X Marks The Spot.

Duration: 2 reels

Year Published: 1944

Creator: Handy (Jam) Organization

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: 22:31:27:02 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; X Marks the Spot" by the State of New Jersey Department of Motor; Vehicles. Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee.; Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during; war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a; residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster); takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving; mistake is made by the deceased. Good examples of early road rage; sliding through intersection, cutting another driver off, almost; hitting boy. Good ambulance racing to scene. Preachy toward ending; breaks the fourth wall, with viewing audience as "jury.; 22:31:27:02 - 22:34:46:08 B/W Sound 1944; Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee seated at desk.; Woman secretary taking dictation. Magee talks about safety on the; road during war time. HA cityscape of New Jersey city (population; 20,000). Full stadium becomes empty stadium as example of traffic; deaths & injuries. VS cars on highways, roads. Man's feet pushing; in clutch & break in car, turning steering wheel. 1941 Nash; appears" in parking space at curb by hardware store. CU of; inspection sticker. Edmon Ryan (as Joe Doakes), driver, gestures w/; hand to camera. Elderly man backs into him w/ his 1929 (?) Ford. He; backs into 1941 Chevrolet behind him, pulls out in front of another; late model sedan & rides along its side down street.; 22:34:46:21 - 22:37:22:15 B/W Sound 1944; Man tailgating driver on residential street. Man in coat & hat; walking toward street, light changes from green to yellow, Nash; almost runs over him at curb, cross walk, intersection. Exchange of; angry words. Man gets into back seat & out the other side leaving; both back doors open, funny, wacky. Traffic jam forms in street.; Residential intersection, various cars moving through. Sedan comes; toward camera down middle of residential street, Nash coming down; intersecting street. "X" appears in the street where the two cars; will meet. Great man in hat & coat holding fingers in ears; squinting eyes, as the two cars crash - surprise, shock, fear.; Crowd gathers at crash site (car on side) w/ police taking; statements, moving people. Body covered in street. Ghost rises from; man's body, sitting up. Ghost hand, man guardian angel (George; Matthew), dressed in graduation robe, taps him on shoulder. The two; men walk together into clouds. Car accidents.; 22:37:23:09 - 22:41:56:09 B/W Sound 1944; The two men walk up to judge (Richard Gordo) seated at bench. White; haired judge stops writing in large book, puts quill pen in holder.; Looks name up in book. Judge says he's not due for another 20; years, blames angel. Angel defends himself by giving examples of; how Joe is the worst driver in New Jersey. Joe pulls "A" ration; coupons (used for gasoline) from coat. Angel holds long scroll of; all the mistakes Joe made driving: Poor night driver: POV car w/; couple walking next to curb, headlight glare into lens. Speeding; GREAT light changes, foot hits the brake, sedan car slides on wet; pavement (hydroplanes) through intersection right in front of on; coming car, stops at curb. Cutting driver off: two sedans traveling; down road, center lane car (Nash) makes right turn into other car's; path. Failure to stop at an intersection: almost runs over family; crossing street. Father & child run.; 22:41:56:28 - 22:44:33:27 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man talking to judge. Nash traveling down road, passing; School Zone sign without slowing down. Boys playing in school yard; boys throws ball into street, low angle up of man (Joe) in car, boy; runs into street next to Nash, man slams on brakes, gets out of; car, boy runs back into school yard to join other children. Man; sits back in car seat, gently rubs head. Loud "crash" heard over; speakers over clock. Weird, surreal clock on wall w/ numbers of; accidents & numbers for injured & fatalities. Numbers increase; (after crash sound) under injuries, two men turn to look solemnly.; Judge crosses off name in large book w/ quill pen. Turns pages; back. Nash tailgating car up steep hill, POV car tries to pass; truck coming head on, forces sedan car behind him off to side of; road.; 22:44:34:08 - 22:51:00:06 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man continues talking to judge. Nice shot of him telling; guardian he "wants the whole truth," adamant about drunk driving.; Judge points at clock which "records accident in this state (New; Jersey) every twenty minutes." Inspection sticker on broken; windshield handed to judge. Examples of bad pedestrians: Man; crosses street in middle of block (jaywalking) between