Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther is a 1939 short documentary film which deals with the German-American community on the eve of World War II. It was filmed and directed by amateur filmmakers Esther Dowidat and Raymond Dowidat, residents of Cologne, Minnesota.[1]
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Directed by | Esther Dowidat, Raymond Dowidat |
Starring | 'Old Man' Guettler, Hans Guettler, Bill Guettler, Esther Dowidat |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | United States |
In 2001, this fourteen-minute film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".[2][3]