Synopsis
• 1:10:25- 1:35:80 Excellent, fast speedboat passing Detroit's waterfront. • 15:07:32- 15:30:21 Good aerial view of Detroit: the camera pulls away from the skyline a bit shakily. Cut to short pan of the city from the water, and finish we image of crowds walking on a busy street. • 16:11:24- 16:23:21 Dodge City. Excellent pan of a large lot of cars—we see the industrial part of the city surrounding the lot. Camera pans the lot to the Detroit River and a large bridge. Includes excellent shot of "growing paperwork"
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Details
- Running time
- 24 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Blessing In Disguise · donwert · 2012-12-04
This film was produced in 1962 in support of Detroit's bid to the US Olympic Committee to host the 1968 Olympics. It was a winning bid, and Detroit was widely expected to be awarded the '68 Games. However, last minute maneuvering at the IOC resulted in the Games being awarded to Mexico City. In retrospect, it's probably a good thing Detroit didn't win the Games. In 1962, Detroit's economy was booming. The population decline had begun, but was not, at the time, thought to be worrisome. The undercurrent of racial hostility was not appreciated by Detroit's leaders. Had Detroit won the Games, one…
★★★★ · (and probably never will) · Spuzz · 2013-08-11
A really nice companion piece to Detroit: City on The Move except this time, the film was made for the US Olympic committee, who were having second thoughts of supporting the bid when rumors of Detroit's financial problems began swirling. The Mayor and the Governor come out to make speeches (The Governor's is quite spirited!). Some great promises are made here about Olympic sites that of course were never built. I like this one better then the other film. Highly reccomended!