traffic; crossing diagonally at intersection. Great white ambulance; (Chevrolet?) speeding to scene, attendance loading stretcher into; back of ambulance. Nash drives down street in residential section; as VO of angel explaining about Joe's headache from drinking the; night before. Judge frees ghost after 15 years as Joe's driving; conscience. Angel man crumbles scroll excitedly & faints.; 22:50:21:16 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; Clock that records traffic accident injuries and fatalities for New; Jersey (supposedly in Heaven), ticking away. Judge strokes his; chin, looking down at man. SOUND car crash. Another "crash" totals; change on clock again. Great CU face of man looking up with worried; concerned expression. He pleads to judge. Judge turns to appeal to; the "jury" (the viewer) for sentencing (breaking the forth wall; self aware). Audience to become "jury". Great elderly male judge; talking to camera - authority, law and order.; • 22:34:46:20- 22:35:00:04; Driving POV from the back seat of car looking out the windshield. We tailgate another car (and try to pass it) as we drive down a wide street with houses on one side and stores on the other. Looks like a busy street. Several pedestrians stop at the intersection ahead.; • 22:35:41:28- 22:35:50:29; View of intersection in a middle- or upper-middle class residential neighborhood in New Jersey. The homes are large with nice front yards. Sidewalks line the streets. Two cars pass each other (there are no stop signs).; worth noting: Nice nighttime driving POV. The car's headlights create limited vision on the dark road. Up ahead is a couple walking along the side of the road. Eerie shot.(22:40:19:19- 22:40:26:10)

Complete Record: X MARKS THE SPOT. 2 reels, sd. Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc. © State of New Jersey; title & descr., 19Oct44; 5 prints, 18Oct44; MU15323., 22:31:27:02 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; X Marks the Spot" by the State of New Jersey Department of Motor; Vehicles. Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee.; Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during; war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a; residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster); takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving; mistake is made by the deceased. Good examples of early road rage; sliding through intersection, cutting another driver off, almost; hitting boy. Good ambulance racing to scene. Preachy toward ending; breaks the fourth wall, with viewing audience as "jury.; 22:31:27:02 - 22:34:46:08 B/W Sound 1944; Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee seated at desk.; Woman secretary taking dictation. Magee talks about safety on the; road during war time. HA cityscape of New Jersey city (population; 20,000). Full stadium becomes empty stadium as example of traffic; deaths & injuries. VS cars on highways, roads. Man's feet pushing; in clutch & break in car, turning steering wheel. 1941 Nash; appears" in parking space at curb by hardware store. CU of; inspection sticker. Edmon Ryan (as Joe Doakes), driver, gestures w/; hand to camera. Elderly man backs into him w/ his 1929 (?) Ford. He; backs into 1941 Chevrolet behind him, pulls out in front of another; late model sedan & rides along its side down street.; 22:34:46:21 - 22:37:22:15 B/W Sound 1944; Man tailgating driver on residential street. Man in coat & hat; walking toward street, light changes from green to yellow, Nash; almost runs over him at curb, cross walk, intersection. Exchange of; angry words. Man gets into back seat & out the other side leaving; both back doors open, funny, wacky. Traffic jam forms in street.; Residential intersection, various cars moving through. Sedan comes; toward camera down middle of residential street, Nash coming down; intersecting street. "X" appears in the street where the two cars; will meet. Great man in hat & coat holding fingers in ears; squinting eyes, as the two cars crash - surprise, shock, fear.; Crowd gathers at crash site (car on side) w/ police taking; statements, moving people. Body covered in street. Ghost rises from; man's body, sitting up. Ghost hand, man guardian angel (George; Matthew), dressed in graduation robe, taps him on shoulder. The two; men walk together into clouds. Car accidents.; 22:37:23:09 - 22:41:56:09 B/W Sound 1944; The two men walk up to judge (Richard Gordo) seated at bench. White; haired judge stops writing in large book, puts quill pen in holder.; Looks name up in book. Judge says he's not due for another 20; years, blames angel. Angel defends himself by giving examples of; how Joe is the worst driver in New Jersey. Joe pulls "A" ration; coupons (used for gasoline) from coat. Angel holds long scroll of; all the mistakes Joe made driving: Poor night driver: POV car w/; couple