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Ethyl Gasoline Characteristics & Production Animated Film "For Better Performance" 99234 (1954)

1954 · Short film · 16 min

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The Ethyl Corporation presents, For Better Performance, Copyright 1954. This color cartoon is about the different quality gasoline you can put in your car and how the Ethyl Corporation is making great strides to make your car run better on its products. The film goes to great lengths to show the efforts of the Ethyl Corporation in helping your car run more efficiently. The movie is produced by Chad Incorporated, New York, NY. Directed by Steve Muffatti. Animation by Dan Hunn, Technical Animation Hemia Calpini, Designers, James Koukos and Ronald Fritz. A service film of Ethyl Corporation. The film opens with an animation on gas pumps. Volatility, freedom from impurities and anti-knock value,:51. Animated man with clipboard will instruct the viewer,:55. Animation continues and is looking at gasoline production, 1:20. Animation shows chemistry images, 1:35. Animation shows gasoline and distillation production processes. 1:49. Gasoline is blended, 2:15. Hood is lifted and we see an animation of an automobile engine, 2:45. Combustion chamber and compression stroke, 2:55. Gasoline is compressed, fuel is burnt, 3:10. Different gasolines are made and blended, 3:30. Gasoline attendant fills car with gas, 3:45. Carburetor, 4:05. Making fire in a fireplace, 4:33. Hydrocarbon molecules in petroleum, 4:45. Chemistry in petroleum, 5:05. Cold weather starts, 5:20. Hot weather, 5:27. Volatility and vapor lock, 5:45. Bubble of gasoline vapor blocks the line, 6:05. Gasolines adjusted for each…

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Running time
16 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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