1957SOCIAL ISSUES
FOLLOWS THE LIVES OF THREE YOUNG MEN REPRESENTING THE LOWER, MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASSES. SHOWS HOW THEIR CLASS AND SOCIAL STATUS AFFECTS THEIR CHOICE OF OCCUPATION AND WAY OF LIVING. POINTS OUT THAT IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE ONE'S SOCIAL STATUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND INTRODUCES SUCH TERMS AS "VERTICAL MOBILITY" AND "HORIZONTAL MOBILITY". EXT. HOSPITAL. NEWBORN BABIES IN HOSPITAL NURSERY. SLEEPING BABY. MAN IN OFFICE DICTATES TO SECRETARY. NICE UPPER-CLASS HOME. ACCOUNTING FIRM. WHITE COLLAR WORKER. FILLING LEDGER. NICE MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD. MAN WORKS IN FACTORY. DUMPS BUCKET. TWO FAMILY HOUSE. PARENTS LOOK IN WINDOW AT BABIES. SMILING. STUDENTS LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL. THREE BOYS IN SUITS TALK. SIGNING YEAR BOOKS. BOY SHAKES HANDS WITH OTHER BOYS PARENTS. LIVING ROOM OF UPPER-CLASS FAMILY, TALKING. SOCIAL CLASS. MAID COMES IN. TYPICAL SUBURBAN FAMILY EATS DINNER. DISCOURAGED TO BEING AN ARTIST. FAMILY PARTY.
ALL RELATIVES CELEBRATE IN LIVING ROOM. DIFFERENT ECONOMIC CLASS. BOY PUMPING GAS AT GAS STATION. BOY WITH BOW TIE. OFFICE WORK. BOOKKEEPER. BOY WALKS ON TOWN STREET, THINKING. SOUND BYTE. "WE LIVE IN DIFFERENT WORLDS". BECOMES DETERMINED. NEW YORK CITY STREET. ART DEPARTMENT. WORKING ON ADVERTISING. DOING NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ADS. ART DEPARTMENT OFFICE DOOR. LOOKS AT WRIST WATCH. SHOWS DRAWING. BOYS FROM SMALL TOWN. TWO MEN GO GOLFING. MIXING SOCIALLY. AT TRAIN STATION, COMING HOME FOR VACATION TO HOME TOWN. MAN KISSES HIS WIFE. SHAKE HANDS AND GREET. SITS IN BACK SEAT OF CAR WITH MOTHER. A PROFESSION. CAR PULLS INTO GAS STATION. HANDS MAN CIGAR. MOTHER IN HOSPITAL WITH NEW BABY. NURSE PUTS BABY IN BED. ROLLS IT INTO NURSERY WITH OTHER BABIES. GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY. STANDARDS OF CLASS.
ALL RELATIVES CELEBRATE IN LIVING ROOM. DIFFERENT ECONOMIC CLASS. BOY PUMPING GAS AT GAS STATION. BOY WITH BOW TIE. OFFICE WORK. BOOKKEEPER. BOY WALKS ON TOWN STREET, THINKING. SOUND BYTE. "WE LIVE IN DIFFERENT WORLDS". BECOMES DETERMINED. NEW YORK CITY STREET. ART DEPARTMENT. WORKING ON ADVERTISING. DOING NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ADS. ART DEPARTMENT OFFICE DOOR. LOOKS AT WRIST WATCH. SHOWS DRAWING. BOYS FROM SMALL TOWN. TWO MEN GO GOLFING. MIXING SOCIALLY. AT TRAIN STATION, COMING HOME FOR VACATION TO HOME TOWN. MAN KISSES HIS WIFE. SHAKE HANDS AND GREET. SITS IN BACK SEAT OF CAR WITH MOTHER. A PROFESSION. CAR PULLS INTO GAS STATION. HANDS MAN CIGAR. MOTHER IN HOSPITAL WITH NEW BABY. NURSE PUTS BABY IN BED. ROLLS IT INTO NURSERY WITH OTHER BABIES. GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY. STANDARDS OF CLASS.
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URBAN HOSPITAL WITH CIRCULAR DRIVE FADES TO CROWDED NURSERY WITH NEW-BORN BABIES IN CLEAR BASSINETS, PAN OF BABIES ONE CRIES, SWADDLED BABIES ON THEIR BACKS
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1950S BUSINESS MAN SITS AT DESK, CORNER OFFICE, SECRETARY TAKES NOTES, NARRATORS TALKS ABOUT FATHER OF ONE OF THE BABIES, A WEALTHY MAN
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MS OF WEALTHY FACTORY OWNER, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT WEALTH AND SOCIAL PRESTIGE
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FADE TO LARGE COUNTRY HOME WITH CIRCULAR DRIVE
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FADE TO BABY IN BASSINET, NARRATOR DESCRIBES THE MIDDLE CLASS BABY
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OFFICE MANAGER IN SUIT TALKS TO CLERKS, SECRETARIES AT WORK, ADDING MACHINES AND TYPEWRITERS ON DESKS
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MS OF MAN A DESK WRITING WITH FOUNTAIN PEN IN LEDGER BOOK, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT HIS LIMITATIONS.
