The Making of an American
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The Making of an American

The Making of an American (1920)

Genres - Silent Film  |   Sub-Genres - Silent Film  |   Release Date - Mar 8, 1920  |   Run Time - 14 min.  |  
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The Making of an American is a 1920 American short silent film used as an educational tool in the governmental Americanization initiatives to assimilate immigrants into mainstream culture, especially by encouraging them to learn the English language. It was produced for the State of Connecticut Department of Americanization by the Worcester Film Corp., a company founded in 1918 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The film was rediscovered and preserved by Northeast Historic Film (NHF) a regional moving image archive in New England.

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Themes

Family Relationships | Journey/Travel | True Stories

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1918, 1920, Americanization, Department Of Americanization, Educational, English Language, Immigrants, Mainstream Culture, Massachusetts, New England, Preserved, Rediscovered, Regional Moving Image Archive, Silent Film, State Of Connecticut, Worcester, Worcester Film Corp.

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