walking next to curb, headlight glare into lens. Speeding; GREAT light changes, foot hits the brake, sedan car slides on wet; pavement (hydroplanes) through intersection right in front of on; coming car, stops at curb. Cutting driver off: two sedans traveling; down road, center lane car (Nash) makes right turn into other car's; path. Failure to stop at an intersection: almost runs over family; crossing street. Father & child run.; 22:41:56:28 - 22:44:33:27 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man talking to judge. Nash traveling down road, passing; School Zone sign without slowing down. Boys playing in school yard; boys throws ball into street, low angle up of man (Joe) in car, boy; runs into street next to Nash, man slams on brakes, gets out of; car, boy runs back into school yard to join other children. Man; sits back in car seat, gently rubs head. Loud "crash" heard over; speakers over clock. Weird, surreal clock on wall w/ numbers of; accidents & numbers for injured & fatalities. Numbers increase; (after crash sound) under injuries, two men turn to look solemnly.; Judge crosses off name in large book w/ quill pen. Turns pages; back. Nash tailgating car up steep hill, POV car tries to pass; truck coming head on, forces sedan car behind him off to side of; road.; 22:44:34:08 - 22:51:00:06 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man continues talking to judge. Nice shot of him telling; guardian he "wants the whole truth," adamant about drunk driving.; Judge points at clock which "records accident in this state (New; Jersey) every twenty minutes." Inspection sticker on broken; windshield handed to judge. Examples of bad pedestrians: Man; crosses street in middle of block (jaywalking) between traffic; crossing diagonally at intersection. Great white ambulance; (Chevrolet?) speeding to scene, attendance loading stretcher into; back of ambulance. Nash drives down street in residential section; as VO of angel explaining about Joe's headache from drinking the; night before. Judge frees ghost after 15 years as Joe's driving; conscience. Angel man crumbles scroll excitedly & faints.; 22:50:21:16 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; Clock that records traffic accident injuries and fatalities for New; Jersey (supposedly in Heaven), ticking away. Judge strokes his; chin, looking down at man. SOUND car crash. Another "crash" totals; change on clock again. Great CU face of man looking up with worried; concerned expression. He pleads to judge. Judge turns to appeal to; the "jury" (the viewer) for sentencing (breaking the forth wall; self aware). Audience to become "jury". Great elderly male judge; talking to camera - authority, law and order.; • 22:34:46:20- 22:35:00:04; Driving POV from the back seat of car looking out the windshield. We tailgate another car (and try to pass it) as we drive down a wide street with houses on one side and stores on the other. Looks like a busy street. Several pedestrians stop at the intersection ahead.; • 22:35:41:28- 22:35:50:29; View of intersection in a middle- or upper-middle class residential neighborhood in New Jersey. The homes are large with nice front yards. Sidewalks line the streets. Two cars pass each other (there are no stop signs).; worth noting: Nice nighttime driving POV. The car's headlights create limited vision on the dark road. Up ahead is a couple walking along the side of the road. Eerie shot.(22:40:19:19- 22:40:26:10), 22:31:27:02 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; X Marks the Spot" by the State of New Jersey Department of Motor; Vehicles. Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee.; Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during; war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a; residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster); takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving; mistake is made by the deceased. Good examples of early road rage; sliding through intersection, cutting another driver off, almost; hitting boy. Good ambulance racing to scene. Preachy toward ending; breaks the fourth wall, with viewing audience as "jury.; 22:31:27:02 - 22:34:46:08 B/W Sound 1944; Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee seated at desk.; Woman secretary taking dictation. Magee talks about safety on the; road during war time. HA cityscape of New Jersey city (population; 20,000). Full stadium becomes empty stadium as example of traffic; deaths & injuries. VS cars on highways, roads. Man's feet pushing; in clutch & break in car, turning steering wheel. 