Rumor, The

The film concerns a rumor that arises regarding a sand and gravel works planning to locate in a small town, and the community concerns that arise.; Many good stock shots worth logging; great title "The Rumor" seeming to visually pulse and vibrate.; people filing into a zoning board hearing; VS sand and gravel mining; people walking on town street, no faces (good); pan over small city (good); sign: "Welcome to Oxford: The Gravel Capitol of the World" (Oxford, Michigan); people listening at meeting; VS lakes (used for gravel mining); Great sequence of people talking on telephones in rapid succession, showing spread of a rumor