1950-1959INDUSTRY/MANUFACTURING
1950s VISION OF THE FUTURE, MAN WORKING AT DESK - HIGH SPEED, BABY WITH BOTTLE, EFFECTS OF BABY BOOM, MAN BURIED IN MONEY, INCREASE I CAR SALES DUE TO POPULATION GROWTH AND NEEDS.
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Reel opens. 1950's Businessman in suit and tie leaning back in comfortable chair and looking at his cigar in hand, he sniffs it, then puts it in his mouth, lights it and leans back and smokes.
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Pan out on businessman to reveal his desk, he's leaning back in comfortable desk chair, all relaxed and smoking cigar.
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| 00:00:33 17.34 |
Businessman, leaning back in comfortable desk chair smoking a cigar, looking a small screen on a stand with a picture of sports car.
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| 00:00:34 18.11 |
Same businessman, relaxing in desk chair and looking at small screen sitting on a stand on his desk. Screen shows a fancy '50's sports car. Narration about soon there will nothing else to do but push buttons.
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| 00:00:36 20.33 |
Close up on small screen with picture of sportswear circa 1950's
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| 00:00:39 23.51 |
Hand pressing push button wooden board with the words, "appraisal", "reconditioning", "advertising", "gross profit"
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Hand pushing button on wooden plate,
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| 00:00:42 26.06 |
The word "appraisal $1587.62" overlay sportscar shown on small screen.
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| 00:01:07 51.66 |
A businessman in very fast motion, working at desk, looking through file drawers, pushing paper, talking on phone - full speed ahead.
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| 00:01:25 68.95 |
In normal slow fashion, businessman in suit and tie, standing at desk and reading from legal pad, throws legal pad down on desk looking frustrated
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| 00:01:53 97.31 |
Businessman looking a graph on the wall. Graph reads: Auto Sales, bar charts for The '30's, '40's, 50's, the Market of the 60's. With narration stating auto sales continue climbing through the '60's, Future vision more people means more cars.
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| 00:02:01 105.02 |
Close up on bar graph for Auto Sales '30's through '60's
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| 00:02:08 112.68 |
Pan a stadium packed with people.
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| 00:02:11 114.88 |
Peds walking hustle bustle down city streets. Narration about largest population rise of any 10 year period in history.
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| 00:02:14 118.15 |
city sidewalk crowded with people walking
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| 00:02:17 121.66 |
Infant baby, bundled up, eyes closed and drinking from bottle.
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| 00:02:21 125.55 |
kids riding bumper cars, suburban neighborhood with palm trees in bkgd.
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| 00:02:30 134.21 |
Students sitting in groups on large front lawn of school campus. Narrator stats on population rising, the number of teenagers will increase 44%, number of young adults will increase 53%
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| 00:02:34 138.51 |
Man buried up to his head in money, he's smiling as bills floating down around him. Narration states every age group will have more money. Money spent for autos will increase a billion dollars in this decade (1950's)
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| 00:02:50 154.14 |
wide shot 1950's Chevy auto parked by a field of flowers, girl with scarf getting in.
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| 00:02:56 160.11 |
Vintage Chevy driving down the road.
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Man in car at drive in bank teller window, places deposit in draw
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| 00:03:00 164.53 |
Parking lot of Sears Department store, vintage autos parked.
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Vintage auto driving through Food Fair parking lot.
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| 00:03:06 169.95 |
Pan crowded parking lot of shopping plaza. F.W. Woolworth store
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Motor boat on lake speeding by, woman with scarf on her head
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Mid-century hifi record player
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| 00:03:16 180.66 |
Fancy built in pool at resort area, surrounded by umbrellas, and palm trees.
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| 00:03:19 182.9 |
Row of different vintage cars parked head-in, including VW Bug, pick up truck.
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Couple in car lot negotiating with salesman
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Vintage Volkswagen Bugs parked head in
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| 00:03:31 195.58 |
Montage of vintage parked automobiles , many foreign, Ramblers, Larks, etc.
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| 00:03:45 209.82 |
Slate: A Big Market; A Moneyed Market; A Complex Market
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| 00:03:59 223.03 |
Businessman at desk reading paperwork, dialing desk phone.
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| 00:04:05 229.47 |
Three businessmen at conference table. Man rubs his eyes, tired!
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| 00:04:31 255.75 |
Map of the United States, outlined - no states listed.
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| 00:04:33 257.32 |
Map of the United States with areas highlighted, ie northeast, southeast, etc.
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| 00:04:45 269.34 |
Pan out on group of businessmen sitting at round table in a restaurant, white tablecloth with water pitchers, coffee cups.
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| 00:04:49 273.11 |
Pan conference room, big square table with businessmen seated around it and in the corner of the room (apparently these are a group of Chevrolet Managers).
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| 00:05:00 284.56 |
Pan out on another group of used car Managers seated at square table, all wearing short sleeve white shirts, smiling and looking at camera.
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| 00:05:04 288.79 |
Conference room businessmen seated at square table, most wearing suits
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Pan out on businessmen seated at table with large tape recording machine visible on table.
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| 00:05:30 314.82 |
Pan out conference room with flip charts, men seated around table, glass bottles of water, papers on table.
(Narrator stating this is an actual meeting of used car managers from around the country meeting in Detroit) |
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Montage of Used Car Managers from around the country are identified by name and the cities they came from ie, Atlanta, Phoenix, Staten Island, Davenport, Gary, Dishman, Meridian.
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| 00:06:14 358.65 |
Zoom in on the conference room and the used car managers sitting around the table
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| 00:06:27 371.63 |
Talking head used car manager, older gentleman talking about team work at the dealership
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| 00:06:51 395.35 |
Another talking head male used car manager talking about having meetings to discuss kinds of cars needed .
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| 00:07:11 415.57 |
Talking head, "Mac" at conference table with pad in front of him, discusses how they go about getting the used cars they need, they have a "want board" tells what's coming in and how they pre-sell the cars.
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Talking head used car manager talking about getting the cooperation of the whole team at the dealership.
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Pan out on conference room with all the used car managers seated, flip charts in the room, papers on the table, water vases.
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| 00:09:00 524.55 |
Two men with white shirts and ties, seated at table, having discussion. Narrator talking about the "Conference" designed to broaden experience (for used car managers)
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End reel.
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