1941 Nash; appears" in parking space at curb by hardware store. CU of; inspection sticker. Edmon Ryan (as Joe Doakes), driver, gestures w/; hand to camera. Elderly man backs into him w/ his 1929 (?) Ford. He; backs into 1941 Chevrolet behind him, pulls out in front of another; late model sedan & rides along its side down street.; 22:34:46:21 - 22:37:22:15 B/W Sound 1944; Man tailgating driver on residential street. Man in coat & hat; walking toward street, light changes from green to yellow, Nash; almost runs over him at curb, cross walk, intersection. Exchange of; angry words. Man gets into back seat & out the other side leaving; both back doors open, funny, wacky. Traffic jam forms in street.; Residential intersection, various cars moving through. Sedan comes; toward camera down middle of residential street, Nash coming down; intersecting street. "X" appears in the street where the two cars; will meet. Great man in hat & coat holding fingers in ears; squinting eyes, as the two cars crash - surprise, shock, fear.; Crowd gathers at crash site (car on side) w/ police taking; statements, moving people. Body covered in street. Ghost rises from; man's body, sitting up. Ghost hand, man guardian angel (George; Matthew), dressed in graduation robe, taps him on shoulder. The two; men walk together into clouds. Car accidents.; 22:37:23:09 - 22:41:56:09 B/W Sound 1944; The two men walk up to judge (Richard Gordo) seated at bench. White; haired judge stops writing in large book, puts quill pen in holder.; Looks name up in book. Judge says he's not due for another 20; years, blames angel. Angel defends himself by giving examples of; how Joe is the worst driver in New Jersey. Joe pulls "A" ration; coupons (used for gasoline) from coat. Angel holds long scroll of; all the mistakes Joe made driving: Poor night driver: POV car w/; couple walking next to curb, headlight glare into lens. Speeding; GREAT light changes, foot hits the brake, sedan car slides on wet; pavement (hydroplanes) through intersection right in front of on; coming car, stops at curb. Cutting driver off: two sedans traveling; down road, center lane car (Nash) makes right turn into other car's; path. Failure to stop at an intersection: almost runs over family; crossing street. Father & child run.; 22:41:56:28 - 22:44:33:27 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man talking to judge. Nash traveling down road, passing; School Zone sign without slowing down. Boys playing in school yard; boys throws ball into street, low angle up of man (Joe) in car, boy; runs into street next to Nash, man slams on brakes, gets out of; car, boy runs back into school yard to join other children. Man; sits back in car seat, gently rubs head. Loud "crash" heard over; speakers over clock. Weird, surreal clock on wall w/ numbers of; accidents & numbers for injured & fatalities. Numbers increase; (after crash sound) under injuries, two men turn to look solemnly.; Judge crosses off name in large book w/ quill pen. Turns pages; back. Nash tailgating car up steep hill, POV car tries to pass; truck coming head on, forces sedan car behind him off to side of; road.; 22:44:34:08 - 22:51:00:06 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man continues talking to judge. Nice shot of him telling; guardian he "wants the whole truth," adamant about drunk driving.; Judge points at clock which "records accident in this state (New; Jersey) every twenty minutes." Inspection sticker on broken; windshield handed to judge. Examples of bad pedestrians: Man; crosses street in middle of block (jaywalking) between traffic; crossing diagonally at intersection. Great white ambulance; (Chevrolet?) speeding to scene, attendance loading stretcher into; back of ambulance. Nash drives down street in residential section; as VO of angel explaining about Joe's headache from drinking the; night before. Judge frees ghost after 15 years as Joe's driving; conscience. Angel man crumbles scroll excitedly & faints.; 22:50:21:16 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; Clock that records traffic accident injuries and fatalities for New; Jersey (supposedly in Heaven), ticking away. Judge strokes his; chin, looking down at man. SOUND car crash. Another "crash" totals; change on clock again. Great CU face of man looking up with worried; concerned expression. He pleads to judge. Judge turns to appeal to; the "jury" (the viewer) for sentencing (breaking the forth wall; self aware). Audience to become "jury". Great elderly male judge; talking to camera - authority, law and order.; • 22:34:46:20- 22:35:00:04; Driving POV from the back seat of car looking out the windshield. We tailgate another car (and try to pass it) as we drive down a wide street with houses on one side and stores on the other. Looks like a busy street. Several pedestrians stop at the intersection ahead.; • 22:35:41:28- 22:35:50:29; View of intersection in a middle- or upper-middle class residential neighborhood in New Jersey. The homes are large with nice front yards. Sidewalks line the streets. Two cars pass each other (there are no stop signs).; worth noting: Nice nighttime driving POV. The car's headlights create limited vision on the dark road. Up ahead is a couple walking along the side of the road. Eerie shot.