KING COTTON

Duration: 19 min

Year Published: 1940

Creator: General Motors Corporation

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: "The film opens with scenes of cotton fields and cotton picking as a choir sings Negro spirituals. The development of the cotton gin is traced by comparing it to Whitney's first crude model to the gigantic modern cotton gin of today. Next the story of cotton unfolds in a panorama of the growing, processing and use of cotton in the industry. The use of cotton fibers for fabrics, linens for lacquers and plastics, and cotton fabrics for tires is shown." "The part played by cotton in the manufacturing field: automobiles, even building highways, is pointed out, and the film emphasizes the many ways upon which the film plays in making our modern life safe and comfortable. Produced by Jam Handy Picture service; sponsored by GM Chevrolet division, General Motors Corporation." Georgia. "Film opens with excellent material on Whitney and the growing processes." J. Frederic Andrews.

Complete Record: Dewey number: 677.2 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-sd-loan Distributors / rental: Akin & Bradshaw, Inc; Bucknell University $2.50; University of California; University System of Georgia, Division of General Extension $1; Indiana University; University of Iowa $3

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946