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Jam Handy Tribute to the American Engineer Chevrolet Promotional Film Md67724 (1956)

1956 · Short film · 28 min

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This 1956 color educational film about American engineers was produced as a Jam Handy Picture for the Chevrolet Division of General Motors, making this film a subtle long advertisement. Different radio telescopes pick of sounds (:35-1:20). Men and women are shown in laboratories. Another writes mathematical equations on a blackboard. Different quick views representing engineers are shown (1:21-2:30). Shown are an hydroelectric dam, rivers splitting around a city, skyscrapers, office buildings, and storefronts. Cities are flown over, showcasing the number of structures (2:31-5:33). An oil rig drill is lowered and an oil derrick is shown in the ocean (5:34-6:34). Mining is shown as a large scoop moves materials. A helicopter searches for metals using a Geiger counter. A rocky hillside explodes. The materials are loaded in open train car beds (6:35-8:07). Chemical engineering is represented with a factory. A research engineer uses a microscope. A blinking “Danger Magnet ON” sign is shown at an atom smasher (8:08-10:00). Civil engineering is represented with unfinished building structures followed by them finished (10:01-11:09). Electrical towers are shown, followed by blinking neon lights at night. A professional baseball game is played at night, lit by large banks of lights. A TV camera records a couple dancing. A telephone TV shows a conversation between two people (11:10-12:28). Electrical coding is followed by 1956 appliances (12:29-12:54). An atomic-powered submarine…

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Running time
28 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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