Synopsis
The Atlanta Board of Education presents Partners in Progress, produced by Charles O. Beeland Productions, Atlanta. 0738 PA9045 Partners in Progress 16 Koda print
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Details
- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Internet Archive item
- partners_in_progress
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · The (video) end. · Spuzz · 2004-01-29
Similar to New Horizons, Partners In Progress showcases the South's new industrial might, when it comes to cotton, and other industries. Since this is sponsored by a major electrical firm, the bulk of the film is shown how they lay down coaxial cable (joy). The film is uhh a little disjointed as the video jumps ahead of the audio, as a matter of fact, the video finishes before the audio does, lol.
★★★ · Telephones for Hillbillies · JayKay49 · 2012-03-07
The one thing that struck me when I first ventured south in the early 60's was the enormous number of phone booths...everywhere, sometimes rows of em along the road...particularly in western KY and western TN. What a hooot. I guess broken hearted separation and a need to call home to that loved one mebbe to jus' make up after stormin outta tha house...need a phone to call that woman and make things right agin.. No wonder country music and all its breakin up songs - many of em with parts about telephonin' comes from there. This film shows how they put all those phone booths ee'in. I did see at…
★★ · Progress? · donwert · 2010-06-30
A Southern Bell Telephone paen to "The New South"---it's not just cotton anymore! It's a measure of how much the "new" South wasn't much different from the "old" South, that you will look in vain for a black face in this film.
