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Bookkeeping and Accounting (1945)

1945 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

Synopsis

Describes the many jobs that bookkeepers and accountants perform, the tools and education each must have, and the types of advancement possible. household budgeting; butcher shop; bookkeepers; accountants; spread sheets; checkwriting; bills; calculators: chief accountant or controller; CPAs; teamwork of audits; strong moral character essential; cost-accounting (time and motion studies) FBI accountants; tax return work; 1945 female bookkeepers and male accountants in the workplace.

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Details

Running time
10 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0549_Bookkeeping_and_Accounting_E00772_15_24_15_22

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★ · It all adds up. (Get it?) · Spuzz · 2016-10-18

This somewhat dry film is all about the joys of being an accountant. One wonders what it was like in 1945, and seeing this film, and how dry and bland Bookkeeping is depicted. It would be sort of interesting if they livened up the film with some of the more exciting perks of accounting, like handling money and embezzlement.