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" Give and Take with Mexico " 1949 U.S. & Mexico International Trade & Cooperation Film Xd6534 (1945)

1945 · Short film · 20 min

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One of the outstanding films made by Emily Benton Frith, "Give and Take With Mexico" dates to 1949 and focuses on the international trade that takes place across the U.S.-Mexico border. The film was produced and photographed by Emily Benton Frith, with narration by Don Mcnamara. Emily Benton Frith was an American documentary film producer and cinematographer who is known for her educational films for children. She founded the film company Frith Films in the 1930s and made over 60 films for pre-school and primary school children. In 1967, Frith sold the company and retired. The film opens with a shot of sunflowers (0:14). A map of the American continent, with the U.S., Canada, and Mexico shown, and the narrator describes that the U.S. only has two bordering neighbors (0:27). The narrator states that Mexico has sent workers over to help with the United States’s farms (0:52). They are called nationals, and help with among other things, railroad repair (1:00). Mount Hood is shown (1:07). Large camp for 500 nationals is shown (1:19). A worker, Antonio is shown working in a field (1:48). The film shows the workers singing (2:13). The film shows Molly Grant, an American girl (2:59). The film shows Antonio working on the irrigation ditches (3:13). The source of the water for the farm is the snow caps on Mount Hood (3:35). Antonio and his friend Felipe are in the orchards, clearing the small trenches called irrigating rails (4:18). The town of Hood River is shown (5:09). A sporting…

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Running time
20 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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