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FADE TO MIDDLE CLASS HOUSE, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT MORTGAGE
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BABY IN BASSINET
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PAN OF BABIES IN HOSPITAL BASSINETS
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BABY IN HOSPITAL BASSINET, NURSERY, STRETCHING HIS ARMS,
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FADE TO FACTORY WORKER IN UNIFORM, DUMPS PAIL OF MATERIAL
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OLD THREE STORY APARTMENT BUILDING, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT RENTING IN RUN DOWN SECTION
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HOSPITAL NURSERY, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT RISING FROM ASCRIBED STATUS
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PARENTS LOOKING IN WINDOW OF HOSPITAL NURSERY, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT VERTICAL MOBILITY
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PAN OF PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS THROUGH WINDOW, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT CLASS LINES IN THE UNITED STATES
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PAN OF BABIES IN NURSERY
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STUDENTS WALK OUT OF LARGE COLUMNED BUILDING, MADISON HIGH SCHOOL,
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THREE GRADUATING BOYS IN 1950S SUITS WALK TOWARDS CAMERA, WITH DIPLOMAS, SKINNY TIES
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MS OF YOUNG MAN ATTENDING IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY
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MS OF YOUNG MAN, BUSINESS CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL
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MS OF YOUNG MAN FROM LOWER CLASS
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MS OF GROUP OF THREE YOUNG MEN, 1950S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, PARENTS WALK UP TO GROUP
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PARENTS SHAKE HANDS WITH YOUNG MEN, CONGRATULATIONS
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UPPER CLASS FAMILY SIT IN FRONT OF LARGE FIREPLACE
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MS OF WOMAN IN ARM CHAIR
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MS OF FATHER AND SON IN FRONT OF FIREPLACE, SERIOUS TALK
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MS OF YOUNG MAN IN SUIT NODDING, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND DEMOCRATIC BACKGROUND, MS OF FATHER HAVING SERIOUS TALK
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MAID WALKS THROUGH DOORWAY INTO ROOM
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MS OF WOMAN, MOTHER, UPPERCLASS
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MAID SMILES AND NODS, FAMILY GETS UP AND LEAVES ROOM
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1950S MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY AT DINNER, MS OF FAMILY TALKING, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT FATHER DISCOURAGING SON FROM BECOMING AN ARTIST, SECURITY LIES IN BUSINESS AND WHITE COLLAR JOBS, COMMERCIAL COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL
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GRADUATION PARTY IN LOWER CLASS, SMALL LIVING ROOM, FATHER ANNOUNCES SON HAS ALREADY FOUND A JOB, SHAKES HIS HAND, PROUD FATHER
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1950S GAS STATION ATTENDANT FILLING UP TANK, WHITE TEE SHIRT
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LATE 1950S CAR, TWO TONE, PULLS UP TO AMOCO GAS STATION, WHITE WALLS, ATTENDANT WALKS UP TO CAR
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ATTENDANT GREETS HIS FRIEND FROM HIGH SCHOOL DRIVING EXPENSIVE CAR, CLASS DISTINCTION
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CU OF YOU NG MAN WITH BOW TIE AND HORN RIMMED GLASSES SITTING IN EXPENSIVE CAR, SMILING AND TALKING, UPPER CLASS
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CU OF LOWER CLASS MAN, GAS STATION ATTENDANT
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1950S GAS STATION, AMOCO PUMPS, NO LEAD, LATE 1950S CAR, ATTENDANT WALKS TO PUMP
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UPPER CLASS YOUNG MAN INTRODUCED AT OFFICE, FIRST DAY OF WORK
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MS OF SEATED OFFICE CLERK, FILING CABINETS, STANDS UP AND SHAKES HAND OF SOMEONE OFF CAMERA
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MEN SHAKING HANDS IN OFFICE, INTRODUCTION
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YOUNG MAN WALKS AROUND CORNER OF SMALL CITY OR TOWN, STORE WINDOWS, SIDEWALKS, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS, CAMERA TRACKS HIM
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CU OF MAN WALKING ON SIDEWALKS OF TOWN, NARRATOR VOICES HIS THOUGHTS, EX GIRL FRIEND'S WORDS ABOUT THEM BEING IN DIFFERENT WORLDS, MAN PICKS UP PACE, ENCOURAGED BY HIS PLAN TO MOVE TO ANOTHER CITY
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CROWDED SIDEWALKS OF CITY, 1950S
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MAN WITH PORTFOLIO, AD MAN, ARTIST, WALKS TOWARDS CAMERA, CITY
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THREE MEN AT ARTIST DESK LOOKING OVER WORK, ADVERTISING AGENCY, COMMERCIAL ARTIST
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YOUNG MAN WORKING LATE AT COMMERCIAL ART
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ARTIST WORKS ON PRINT AD, 1950S REFRIGERATOR?
