Oil for Aladdin's Lamp (revised version) (1949)
1949 · Ephemeral film · 20 min
Synopsis
The romance of the petroleum industry, showing how dependent our society is on oil and petrochemical products. Remake and update of the original (1933) version. The film discusses the transformative impact of petroleum on modern life, highlighting its role in powering the internal combustion engine, revolutionizing transportation, and enhancing living standards. It explores the evolution of the petroleum industry from its origins in kerosene production to the vast array of products derived from oil today. The film emphasizes petroleum's contribution to agriculture, food production, household items, and medical advancements, showcasing the extensive research and development efforts of scientists in the field. Ultimately, it portrays petroleum as a vital resource that has reshaped daily life in countless ways. Keywords petroleum, internal combustion engine, transportation, living standards, agriculture, food production, household items, medical advancements, research and development, oil industry
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Details
- Running time
- 20 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0247_Oil_for_Aladdins_Lamp_revised_version_18_36_34_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Cute name, so so movie. · Spuzz · 2017-06-08
A pretty standard "what's what" of what you can do with petroleum. Rather than list oil and petroleum's many benefits to society, the filmmakers seem to be locked on listing every single item you can make with petroleum, which becomes mind numbing after awhile. But I did like the bedoir and what happens to the woman at the bedoir when all the things made of petroleum fly off. Bye bye Mr Hairbrush! See ya Mr Mirror! When the robe comes flying off as well, I had a good laugh.