(22:40:19:19- 22:40:26:10), 22:31:27:02 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; X Marks the Spot" by the State of New Jersey Department of Motor; Vehicles. Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee.; Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during; war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a; residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster); takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving; mistake is made by the deceased. Good examples of early road rage; sliding through intersection, cutting another driver off, almost; hitting boy. Good ambulance racing to scene. Preachy toward ending; breaks the fourth wall, with viewing audience as "jury.; 22:31:27:02 - 22:34:46:08 B/W Sound 1944; Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee seated at desk.; Woman secretary taking dictation. Magee talks about safety on the; road during war time. HA cityscape of New Jersey city (population; 20,000). Full stadium becomes empty stadium as example of traffic; deaths & injuries. VS cars on highways, roads. Man's feet pushing; in clutch & break in car, turning steering wheel. 1941 Nash; appears" in parking space at curb by hardware store. CU of; inspection sticker. Edmon Ryan (as Joe Doakes), driver, gestures w/; hand to camera. Elderly man backs into him w/ his 1929 (?) Ford. He; backs into 1941 Chevrolet behind him, pulls out in front of another; late model sedan & rides along its side down street.; 22:34:46:21 - 22:37:22:15 B/W Sound 1944; Man tailgating driver on residential street. Man in coat & hat; walking toward street, light changes from green to yellow, Nash; almost runs over him at curb, cross walk, intersection. Exchange of; angry words. Man gets into back seat & out the other side leaving; both back doors open, funny, wacky. Traffic jam forms in street.; Residential intersection, various cars moving through. Sedan comes; toward camera down middle of residential street, Nash coming down; intersecting street. "X" appears in the street where the two cars; will meet. Great man in hat & coat holding fingers in ears; squinting eyes, as the two cars crash - surprise, shock, fear.; Crowd gathers at crash site (car on side) w/ police taking; statements, moving people. Body covered in street. Ghost rises from; man's body, sitting up. Ghost hand, man guardian angel (George; Matthew), dressed in graduation robe, taps him on shoulder. The two; men walk together into clouds. Car accidents.; 22:37:23:09 - 22:41:56:09 B/W Sound 1944; The two men walk up to judge (Richard Gordo) seated at bench. White; haired judge stops writing in large book, puts quill pen in holder.; Looks name up in book. Judge says he's not due for another 20; years, blames angel. Angel defends himself by giving examples of; how Joe is the worst driver in New Jersey. Joe pulls "A" ration; coupons (used for gasoline) from coat. Angel holds long scroll of; all the mistakes Joe made driving: Poor night driver: POV car w/; couple walking next to curb, headlight glare into lens. Speeding; GREAT light changes, foot hits the brake, sedan car slides on wet; pavement (hydroplanes) through intersection right in front of on; coming car, stops at curb. Cutting driver off: two sedans traveling; down road, center lane car (Nash) makes right turn into other car's; path. Failure to stop at an intersection: almost runs over family; crossing street. Father & child run.; 22:41:56:28 - 22:44:33:27 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man talking to judge. Nash traveling down road, passing; School Zone sign without slowing down. Boys playing in school yard; boys throws ball into street, low angle up of man (Joe) in car, boy; runs into street next to Nash, man slams on brakes, gets out of; car, boy runs back into school yard to join other children. Man; sits back in car seat, gently rubs head. Loud "crash" heard over; speakers over clock. Weird, surreal clock on wall w/ numbers of; accidents & numbers for injured & fatalities. Numbers increase; (after crash sound) under injuries, two men turn to look solemnly.; Judge crosses off name in large book w/ quill pen. Turns pages; back. Nash tailgating car up steep hill, POV car tries to pass; truck coming head on, forces sedan car behind him off to side of; road.; 22:44:34:08 - 22:51:00:06 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man continues talking to judge. Nice shot of him telling; guardian he "wants the whole truth," adamant about drunk driving.; Judge points at clock which "records accident in this state (New; Jersey) every twenty minutes." Inspection sticker on broken; windshield handed to judge. Examples of bad pedestrians: Man; crosses street in middle of block (jaywalking) between traffic; crossing diagonally at intersection. Great white ambulance; (Chevrolet?) speeding to scene, attendance loading stretcher into; back of ambulance. Nash drives down street in residential section; as VO of angel explaining about Joe's headache from drinking the; night before. Judge frees ghost after 15 years as Joe's driving; conscience. Angel man crumbles scroll excitedly & faints.; 22:50:21:16 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; Clock that records traffic accident injuries and fatalities for New; Jersey (supposedly in Heaven), ticking away. Judge strokes his; chin, looking down at man. SOUND car crash. Another "crash" totals; change on clock again. Great CU face of man looking up with worried; concerned expression. He pleads to judge. Judge turns to appeal to; the "jury" (the viewer) for sentencing (breaking the forth wall; self aware). Audience to become "jury". Great elderly male judge; talking to camera - authority, law and order.; • 22:34:46:20- 22:35:00:04; Driving POV from the back seat of car looking out the windshield. We tailgate another car (and try to pass it) as we drive down a wide street with houses on one side and stores on the other. Looks like a busy street. Several pedestrians stop at the intersection ahead.; • 22:35:41:28- 22:35:50:29; View of intersection in a middle- or upper-middle class residential neighborhood in New Jersey. The homes are large with nice front yards. Sidewalks line the streets. Two cars pass each other (there are no stop signs).; worth noting: Nice nighttime driving POV. The car's headlights create limited vision on the dark road. Up ahead is a couple walking along the side of the road. Eerie shot.(22:40:19:19- 22:40:26:10), 22:31:27:02 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; X Marks the Spot" by the State of New Jersey Department of Motor; Vehicles. Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee.; Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during; war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a; residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster); takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving; mistake is made by the deceased. Good examples of early road rage; sliding through intersection, cutting another driver off, almost; hitting boy. Good ambulance racing to scene. Preachy toward ending; breaks the fourth wall, with viewing audience as "jury.; 22:31:27:02 - 22:34:46:08 B/W Sound 1944; Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee seated at desk.; Woman secretary taking dictation. Magee talks about safety on the; road during war time. HA cityscape of New Jersey city (population; 20,000). Full stadium becomes empty stadium as example of traffic; deaths & injuries. VS cars on highways, roads. Man's feet pushing; in clutch & break in car, turning steering wheel. 1941 Nash; appears" in parking space at curb by hardware store. CU of; inspection sticker. Edmon Ryan (as Joe Doakes), driver, gestures w/; hand to camera. Elderly man backs into him w/ his 1929 (?) Ford. He; backs into 1941 Chevrolet behind him, pulls out in front of another; late model sedan & rides along its side down street.; 22:34:46:21 - 22:37:22:15 B/W Sound 1944; Man tailgating driver on residential street. Man in coat & hat; walking toward street, light changes from green to yellow, Nash; almost runs over him at curb, cross walk, intersection. Exchange of; angry words. Man gets into back seat & out the other side leaving; both back doors open, funny, wacky. Traffic jam forms in street.; Residential intersection, various cars moving through. Sedan comes; toward camera down middle of residential street, Nash coming down; intersecting street. "X" appears in the street where the two cars; will meet. Great man in hat & coat holding fingers in ears; squinting eyes, as the two cars crash - surprise, shock, fear.; Crowd gathers at crash site (car on side) w/ police taking; statements, moving people. Body covered in street. Ghost rises from; man's body, sitting up. Ghost hand, man guardian angel (George; Matthew), dressed in graduation robe, taps him on shoulder. The two; men walk together into clouds. Car accidents.; 22:37:23:09 - 22:41:56:09 B/W Sound 1944; The two men walk up to judge (Richard Gordo) seated at bench. White; haired judge stops writing in large book, puts quill pen in holder.; Looks name up in book. Judge says he's not due for another 20; years, blames angel. Angel defends himself by giving examples of; how Joe is the worst driver in New Jersey. Joe pulls "A" ration; coupons (used for gasoline) from coat. Angel holds long scroll of; all the mistakes Joe made driving: Poor night driver: POV car w/; couple walking next to curb, headlight glare into lens. Speeding; GREAT light changes, foot hits the brake, sedan car slides on wet; pavement (hydroplanes) through intersection