Synopsis
This black and white 1953 “Family of Craftsmen” film is sponsored by The Studebaker Corporation and produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates. It portrays the lives of a family with multiple members who work for Studebaker. The film opens with a great visual and sound of a factory steam whistle (:54). Workers leave the Studebaker factory on Friday afternoon in early 1950s sedans ( 1:00 - 1:25 ). A night security officer checks the manufacturing facility in South Bend, Indiana ( 1:26 - 1:52 ). A punch time clock is shown ( 2:06 ). The Saturday activities begin. Grandfather hoes in his garden, young grandchildren helping ( 2:59 - 3:15 ). Grandmother, wearing an apron over her dress, brings out the laundry basket and hangs clothing on a clothes line ( 3:16 - 3:56 ). One son, smoking a pipe, turns on a mechanical sprinkler system ( 3:57 - 4:20 ). His sister shows a baby ( 4:21 - 4:30 ). Her husband solders a radio set ( 4:39 - 5:05 ). Another son raises minks, shown in cages ( 5:07 - 5:29 ). Another son works in his machine shop ( 5:35 - 6:19 ). A 1950s family with a boy, girl, and baby eat lunch together ( 6:26 - 6:40 ). A daughter feeds a toddler in a high chair ( 6:47 ). A young boy naps in a lawn chair ( 7:26 ). A group of women arrive to plan the 100th anniversary company events ( 7:46 - 8:13 ). The men work on building a house ( 8:26 ). The church bell rings ( 8:40 ). Grandpa adjusts his tie in a mirror before his wife fixes it ( 9:03 - 9:20 ). Studebaker cars leave for…
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Details
- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1953
- Studebaker
- Furniture
- Indiana
- Stock Footage
