Pets on Parade

Short film by Tom Palazzolo about the 1971 La Grange Pet Parade.

0:00Copy video clip URL Color bars.

0:13Copy video clip URL Film leader countdown.

0:23Copy video clip URL A man dressed as a clown is talking about the La Grange Pet Parade as a marching band plays in the background.

1:03Copy video clip URL The camera pans past a bunch of musicians sitting down.

1:07Copy video clip URL Two men wearing costumes with lots of beads talk about the event.

1:28Copy video clip URL Footage of one of the marching band’s practicing.

1:40Copy video clip URL A young girl talks to the camera about her guinea pigs, which are all sitting in a cart she is pulling.

3:04Copy video clip URL A group of young boys talk to the camera as it then pans to the parade.

3:24Copy video clip URL A twirler wearing a sequin dress walks with a marching band.

3:28Copy video clip URL Two girls talk to the camera; they were the winner and runner-up in a local “Miss Hinsdale” pageant.

3:55Copy video clip URL The girls are shown sitting in the back of a car during the parade waving to the crowd.

4:12Copy video clip URL Back to the interview with the two girls, where the videographer asks her how she got into this. She talks about the details of the pageant, and then the videographer tries to talk to the runner-up. There is footage of parade attendees interspersed as they are talking.

4:57Copy video clip URL A man shows off the fifth place winning float.

5:16Copy video clip URL An attendee talks about how good the parade is for the neighborhood.

5:28Copy video clip URL Footage of another marching band.

5:34Copy video clip URL The videographer talks to a man who is a part of the “Turtleback Travelers.” The man talks about environmentalism and shows off their new turtle float.

6:15Copy video clip URL Women in turtle hoop skirts walk in the parade.

6:23Copy video clip URL Footage of some kids in costumes.

6:29Copy video clip URL Shot of the parade grandstand.

6:38Copy video clip URL More footage of various happenings during the parade.

6:55Copy video clip URL Footage of yet another marching band.

7:17Copy video clip URL People seated in the grandstand give applause.

7:20Copy video clip URL A kid is walking by himself in the parade holding a small fish tank. He then talks to the camera about his goldfish.

7:28Copy video clip URL The men with the beaded costumes from earlier talk to the camera again.

7:34Copy video clip URL Footage of a cheer team walking in the parade; one of them tries to say something to the camera so the videographer walks with her a bit.

8:01Copy video clip URL Local women talk about the parade.

8:16Copy video clip URL A boy in a scouting uniform is holding a sign that says “Doll & Animal Costumes.” The videographer walks past him to see kids in said costumes.

8:57Copy video clip URL A street vendor pushes his cart selling various items to parade attendees.

9:08Copy video clip URL People walking in the parade throw candy to the crowd.

9:14Copy video clip URL Footage of a parade float featuring people square dancing on it.

9:30Copy video clip URL Another twirler leads a marching band.

9:38Copy video clip URL A young boy talks about his sister who fainted due to the heat. There are shots of her being loaded into an ambulance.

10:08Copy video clip URL A clown holding a giant easel waves to the crowd from the back of a car.

10:18Copy video clip URL Title card for “Pets on Parade.”

10:22Copy video clip URL A man wheels by in a tiny var.

10:30Copy video clip URL A dune buggy filled with many people passes by. One of the videographers walks up to the other and they talk.

10:52Copy video clip URL Footage of a clown walking side-by-side with a kid.