right in front of on; coming car, stops at curb. Cutting driver off: two sedans traveling; down road, center lane car (Nash) makes right turn into other car's; path. Failure to stop at an intersection: almost runs over family; crossing street. Father & child run.; 22:41:56:28 - 22:44:33:27 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man talking to judge. Nash traveling down road, passing; School Zone sign without slowing down. Boys playing in school yard; boys throws ball into street, low angle up of man (Joe) in car, boy; runs into street next to Nash, man slams on brakes, gets out of; car, boy runs back into school yard to join other children. Man; sits back in car seat, gently rubs head. Loud "crash" heard over; speakers over clock. Weird, surreal clock on wall w/ numbers of; accidents & numbers for injured & fatalities. Numbers increase; (after crash sound) under injuries, two men turn to look solemnly.; Judge crosses off name in large book w/ quill pen. Turns pages; back. Nash tailgating car up steep hill, POV car tries to pass; truck coming head on, forces sedan car behind him off to side of; road.; 22:44:34:08 - 22:51:00:06 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man continues talking to judge. Nice shot of him telling; guardian he "wants the whole truth," adamant about drunk driving.; Judge points at clock which "records accident in this state (New; Jersey) every twenty minutes." Inspection sticker on broken; windshield handed to judge. Examples of bad pedestrians: Man; crosses street in middle of block (jaywalking) between traffic; crossing diagonally at intersection. Great white ambulance; (Chevrolet?) speeding to scene, attendance loading stretcher into; back of ambulance. Nash drives down street in residential section; as VO of angel explaining about Joe's headache from drinking the; night before. Judge frees ghost after 15 years as Joe's driving; conscience. Angel man crumbles scroll excitedly & faints.; 22:50:21:16 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; Clock that records traffic accident injuries and fatalities for New; Jersey (supposedly in Heaven), ticking away. Judge strokes his; chin, looking down at man. SOUND car crash. Another "crash" totals; change on clock again. Great CU face of man looking up with worried; concerned expression. He pleads to judge. Judge turns to appeal to; the "jury" (the viewer) for sentencing (breaking the forth wall; self aware). Audience to become "jury". Great elderly male judge; talking to camera - authority, law and order.; • 22:34:46:20- 22:35:00:04; Driving POV from the back seat of car looking out the windshield. We tailgate another car (and try to pass it) as we drive down a wide street with houses on one side and stores on the other. Looks like a busy street. Several pedestrians stop at the intersection ahead.; • 22:35:41:28- 22:35:50:29; View of intersection in a middle- or upper-middle class residential neighborhood in New Jersey. The homes are large with nice front yards. Sidewalks line the streets. Two cars pass each other (there are no stop signs).; worth noting: Nice nighttime driving POV. The car's headlights create limited vision on the dark road. Up ahead is a couple walking along the side of the road. Eerie shot.(22:40:19:19- 22:40:26:10), 22:31:27:02 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; X Marks the Spot" by the State of New Jersey Department of Motor; Vehicles. Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee.; Careless & inconsiderate drivers cause accidents & deaths during; war time. New Jersey driver Joe is killed at an intersection in a; residential area. His guardian angel man (looks like gangster); takes him before the judge where examples of every type of driving; mistake is made by the deceased. Good examples of early road rage; sliding through intersection, cutting another driver off, almost; hitting boy. Good ambulance racing to scene. Preachy toward ending; breaks the fourth wall, with viewing audience as "jury.; 22:31:27:02 - 22:34:46:08 B/W Sound 1944; Prologue delivered by Commissioner Arthur W. Magee seated at desk.; Woman secretary taking dictation. Magee talks about safety on the; road during war time. HA cityscape of New Jersey city (population; 20,000). Full stadium becomes empty stadium as example of traffic; deaths & injuries. VS cars on highways, roads. Man's feet pushing; in clutch & break in car, turning steering wheel. 