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YOUNG MAN AT WORK, LATE AT NIGHT UNDER LAMP
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SIGNS ON DOOR TO ART DEPARTMENT, DIRECTOR
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COMMERCIAL ARTIST SHOWING WORK TO CLIENT OR COLLEAGUE
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MEN AT WORK, OFFICE, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT VERTICAL ACHIEVEMENT, MEETING OVER, MAN LOOKS AT WATCH AND GETS UP AND LEAVES ART DEPARTMENT OFFICE
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MEN WALK OUT OF DOOR WITH GOLF CLUBS, WEARING PLAID TAMS, ENGLISH TUDOR CLUB HOUSE
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MEN PLAYING GOLF, 1950S
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COMMUTERS LEAVING TRAIN STATION
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MAN WITH SUITCASE WALKS THROUGH TRAIN STATION PARKING LOT, MEETS WOMAN SITTING IN CONVERTIBLE, LATE 1950S CARS,
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MS OF MAN IN SUIT TALKING TO WOMAN IN CONVERTIBLE, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT HE GIRL HE WANTED TO MARRY, ANALYZES SOCIAL CLASS CHANGES
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MS OF WOMAN IN CONVERTIBLE
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MAN AND WOMAN IN CONVERTIBLE TALK, HER HUSBAND WALKS UP AND KISSES HER, UPPER CLASS COUPLE, NARRATOR SAYS CLASS DISTINCTIONS STILL EXIST, POV CAR INT
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LATE 1950 CAR PULLS UP TO STATION, CU OF MAN GETTING OUT OF CAR, SIDE VENT WINDOW, FATHER WAVES
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MAN WITH SUITCASE TURNS AND WAVES, CONVERTIBLE CAR, TRAIN STATION, GETTING PICKED UP
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WOMAN, MOM WAVES FROM BACK SEAT OF 1950S CAR,
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MEN SHAKE HANDS AT TRAIN STATION, LEAVING, TIPS HAT TO WOMAN AND PICKS UP SUITCASE
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YOUNG MAN IN BACK SEAT WITH HIS MOTHER, POV CAR INT
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CU OF MOTHER TALKING IN BACK OF CAR, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT YOUNG MAN BEING UPSET ABOUT MEETING HIS OLD GIRLFRIEND
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MAN IN BACK SEAT OF CAR, LOOKING OUT WINDOW, THINKING, COMING HOME
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MOTHER AND GROWN SON IN BACK SEAT OF CAR, NARRATOR SAYS "NICE KID FROM WRONG SIDE OF RAILROAD TRACKS"
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POV BACK SEAT OF MAN, FATHER, DRIVING CAR
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MID 1950S CAR MOVING DOWN ROAD, PULLS INTO GAS STATION, AMOCO, ATTENDANT WALKS OUT TO CAR, OLD FRIEND FROM HIGH SCHOOL
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MAN IN BACK SEAT OF 1950S CAR SHAKES HANDS WITH GAS STATION ATTENDANT
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GAS STATION ATTENDANT
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MAN IN CAR SQUINTS AGAINST THE SUN, SUIT AND HAT, 1950S, HAND WITH THREE FINGERS UP IS RAISED IN FOREGROUND, NARRATOR SAYS GAS STATION ATTENDANT HAS 3 CHILDREN
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MS OF ATTENDANT GIVING MAN A CIGAR, NEW BABY, CONGRATULATIONS
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CU OFF NEW BABY LABEL ON BASSINET, HAND TYPED AND HAND WRITTEN, 1950S GRAPHIC OF STORK WITH DOCTOR'S BAG
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NEW MOTHER WITH NEW BORN IN HOSPITAL BED
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NURSE IN WHITE UNIFORM AND HAT WALKS INTO HOSPITAL ROOM AND TAKES NEW BORN BABY FROM MOTHER AND PUTS HIM IN THE BASSINET, GLADIOLUS IN VASE,
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NURSE WHEELS BABY IN BASSINET TO NURSERY IN HOSPITAL, 1950S, FIXES BLANKET, LOOKS AT ALL THE BABIES, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY
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CU OF HOSPITAL BASSINET WITH BABY SLEEPING, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT CLASS BOUNDARIES
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PAN OF BABIES IN HOSPITAL NURSERY
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