ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the film A Day in Liverpool directed by Anson Dyer. In 1929 animation filmmaker, Dyer made a film about Liverpool. Dyer, who for a while was even considered as the British equivalent of Walt Disney for his children's cartoons and advertising shorts, portrays Liverpool as port city and, as the alternative title underlines, a "city of ships." The shots of the arrival and departure of the crowds by ferry, and the opening and closing of the boats' ramps, recall Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand Manhatta. In Dyer's city film, the people of Liverpool continue their trip to the city center by double-decker buses and trains. In addition, landmarks, including both classical and new and modern constructions, underscore the city's specificity. The construction of new buildings, including Liverpool Cathedral illustrates the growth of this dynamic and vivid city.
