How Textile Mills Are Modernizing (1948)

★★★★ · The Wonderful World of Textiles · donwert · 2010-03-20

Some may find this film boring, but I'm fascinated by industrial processes. It amazes me how much ingenuity goes into the making of various things we take for granted. In this case, I noticed that the filmed "report" appeared to be a textile industry production on techinical advancements. It was hard not to see, however, that almost every advancement described seemed to require electrical motors and instruments---and that all of the machines shown seemed to made by GE. And, by golly, at the end we see that this film was made by-----GE!! Too bad the American textile industry has all but been…

★★ · If looms and warp turn you on, then this is the film for you! · Spuzz · 2003-08-01

Meandering film, made for fabric makers telling of the many MANY new technoligical advancements made in the Textile industry. Spread out into 4 long chapters, the narrator just glows about tension, warp, looms and the ilk. It feels unfair to downgrade the movie just because I didn't give a hoot about any new advancements, but honestly, if textile machinery isn't your bag, then I would seriously reccomend that OTHER textile film, Greater Goal: Human Dividends from American Industry.

★★ · Zzzz · Dodsworth the Cat · 2021-08-25

This film must have been aimed at textile mill owners to get them to upgrade with GE equipment. The jargon and seemingly endless arcane machinery would be too much for the average viewer. Narrator Bud Hiestand is almost too relaxed in this film. It needs some background music throughout to pep it up; surely GE could afford stock music. Raphael Wolff had an animation department, which is put to use in a dry way toward the end of the movie.