Westinghouse Electric Appliances Promotional Film "The New Frontiers" Xd13104 (1936)
1936 · Short film · 22 min
Synopsis
This black & white educational film is about the electric appliances made by Westinghouse. This was made circa 1936. Opening: the United States is shown. Men march onward. Slowly states form on the map as western expansion takes place over the country via images of steamboats, cowboys, settlers, wagons. Titles: Westinghouse presents THE NEW FRONTIERS, An epic of electrified America (:06-2:00). Factory exterior shot. Bridges. Pittsburgh, PA Westinghouse factory exterior shots. Chicago 1893, people stare off a bridge. A man checks his watch and puts on the lights. Power is new and exciting (2:01-3:22). A light, looks like a lighthouse light, goes around slowly. Close on a bulb. Movie being shot in Hollywood needs light. A dentist uses a small light to see inside a mouth. Light helps to magnify on a screen. Screen is broken into fifths - a sight meter in the center surrounded by 4 people doing various things (sewing, reading, working, etc) (3:23-4:47). Statue of Liberty illuminated by light. Washington monument. Tracking shot down a hallway passing doors that read 'research.' The tracking shot stops at a door that reads 'power and industry.' Drafting equipment. Boulder dam model. Machinery moves. A production aisle of electric equipment. Equipment moves at the camera. One of the generators for the Boulder Dam. Me look at a model. Electric parts are being moved (4:48-7:13). Women work on coils. Parts are welded. Downtown Los Angeles is shown. Parts of the generators are tested…
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Details
- Running time
- 22 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1963
- Westinghouse
- Electric
- Appliance
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
