Visit to Wurlitzer, A (Part II) (1950)

★★★★★ · A great film about manufacturing Wurlitzer jukeboxes · BradOlson · 2002-12-18

This 2 part film is a a great film about the manufacturing of jukeboxes with brief mentioning of their organs, pianos, and accordions they manufacture and actually provides you a tour of the Wurlitzer manufacturing plant from 1947 at the same time that they are actually manufacturing a quality jukebox. If you are nostalgic for the era of quality manufacturing, jukeboxes, record collectors, this is a must watch and BTW, Wurlitzer still makes organs as well as jukeboxes to this day, with today's jukeboxes actually being CD jukeboxes. BTW, jukebox play was what made recordings popular at the…

★★★★★ · NOT for Everyone! · autoguy · 2006-05-17

But definately for ME! The majority of this wonderful bit of industrial propaganda revolves around the process of the design and manufacture of the model 1100 juke box introduced in 1948. An amazing amount of footage of the plant and the workers as they create these wonderful machines. A lost art from a lost world, and a "must see" for anyone interested in the rich history of the Wurlitzer company, and the many decades of entertainment resulting from their products. The dull B&W video is deceiving you, I suggest searching for images of the model 1100 to give you a true idea of the appearance…

★★★ · Don't Rock The Jukebox! · Spuzz · 2005-08-27

A trip to Wurlitzer is primarily a trip down the assembly line, where instead of a car, we see a Juke Box being made. From the wood paneling, to the steel inlays, and even the plastics involved, this is a bit too obsessive in what is involved, as the film is freakin 40 minutes long! We REALLY dont need another stop at the quality control labrotories (or the employee washrooms for that matter). Interesting how the film starts out in color then lapses into black and white, not too sure why that happens.. Well, maybe 1 of 2 things, they added the color bumpers to an earlier, b&w film, or they…