Synopsis
This 1951 Jam Handy Film features the invisible man "Mr. X" as he learns about the new 1951 Chevrolet car models. The opening titles are printed in beautiful cursive over a car silhouette. The camera tracks in on a new car seen through a window. Two Chevrolet personnel are shown in a dealership office, shadows fall in a venetian blind pattern (0:34). They discuss the many types of people they’ve sold cars to, each with a ‘special reason’ for buying Chevrolet. “I wonder what kind of person would combine all the reasons”… Cue footsteps and dramatic organ music as the impressions of invisible feet appear in the office carpet (1:14). A reverb-touched voice asks, “would one of you gentlemen like to talk to me about a new car?” The lead salesman played by Jeffrey Lynn looks straight into the camera in reaction. “My name is X,” states the voice. Lynn walks into the salesroom containing a new Chevrolet (1:52). Mr. X announces that he’s already in the back seat, which is shown springing a little under his invisible weight (2:02). Lynn shows off the safety door lock and backs off from the car, gesturing grandly and discussing its timeless style. The box-girder frame is shown superimposed over the car (2:57). Mr. X indicates that he can see through the car body to its “uni-steel construction,” the welded interior parts are briefly shown in glowing animation (3:15). Close up on the car’s front end as salesman Lynn kneels down to describe the “road-hugging quality that helps give that…
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- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage