''Our Day'' is a silent documentary

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directed by Wallace Kelly in 1938, about a day in the life of the Kelly family in

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. It starred his mother, wife, brother, pet cat and dog, and Wallace himself. It countered the contemporary stereotypes of impoverished Southerners eking out a living during

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by documenting a modern home with adults with sophisticated interests. ''Our Day'' was selected for the

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by the Librarian of Congress in 2007 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

References

External links

*''Our Day'' essa

by Margaret Compton on the

website * * * ''Our Day'' essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 279-28

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