Original Films Of Frank B Gilbreth (Part 2) (1968)
1968 · Ephemeral film · 16 min · dir. Ralph M. Barnes
- Documentary
Synopsis
Originally silent films from the 1920s, footage taken by Frank Gilbreth, particularly those used in his Motion Studies and Fatigue Studies research.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Ralph M. Barnes
- Released
- 1968-12-03
- Running time
- 16 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- OriginalFilm_2
Cast & crew
- Ralph M. Barnes Director
Frank B. Gilbreth Sr.
Lillian M. Gilbreth- James S. Perkins
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Watch for the Micro-Chronometer! · Spuzz · 2003-12-27
These extraordinary films speak volumes about this remarkable man and his accomplishments. Gilbreth, who had 12 kids and was the author of 'Cheaper By The Dozen', was a true renaisssance man, film-maker, inventor, and most importantly, the man who championed the methods of motion study. You have to realize all of this was made in the 1920's, and all of the demonstrations no doubt were to be mechanized in the years to come. So a lot of this is very primitive today. Mind you it is kind of funny to watch how people did tasks and how Gilbreth develops methods of doing it FASTER! While all of this…