1941 Nash; appears" in parking space at curb by hardware store. CU of; inspection sticker. Edmon Ryan (as Joe Doakes), driver, gestures w/; hand to camera. Elderly man backs into him w/ his 1929 (?) Ford. He; backs into 1941 Chevrolet behind him, pulls out in front of another; late model sedan & rides along its side down street.; 22:34:46:21 - 22:37:22:15 B/W Sound 1944; Man tailgating driver on residential street. Man in coat & hat; walking toward street, light changes from green to yellow, Nash; almost runs over him at curb, cross walk, intersection. Exchange of; angry words. Man gets into back seat & out the other side leaving; both back doors open, funny, wacky. Traffic jam forms in street.; Residential intersection, various cars moving through. Sedan comes; toward camera down middle of residential street, Nash coming down; intersecting street. "X" appears in the street where the two cars; will meet. Great man in hat & coat holding fingers in ears; squinting eyes, as the two cars crash - surprise, shock, fear.; Crowd gathers at crash site (car on side) w/ police taking; statements, moving people. Body covered in street. Ghost rises from; man's body, sitting up. Ghost hand, man guardian angel (George; Matthew), dressed in graduation robe, taps him on shoulder. The two; men walk together into clouds. Car accidents.; 22:37:23:09 - 22:41:56:09 B/W Sound 1944; The two men walk up to judge (Richard Gordo) seated at bench. White; haired judge stops writing in large book, puts quill pen in holder.; Looks name up in book. Judge says he's not due for another 20; years, blames angel. Angel defends himself by giving examples of; how Joe is the worst driver in New Jersey. Joe pulls "A" ration; coupons (used for gasoline) from coat. Angel holds long scroll of; all the mistakes Joe made driving: Poor night driver: POV car w/; couple walking next to curb, headlight glare into lens. Speeding; GREAT light changes, foot hits the brake, sedan car slides on wet; pavement (hydroplanes) through intersection right in front of on; coming car, stops at curb. Cutting driver off: two sedans traveling; down road, center lane car (Nash) makes right turn into other car's; path. Failure to stop at an intersection: almost runs over family; crossing street. Father & child run.; 22:41:56:28 - 22:44:33:27 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man talking to judge. Nash traveling down road, passing; School Zone sign without slowing down. Boys playing in school yard; boys throws ball into street, low angle up of man (Joe) in car, boy; runs into street next to Nash, man slams on brakes, gets out of; car, boy runs back into school yard to join other children. Man; sits back in car seat, gently rubs head. Loud "crash" heard over; speakers over clock. Weird, surreal clock on wall w/ numbers of; accidents & numbers for injured & fatalities. Numbers increase; (after crash sound) under injuries, two men turn to look solemnly.; Judge crosses off name in large book w/ quill pen. Turns pages; back. Nash tailgating car up steep hill, POV car tries to pass; truck coming head on, forces sedan car behind him off to side of; road.; 22:44:34:08 - 22:51:00:06 B/W Sound 1944; Angel man continues talking to judge. Nice shot of him telling; guardian he "wants the whole truth," adamant about drunk driving.; Judge points at clock which "records accident in this state (New; Jersey) every twenty minutes." Inspection sticker on broken; windshield handed to judge. Examples of bad pedestrians: Man; crosses street in middle of block (jaywalking) between traffic; crossing diagonally at intersection. Great white ambulance; (Chevrolet?) speeding to scene, attendance loading stretcher into; back of ambulance. Nash drives down street in residential section; as VO of angel explaining about Joe's headache from drinking the; night before. Judge frees ghost after 15 years as Joe's driving; conscience. Angel man crumbles scroll excitedly & faints.; 22:50:21:16 - 22:52:36:02 B/W Sound 1944; Clock that records traffic accident injuries and fatalities for New; Jersey (supposedly in Heaven), ticking away. Judge strokes his; chin, looking down at man. SOUND car crash. Another "crash" totals; change on clock again. Great CU face of man looking up with worried; concerned expression. He pleads to judge. Judge turns to appeal to; the "jury" (the viewer) for sentencing (breaking the forth wall; self aware). Audience to become "jury". Great elderly male judge; talking to camera - authority, law and order.; • 22:34:46:20- 22:35:00:04; Driving POV from the back seat of car looking out the windshield. We tailgate another car (and try to pass it) as we drive down a wide street with houses on one side and stores on the other. Looks like a busy street. Several pedestrians stop at the intersection ahead.; • 22:35:41:28- 22:35:50:29; View of intersection in a middle- or upper-middle class residential neighborhood in New Jersey. The homes are large with nice front yards. Sidewalks line the streets. Two cars pass each other (there are no stop signs).; worth noting: Nice nighttime driving POV. The car's headlights create limited vision on the dark road. Up ahead is a couple walking along the side of the road. Eerie shot.(22:40:19:19- 22:40:26:10)NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.