Synopsis
Story: Morgan Gibney and James Prindle. Director: H.L. Roberts. Photographer: Orlando Lippert and George Hoover. Music: Edwin E. Ludig. Lyrics: Maurice H. Stoller.
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Details
- Director
- H.L. Roberts
- Running time
- 23 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Cast & crew
- H.L. Roberts Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Gorgeous vehicles, at least. · longfade · 2010-07-09
I don't know anything about old trucks, but even given that this is a joy to watch, just to see these wonderful examples of craftsmanship and style. Excellent shots of myriad highways and cities too. What confuses me is, to quote Ed Harris in Glengarry Glen Ross, "what is this in aid of"? It was released in 1946, and sponsored by the Automobile Manufacturer's Association. You notice how the narrator is not talking about truckers, he's talking about TRUCKS - to the extent that the script personifies them as if they were noble, living beasts of burden acting selflessly of their own volition.…