It starred his mother, wife, brother, pet cat and dog, and Wallace himself.
It countered the contemporary stereotypes of impoverished Southerners eking out a living during the Depression by documenting a modern home with adults with sophisticated interests.
[1] Our Day was selected for the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress in 2007 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
[3] His wife Mabel, née Graham, Kelly and other family members appear in his films about daily life and travels.
He served as a medic in World War II and attended Center College and the Cincinnati Art Academy.