Oss Oss Wee Oss
1953 | 12m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Alan Lomax |
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| Writer: | Alan Lomax |
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| Padstow, a fishing village on the coast of Cornwall, celebrates May Day with an ancient custom: two osses (hobby-horses) dance through the town streets accompanied by drums and accordions. All Padstownians participate in the event, which has now become a tourist attraction drawing over tens of thousands of annual visitors. Folklorists Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy and filmmaker George Pickow collected footage at the festival in 1951, producing a pioneering work in the use of sound, low-light photography, and conversational presentation of narrative. A favorite of Margaret Mead, who used it in her classes, the film circulated widely and continues to have influence today, especially in the neo-Pagan community. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 02, 1953 |
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| Director: | Alan Lomax |
| Writer: | Alan Lomax |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | short film |
| Production Companies | Folk Films, English Folk Dance and Song Society |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 26, 2026 Entered: Jul 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Charlie Chilton | Himself - Narrator |
| Charlie Bate | Himself - Narrator |
| Name | Job |
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| Alan Lomax | Writer, Director |
| George Pickow | Cinematography |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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