American Harvest (1955)
1955 · Ephemeral film · 16 min
- Documentary
Synopsis
This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Studio
- Jam Handy Organization (JHO)
- Released
- 1955-01-01
- Running time
- 16 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- American1955_2
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Manufacturing
- Automobiles: Economic effects
- Sustainability: 1950s
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★ · Ohhhhh, Manufacturing is GOOD! I understand! · Spuzz · 2002-12-26
The American Harvest celebrates every (and I mean every) person out there manufacturing products. Of course, this being a Jem Handy picture, that 'manufacturing person' out there seems to tie into the manufacture of Chevrolets. I did like the beginning, with it's salute to all sorts of working men, to the sheep herder to the cotton rancher. Soon, it envelops, as it should, to how they're tied in to the glorious manufacture of automobiles. There are some great scenes of assembly line workings, with some highly questionably dangerous activities. But this movie seems to keep driving the same…
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