Compilation Reel #25 (Various)

Complete Record: 1. Henry Ford Museum (Michigan) Color Introducing the works/collection of arts in the museum and history of life from 1920's. The film starts with an establish shot from sky to show the outward appearance of the building. Then, with narration, it shows a historical wood chair, cradle, lantern, chandelier, stove/fireplace, silver tea pot, pitcher, cray scriptures (DOG and sugar pot), and pendulum clock. Also, it explains process of making products showing old store such as a tinsmith. Shots of a wagon, phonographs, motor wagon and cards, steam train, and air plane. Finally, the film backs to the begging shot and show logo, "Henrry Ford Museum. Open All Year." 2. Lindbergh The Epic American Trans-Atlantic Flight B&W MS of pilots and airplanes (Cessna) which are flying and landing. American flag. 3. The United States Air Force Color -MS of a airplane (US Air Force) flying in the sky. -MS of men and women working at Air Force base. Checking airplanes, being in radio contact, etc. 4. Color. Different shots from different places with a woman and man. It starts from shot of US military, and the woman and man take a train, walking on a street in Japan, feeding carps, sightseeing in Japan. etc. 5 B&W A young Steve Lawrence sings a love song, “Mine and Mine Alone” to his hot-rod car while his girlfriend pouts in the background. Sign in BG reads: Hot Rod Club. Many shots of Steve Lawrence singing to various engine pieces held in his hands. He is clad as a greaser; she in a sundress. Steve sits with girl in car, sings to her, has arm around her. She frowns and then smiles. 6. Emerson's Mountaineers "I Wish I Had Died In My Car." B&W A band playing a song at a farm-look set. A man with a jacket and hat and his wife with white dress are singing. MS of a man from the band plays solo part (a handsaw). 7. Color Propaganda film (“documentary”) preaching the economic sense behind buying American cars, circa 1979, Opens with young man in leather jacket at a sunny unemployment office complaining about unemployed people driving out in foreign cars, not getting the connection. Narrator (Martin Agronsky) stands in front of signs from 1973 Arab Oil Embargo Crisis: “Sorry no gas”, “Odd number day”, “Gas 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.”, “5 gallons maximum”. Narrator in automobile dealership parking lot. Various shots of Americans describing their perceptions of so-called foreign superiority: bearded blue collar man, businessman in suit and trench coat kneeling in front of his Audi , woman with very large glasses, glamorous brunette in turtleneck. Robot assembly and manufacturing plant in Japan. U.S. automotive workers on shop floor. Camera on forklift drives along production floor, various automotive parts fastened or assembled, steering wheel assembled, pan of minorities in German plants, narrator describes how Germans use immigrant labor form third world. MS of Marlin “Whitey” Ford union president. Shot of General Motors Executive Robert Lund. Montage of American blue collar workers making and assembling things in factories. 8. The Magician. Kitty-Kat-Kartoon B&W Felix the Cat draws and then rides a stick figure horse. 9. Color Precision stock car driving. Shot of sign: Uniroyal Testing Grounds. Dozens of men in red Uniroyal ball caps walk to outdoor stands, stock cars race down track, precision team driving: three cars, one foot apart, jump a small ramp. Shot pans from audience in stands (all wear red hats) to cars racing down tracks, cars (again) driving off off small ramps, big ramps, one-by-one and in a row, cars pull to stop and drivers leap out, car show clown, wheelies. 10. B&W Portrait study of white man with d.a. hairstyle. Numerous MS of his naked chest and head. Portrait study of white woman with beautiful shoulder length straight brunette hair. She giggles, plays with hair and then passionately plays with her hair. 11. B&W Automated Santa Claus swivels left and right. Busy city sidewalk, reaction shots of 1950s passersby: well-dressed kids, old ladies in winter coats, men in hats and overcoats. on street, Automated Santa owner (street performer) stands nearby: tall, thin bald man in battered top hat and tails, bows to passersby, has handwritten sign around neck: “Please support my show for children in hospitals”. Victorian Christmas carolers on street, pan to “Azevedo Jewelers” sign.