Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection, circa 1938-1991, bulk 1948-1980

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Series 5: Selected Other Films, Produced/Directed by Weng Wango, 1945-1980

The films in this series are produced or directed by Weng Wango, dating from 1945 to 1979. Some of the major titles include in this series: Chinese Kitchen (unknown); East in the West (1947); Chinese Brushwork (1971); Chinese Art: Of Heaven, Earth, and Man (1979). A Christmas Story (episode of "The Big Picture") (c. 1961) is an episode of the U.S. Army-produced television show featuring soldiers celebrating Christmas with their families. The Expo '70 Films (1970) are three short films ("Ceramics," "Silk," "Printing") produced for Expo '70, held in Osaka, Japan. Of the various elements in the collection, it is unclear which, if any, represent the most definitive versions of the films. It is also unclear whether the films are meant to have sound – they may have been played silently at the Expo with some sort of live accompaniment. The Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines (1971) is a filmed record of a service at the Cathedral of the Pines in New Hampshire, the collection contains master picture and sound elements for this film, as well as prints, and other original footage. Also include are films produced by Weng, but were undated.



Box 3 Container WW0027 Chinese Art: Of Heaven, Earth, and Man, 1979, 1 film reels

Written: Wan-go Weng. Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University



Box 49 Container WW0065 Chinese Art: Of Heaven, Earth, and Man, 1979-1980, 1 film reels

Written: Wango Weng. Producer: Wango Weng. Production Co.: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center


Box 49 Container WW0072 Chinese Art: Of Heaven, Earth, and Man, 1 film reels

Written: Wango Weng. Producer: Wango Weng. Production Co.: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center



Box 45 Container WW0329 Chinese Art: Of Heaven, Earth, and Man, 1 film reels

Written: Wango Weng. Producer: Wango Weng. Production Co.: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center


Box 45 Container WW0332 Chinese Art: Of Heaven, Earth, and Man, 1 film reels

Written: Wango Weng. Producer: Wango Weng. Production Co.: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center



Box 50 Container WW0075 Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1971 October 13, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 12 Container WW0138A, WW0138C, WW0138D Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1971 November 11, 3 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions


Box 12 Container WW0138B Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1971 November 11, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 28 Container WW0198A Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1971-1976, 4 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 15 Container WW0198B Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1971-1976, 4 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 29 Container WW0231 Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1976, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 18 Container WW0206 Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 29 Container WW0211 Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 41 Container WW0368 Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1976, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions


Box 41 Container WW0381 Buddhist Service at the Cathedral of the Pines, 1976, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 13 Container WW0188 Expo '70, 1 film reels

Producer: Wango Weng. Production Co.: Wango Weng. Content Summary: Images of music, art and historical objects; reproduced on DVD

Digitized film includes content from WW0220, WW0225, WW0236, and WW0244



Box 30 Container WW0219A Expo '70, 7 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 19 Container WW0219B Expo '70, 10 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220A1 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220A2 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220A3 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220A4 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B1 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B2 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B3 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B4 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B5 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B6 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B7 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 19 Container WW0220B8 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 47 Container WW0225A1 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 47 Container WW0225A2 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 30 Container WW0225B1 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225B2 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225B3 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225B4 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225B5 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225C1 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225C2 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0225C3 Expo '70, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0226A Expo '70, 5 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Demensions


Box 30 Container WW0226B Expo '70, 3 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Demensions



Box 29 Container WW0236 Expo '70, 1971 December, 1 Reels



Box 32 Container WW0244 Expo '70, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Content Summary: EXPO Printing, Ceramics, silk ; Wan-go Weng: 1. Printing ; 2. Silk ; 3. Ceramics ; 4. 怀[素?] = 1. 印刷 ; 2. 蚕丝 ; 3. 陶瓷 ; 4. 怀[素?]



Box 45 Container WW0363 Expo '70, 2 film reels

Content Summary: Wango Calligraphy = 仿怀素自叙; Title on box: ORIG: W.W. 写字 / Paul Glickman photo



Box 46 Container WW0401A Expo '70 Calligraphy Outs, 1 film reels



Box 45 Container WW0401B Expo '70 Calligraphy Workprint, 1 film reels



Box 36 Container WW0304 Chinese Kitchen, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 50 Container WW0300 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0306 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0307 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0308 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0309 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0310 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0311 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0312 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0313 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0314 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0315 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0316 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 50 Container WW0317 Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 37 Container WW0319A Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 35 Container WW0319B Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 35 Container WW0319C Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 37 Container WW0320A Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 35 Container WW0320B Chinese Kitchen, 1 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 24 Container WW0321 Chinese Kitchen, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 23 Container WW0322A, WW0322B Chinese Kitchen, 2 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 37 Container WW0323A Chinese Kitchen, 16 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 37 Container WW0323B Chinese Kitchen, 19 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 36 Container WW0323C Chinese Kitchen, 18 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios


Box 36 Container WW0323D Chinese Kitchen, 9 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Ernest Silva Studios



