Synopsis
"Motion slide film" for Oxydol distributors & retailers, showing sales campaigns undertaken by manufacturer. Good lab testing shots. Housewife speaks about Oxydol detergent & its benefits.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Released
- 1938-01-01
- Running time
- 22 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · 50% less scum!! · Spuzz · 2005-03-18
Curiously (I know, I begin 50% of my reviews with curiously.. never mind) structured film that starts out by being as it says, a slide film, but then goes into a lab for a live-motion part, then goes back to slide motion. Only when it goes into the lab is when people start to move. I have no idea what this represents, but anyways, New and Improved Oxydol is presented to.. Somebody, it wasn't abundantly clear here (sales managers?) which much fanfare, bright colors! less staining! less scum! The true hilight of this film, and an Amelie moment for sure (actually, Rick already highlighted it in…
★★★ · Where's Ma Perkins? · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-03-31
Mrs. Housewife's stiff reading and forced expressions are a real highlight in this half-hour, which is also enlivened by that popular invention, the tintometer. How serious are this film's claims about Oxydol? Well, there are lab coats everywhere. Scientists wouldn't lie, would they? (Actually, they don't say anything. Announcers yell at us about lime scum, including the 1930s Jam Handy announcer who shouts about Chevrolets). We're treated to all kinds of demonstrations. Rinso White doesn't stand a chance, even with its "happy little wash day song." It gets a little repetitive after a while.