Unusual Occupations.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1940

Format: 35mm

Sound: sound

Complete Record: UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS. Paramount Pictures, Inc., c1940–49. 1 reel each, sd., 35mm. © Paramount Pictures, Inc. Credits: Writers, Gayne Whitman, Walter Anthony, George Brandt; narrator, Ken Carpenter. L 9–3. © 19Jan40; MP9940. L 9–4. © 22Mar40; MP10082. L 9–5. © 31May40; MP10253. L 9–6. © 2Aug40; MP10400. L 0–1. © 27Sep40; MP10526. L 0–2. © 29Nov40; MP10641. L 0–3. © 24Jan41; MP10785. L 0–4. © 28Mar41; MP10998. L 0–5. © 30May41; MP11198. L 0–6. © 1Aug41; MP11411. L 1–1. © 3Oct41; MP11635. L 1–2. © 12Dec41; MP11917. L 1–3. © 27Feb42; MP12222. L 1–4. © 15Apr42; MP12762. L 1–5. © 26Jun42; MP12649. L 1–6. © 26Aug42; MP12793. L 2–1. © 9Oct42; MP12949. L 2–2. © 4Dec42; MP13130. L 2–3. © 12Feb43; MP13280. L 2–4. © 30Apr43; MP13524. L 2–5. © 9Jul43; MP13740. L 2–6. © 17Sep43; MP14679. L 3–1. © 17Nov43; MP14174. L 3–2. © 7Jan44; MP14398. L 3–3. © 3Mar44; MP14618. L 3–4. © 5May44; MP14925. L 3–5. © 23Jun44; MP14993. L 3–6. © 1Sep44; MP15757. L 4–1. © 30Oct44; MP15446. L 4–2. © 12Jan45; MP15603. L 4–3. © 9Mar45; MP15738. L 4–4. © 8May45; MP15960. L 4–5. © 13Jul45; MP16128. L 4–6. © 14Sep45; MP16295. L 5–1. © 9Nov45; MP576. L 5–2. © 4Jan46; MP128. L 5–3. © 25Feb46; MP216. L 5–4. © 8May46; MP600. L 5–5. © 5Jul46; MP847. L 5–6. © 30Aug46; MP1065. L 6–1. © 4Oct46; MP1235. L 6–2. © 14Feb47; MP1648. L 6–3. © 15Mar47; MP1810. L 6–4. © 2May47; MP1991. L 6–5. © 4Jul47; MP2163. L 6–6. Film Tot Fairyland. © 15Sep47; MP2322. L 7–1. Hula Magic. © 7Nov47; MP2442. L 7–2. Bagpipe Lassies. © 2Jan48; MP2591. L 7–3. Modern Pioneers. © 13Feb48; MP2732. L 7–4. Nimrod Artist. © 16Apr48; MP2887. L 7–5. Feather Finery. In the Painted Desert in northern Arizona, Navajo Indians make a symbolic sand painting requesting the gods to insure sufficient food; Robert S. Bowden creates "paintings" by piecing together small pieces of colored leathers; Billy Romano makes animals and other objects from ordinary balloons; Barbara Orr Ehrhardt makes dresses for her bridal party from turkey feathers. © 14May48; MP3487. L 7–6. Aerial Hot Rods. An artist paints the faces of celebrities on eggs; a skilled artisan makes small size trains for amusement parks; a man in New York City makes hats of pipe cleaners; and aircraft engineers race midget planes. © 3Aug48; MP3350. L 8–1. The Glass Orchestra. On the Apache Indian Reservation of Mescalero, N. M., Chief Waterfall trains the children to perform traditional tribal dances; in Nogales, Ariz., Laura McNeill makes ceramic figurines in Colonial costumes; at the Bronx Zoo, Helen Martini raises wild animals; in New York City, Billy Glass makes musical instruments out of plexiglas for his orchestra. © 26Nov48; MP3541. L 8–2. The Early Bird. In Taxco, Mexico, hand-wrought silver ornaments are made by native artists; in Williamsburg, Va., cabinetmaking, spinning, and wig-making are done in the manner of the 18th century; in Portsmouth, Eng., former submarine commander, G. V. Galwey, builds model ships; Billy Parker of Oklahoma flies planes of 1910 and 1912. © 11Mar49; MP4010. L 8–3. The Flying Dancers. Near Chicago, members of a rifle club use hand-molded bullets in their muzzle-loading rifles; in Oshkosh, Wis., Beatrice Tonnesen converts coal clinkers into works of art; in Nogales, Ariz., Ray Hulbert and his aides make bamboo reeds for musical instruments; in Oakland, Calif., elderly women go for a weekly row on Lake Merritt; at Papantla, near Veracruz, Mexico, Totonaca Indians perform a ceremonial "Flying Pole" dance. © 11Mar49; MP3911. L 8–4. The Fall Guy. In the patio of Casa Pereira at Mexico City, fireworks are made for holidays and fiestas; at Boulder, Colo., Oscar Crockett makes spurs from hand forged steel; at Saint Ignace, Mich., Chief "Joe Shomen" operates the only totem pole factory in the United States; Beatrice Metesh of Lockport, Ill., is the pitcher on a semi-pro baseball team of men; in a New York department store, Mike Reynolds falls down the chutes to clear the jammed packages on their way to the shipping department. © 15Apr49; MP3982. L 8–5. Flying Grandmother. In Sutton, England, cricket bats are made; in the swamp lands near Mexico City, reeds are gathered and woven into a variety of products; in New York City, Joseph Burger has a collection of footwear dating back to 2000 B.C.; in Philadelphia, Miss Florence Schippert sculptures models of famous dogs; near Deming, New Mexico, Mrs. Margaret Todhunter supervises her "Diamond L" ranch from her airplane. © 3Jun49; MP4161. L 8–6. The Sky Rider. In Mexico City, Senor Ignacio Inzunsa makes clothes for bullfighters. In Spillville, Iowa, the Bily brothers pursue the art of wood-carving. In Bell Gardens, Calif., Mrs. L. W. Morris makes miniature tapestries. Dan Moore trains bloodhounds for Arizona State Prison. Tony Le Vier, test pilot, flies P–80 Jet planes. © 15Jul49; MP4349.