Box 11 Container WW0165 Usable shots : Silhouette of buffalo (A fanmen ; Grear Wall, several), 2 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 18 Container WW0201A Unused "Art" shots, 1974 October 30, 31 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Content Summary: WK PT.; Color workprint; 31 rolls in the container; some have individual titles: Chhicago : 唐三彩 ; Fogg : 博山炉 ; 紅樓夢 ; Kansas : 石狮 ; Seattle : 宋人牧童册页 ; 汉figurine ; Painting ; Boston camel (front) ; Seattle : 汉铜镜 ; Seattle : 明螺钿漆盒 ; 黄公望painting ; 家庭(孝经?) ; Cleveland : 十一面观音; Seattle : 元漆盤 ; 佩文齐书画谱 ; Boston : 唐?石刻女供奉 ; MET 全集 ; Fogg: Warring States figure ; 陶渊明 ; Filial rule painting - 马和之 (10-30-74) ; Brundage : 任仁发 ; Seattle : W. States painting ; 章怀太子墓画 ; Freer elephants hue, LS-PAN (elephant walk-in) ; Brundage : 汉farm for dog ; Brundage : Tang altar group ; Brundage : Tang ceramics plate ; 中研impression pottery ; MFEA : ?瓦


Box 18 Container WW0201B Unused "Art" shots, 1974 October 30, 31 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 18 Container WW0201C Unused "Art" shots, 1974 October 30, 31 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 17 Container WW0197 East in the West = 熔美鑄華, 1947, 1 film reels



Box 37 Container WW0303 Where East and West Meet, 1977, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 28 Container WW0202A Kuan Yin, 1971 November 7, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Pictura Films


Box 28 Container WW0202B Kuan Yin, 1971 November 7, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Pictura Films



Box 38 Container WW0345 Kuan Yin, 1971 November 7, 1 film reels

Content Summary: KUAN YIN FESTIVAL 1971



Box 16 Container WW0205A Peking University Eastern Language Department trip to the Marco Polo Bridge = 北大東語教育系師生大旅行, 1948, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Dimensions

Part A is about the faculty and students of Peking University Eastern Language Department took a trip to the Marco Polo bridge 盧溝橋 in 1948, the banner they hold in the film can be read as: 北大東語教育系師生大旅行

Formerly mis-identified as "Ch'i Pai-shih paints = 齐白石"


Box 16 Container WW0205B Ch'i Pai-shih paints = 齐白石, Part B, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Dimensions


Box 16 Container WW0205C Ch'i Pai-shih accepting Pipa master Yang Dajun as his student in Peking= 齊白石在北平接受琵琶大師楊大鈞爲學生儀式, 1948, 1952, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Dimensions

Part C is about the process of Ch'i Pai-shih accepting the Pipa master Yang Dajun as his student in Peking in 1948. 齊白石1948年在北平接受琵琶大師楊大鈞爲學生儀式.

Formerly mis-identified as "Ch'i Pai-shih paints = 齐白石"



Box 13 Container WW0199A Chinese Brushwork, 1971, 1 film reels

Producer: Leo Steiner.



Box 28 Container WW0199B Chinese Brushwork, 1971, 1 film reels

Producer: Leo Steiner.



Box 24 Container WW0318 Ancient Chinese, The, 1973 December 4, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation



Box 11 Container WW0151 Wango Dailies, 1974 September 24, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng.



Box 16 Container WW0177 Chuang Ling (Taipei) 莊霊, 1974 April 11, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng.



Box 15 Container WW0179 Sunset/Sun, 1973, 6 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Content Summary: ORIG; 6 rolls in container have individual titles: Setting sun, evening clouds, sunlit waves on river (riverside 1973) ; Sunset over ocean (similar shots used in Buddhism in China) ; ORIG setting, Montauk -Sun ; 柴火?, 落日映波 (not too G) ; Sun (not good setting; ORIG) ; Sun (zoom to setting; orig). vinegar syndrome



Box 17 Container WW0180 Christmas Story, 1 film reels

Director: Wan-go Weng. Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions, Inc.



Box 29 Container WW0239 Good shots: 1. 打铁 ; 2. 认女孩写字 ; 3. 女工用机器 ; 4. 拍穀子, 1972 January 4, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Content Summary: a letter inside container from John L. Hillelson to Mr. Wango H.C. Weng, Jan 4th, 1972



Box 13 Container WW0176A Hong Kong : 1973-1974, 1973-1974, 1 film reels

Content Summary: 2 rolls in container. Individual title: 1. 南丫岛(海水)(Including woman with hat on island) ; 2. H.K. 外景 : 船户/树神烧香/港造船处.



Box 16 Container WW0176B Hong Kong : 1973-1974, 1973-1974, 1 film reels

Content Summary: 2 rolls in container. Individual title: 1. 南丫岛(海水)(Including woman with hat on island) ; 2. H.K. 外景 : 船户/树神烧香/港造船处.



Box 18 Container WW0208 Hong Kong/Macao, 1973-1974, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 18 Container WW0216A ORIG West coast trip - R315-328, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 18 Container WW0216B ORIG West coast trip - R315-328, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 19 Container WW0218 Story of Stars & Stripes, The, 1 film reels

A film written by Wango H.C. Weng



Box 32 Container WW0242 Introducing Chinese Painting, 1 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng.



Box 20 Container WW0221 Living Legend: The Giant, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Demensions, Inc.


Box 20 Container WW0222 Living Legend: The King, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Demensions, Inc.


Box 20 Container WW0223 Chinese Puppets, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 35 Container WW0301 To Be Me, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 35 Container WW0302 Laundry Man, 1 film reels

Producer: Ed. Weng. Project '70



Box 37 Container WW0305 Bamboo. 1. fish head = 竹. 第1本, 鱼头, 1 film reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: 中央新聞紀錄電影製片廠; 中国电影发行放映公司发行. Content Summary: 全2卷之第1卷;全长487米