Draftsmen of Dreams

Duration: 2 reels

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1947

Creator: Twentieth Century-Fox

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows some of the inventions which are now displayed in the U S patent office, such as the typewriter, camera and phonograph. The role of inventions in society is examined., This film shows how the dreams of such men as Christopher Sholes, Thomas Edison, and George Eastman have resulted in worthwhile inventions: the typewriter, the camera, the phonograph, the electric light, and the various labor-saving devices found in America.

Complete Record: Shows some of the inventions which are now displayed in the U S patent office, such as the typewriter, camera and phonograph. The role of inventions in society is examined., DRAFTSMEN OF DREAMS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. (Our Land and People series) Summary: This film shows how the dreams of such men as Christopher Sholes, Thomas Edison, and George Eastman have resulted in worthwhile inventions: the typewriter, the camera, the phonograph, the electric light, and the various labor-saving devices found in America. Credits: Producers, Edmund Reek, Boris Vermont; script, Claire N. Birsh; narrator, Nelson Case; collaborators, Walter A. Anderson, Eric H. Haight, John E. Ivey, Gordon N. McKenzie, Robert Lee Morton, Samuel R. Powers, Howard E. Wilson, George L. White, J. Wallace Page, Jr., Miller McClintock; music, L. De Francesco; film editor, John Oser. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 12Nov47; MP2781.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.