Men of Gloucester Massachusetts New England Fishing Industry (1946)

Synopsis

This 1946 color documentary film “Men of Gloucester”, a Transfilm Production, was presented by the Ford Motor Company. The camera pans Gloucester, Massachusetts. 1940s cars are parked on the street. People leave “Harbor Cove Fisheries” (:25- 1:25 ). Cars pass the Fisherman’s Memorial honoring Captain Richard Murphy. The statue is shown up-close, followed by tombstones ( 1:26 - 1:53 ). A 1940s Ford Tudor Sedan drives along the coast and parks ( 1:54 - 2:30 ). Lobster pots hang from a building ( 2:31 - 2:39 ). The camera films an artist painting the sailboats passing in front of him ( 2:40 - 3:00 ). A fishing boat passes the decorated North Sea and South Sea ( 3:01 - 3:24 ). Nets are detangled on turning platforms ( 3:25 - 3:53 ). Women pack fish into boxes on a conveyer belt ( 3:54 - 4:05 ). A man saws planks. Carpenters use a hatchet to smooth a hull. Insulation is added. The finished boat is launched ( 4:06 - 4:59 ). The Archbishop of Boston blesses the fishing boat fleet ( 5:00 - 6:05 ). A nurse shows a newborn to its father, school children swing, and a boy watches the waves roll over the rocks ( 6:06 - 6:55 ). Water sprays up-close on the Santa Maria mackerel boat, towing a smaller seine boat. A captain climbs the rope ladder to the crow’s nest ( 7:15 - 8:13 ). The fishing crew are shown ( 8:14 - 8:55 ). The captain points from the crow’s nest at a patch of what looks like boiling water, which is a school of mackerels. Seagulls swoop in for a meal ( 8:56 - 9:21 ). Some…

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Running time

20 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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