Color Service, Inc. form label on the tin's lid lists Castorri as the customer, "Boblo Island" as the title, "5-13" as the date, "2" as the roll number, and "1000" beside "Footage."