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Chevrolet Leader News (1937)

1937 · Ephemeral film · 9 min

Synopsis

CALIFORNIA BATHING BEAUTIES GO FROM SURF TO SNOW. GREAT GIRDERS NOW SPAN GOLDEN GATE. TRAILER AGE BEGINS. LOBSTER LABORATORY: INTIMATE LIFE OF LOBSTER. DOG DINNERS DE LUXE. Women (models) wearing swimsuits while at beach and throwing snowballs in mountains; Inauguration of Bay Bridge connecting Oakland and San Francisco, CA; Lifestyle in travel trailer park, automobiles pulling travel trailers; Lobster trapping in Maine (New England); Commercial kitchen preparing dog food for home delivery. 0:19:55 Title Card: "Batter Up! In the Winter Sunshine...You Can Take Your Pick...Beach Balls or Snowballs...They're Only Two Hours Apart" superimposed over photograph of woman's bare back. woman's bare back (her swimsuit partially visible). several women (wearing swimsuits) playing catch while surrounding automobile parked at surfline (on beach); one woman playing catch while standing atop car roof (flock of seagulls appear from ocean); woman jumping off car roof; all women hurriedly getting into car; several women waving from window of car pulling away from surfline. automobile driving along snow-covered, mountain road (2 women riding atop hood; other women in car waving). automobile approaching (2 women, wearing swimsuits, riding on hood). automobile driving along snow-covered road (rear shot). several women (wearing swimsuits) surrounding car and throwing snowballs at each other (and at woman on hood). smiling woman throwing snowball at car's rear window (as seen from back seat).…

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0185_Chevrolet_Leader_News_Vol_3_No_1_M00269_04_47_01_00