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Opportunity Usa (1952)

1952 · Short film · 23 min

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Note: this film only available in HD. Made in 1952 by the Investment Bankers Association, this black & white film takes a look at the power of the banking industry and the opportunities it presents for individual and collective success. Some of the topics examined include a look at capitalism and finance, and investing money in securities such as stocks or bonds. Opening: a mother holds a child. She places the child in a crib. Outside on a farm. A farmer walks near a tractor (:06-1:18). A farmer talks to the narrator near a tractor. A woman sews with a Singer sewing machine, she speaks to the narrator. Tools, running water in a sink, washing machine, steam iron, tractor (1:19-3:33). Farmer drives his tractor, picks up hay and dumps it. Men work on machines in factories. Car assembly line. Miners at a coal mine. Miners head into a mine. Coal on a conveyor belt. Tin canisters are made by hand in the 1800s. Today a machine produces 20,000 cans per hour. A woman shops at a grocery store. Oxen help a farmer plow (3:34-5:26). Cows. A man milks a cow with a machine. Tractors at work. Men at work in a factory. Exterior of a factory. Barn, silo. Cars drive on a highway. Electricity wires. School grounds. Train on the rails. Main Street USA. People on a city street in New York City. Main street: outside of First National Bank (5:27-7:03). People in a bank. A farmer comes in and speaks to a bank employee. Woman at a bank window. Life insurance policy paperwork. Water flows from a dam.…

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Running time
23 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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