Men And Machines.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1947

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows that the invention and use of modern machines have made life easier and happier for mankind. The film describes the cotton gin, the locomotive, and the steamboat; the machinery used in the mining of coal and in the production of steel ingots; and machinery used in the manufacture of drugs, electric appliances, synthetic rubber, and rayon and nylon products.

Complete Record: MEN AND MACHINES. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. (The World Today) Summary: Shows that the invention and use of modern machines have made life easier and happier for mankind. The film describes the cotton gin, the locomotive, and the steamboat; the machinery used in the mining of coal and in the production of steel ingots; and machinery used in the manufacture of drugs, electric appliances, synthetic rubber, and rayon and nylon products. Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; script, Robert H. Hertzberg; narrator, Hugh James; editor, John Oser. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 12Nov47; MP3155.