1955NORTH AMERICA
MID-FIFTIES SLICES OF LIFE AND LANDSCAPE IN PHILADELPHIA AND SURROUNDING TOWNS; SILENT COLOR FOOTAGE OF DOWNTOWN SCENES; NEIGHBORHOODS; THE MUMMERS PARADE; LEVITTOWN; FACTORIES IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY;AND MANY OTHER SUBJECTS THAT CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN. PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY CAL JONES; CINEMATOGRAPHY RALPH LOPATIN; WRITER/NARRATOR RALPH MCCUTCHEN.
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REEL OPENS - MIRACLE ON THE DELAWARE - 1955
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WS DELAWARE RIVER, HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ALONG THE SHORE, FACTORY BUILDING, AND A SHIP AND TUGBOAT ON THE WATER. HAZY DAY CIRCA MID 1950'S
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CU VIEW TOP OF DELAWARE BRIDGE TILT DOWN CABLES, STEEL UPRIGHTS TO ROAD, POV CAR DRIVING OVER BRIDGE, BACKS OF CARS IN FRONT OF VIEWER.
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LS PAN SHIPYARD WITH FOUR HUGE COVERED PIERS MADE WITH STEEL BEAMS.
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TILT UP HUGE FACTORY BUILDING IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. HUGE CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN ON TOP OF BUILDING
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AERIAL VIEW LEVITTOWN , ONE OF 10 LARGEST CITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. PAN VARIOUS VIEWS COOKIE CUTTER HOMES SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OF LEVITTOWN,.
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| 02:00:47 47.41 |
AERIAL VIEW TRENTON CITYSCAPE, STATE CAPITAL OF NEW JERSEY.
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| 02:00:51 51.81 |
VARIOUS VIEWS DOWNTOWN TRENTON WITH HEAVY AUTO, PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
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| 02:01:01 61.84 |
DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON, DELEWARE BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH BUSY INTERSECTION AUTO, PEDESTRIAN, CIRCA 1950S AUTO, ELECTRIC BUS TRAFFIC.
(OVERHEAD CABLES) |
| 02:01:08 68.59 |
LS RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH CLUSTER OF ATTACHED HOMES IN BETHLEHEM. PENNSYLVANIA.
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| 02:01:13 73.66 |
VARIOUS SHOTS ABOVE PAN HUGE STEEL MILLS OF BETHLEHEM WITH SMOKE SPEWING FROM STACKS, COVERING LARGE AREA OF BETHLEHEM. OTHER STRUCTURES, STACKS, TANKS. GOOD SHOTS. COAL ELEVATORS FEEDING STEEL FURNACES. LONG STRING OF GROTESQUE TANK CARS OF VARIETY OF SHAPES BEING PULLED BY DIESEL ENGINE.
OTHER HUGE STRUCTURES, STACKS TANKS. AT STEEL PLANTS VOICE OVER, "READING, ALLENTOWN, EASTERN, POTTSVILLE, ALL NEIGHBORS OF INFANT WHO SLEEPS IN PHILADELPHIA". good shots |
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SMALL "HESS BROTHERS" DELIVERY VAN RIDING TOWARDS CAMERA. PAN TO LARGE "HESS" SIGN ON STORE IN BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALLENTOWN, WHERE A SINGLE TOY CAN COST $5000. (POV CAR DRIVING DOWN AVENUE).
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SMALL "HESS BROTHERS" DELIVERY VAN RIDING TOWARDS CAMERA. PAN TO LARGE "HESS" SIGN ON STORE IN BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALLENTOWN, "WHERE A SINGLE TOY CAN COST $5000". (POV CAR DRIVING DOWN AVENUE).
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| 02:02:08 128.05 |
CU BABY IN BASSINET MOVING AROUND, TILT UP TO DECORATIVE CHILDREN'S ROOM WALL PAPER.
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| 02:02:18 138.53 |
AERIAL MS FREIGHTER SAILING ON DELAWARE RIVER.
MLS SMALL BOY STANDS ON PILE OF CRATES IN FRONT OF CARGO SHIP TIED UP AT PHILADELPHIA PORT, LARGEST FRESH WATER PORT IN WORLD. CU BOY WAVES TO SHIP. |
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PAN VARIOUS VIEWS CARGO SHIPS TIED UP AT BUSY PHILADELPHIA PORT. FREE FROM STORMS AND FREE FROM STRIFE. LESS MAN HOURS LOST BECAUSE OF LABOR DESPITES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
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| 02:02:59 179.87 |
VARIOUS VIEWS VARIETY OF CARGO BEING LOADED AND UNLOADED VIA WINCH. MLS LONG LENGTHS OF PIPES BEING CARRIED BY TWO FORKLIFT TRUCKS RIDING SIDE BY SIDE.
MCU WORKERS PILING HUGE LENGTHS OF PIPE |
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AERIAL VIEW BUSY STREET IN FRONT OF PORT. TRUCKS AT LOADING PLATFORMS, TRUCK, AUTO TRAFFIC ALONG PIERS. LONG BRIDGE IN B/G. MCU HUGE TRAILER TRUCK PASSES MOVING DIESEL ENGINE ALONG PORT SIDE.
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE TOWARDS CAMERA. TILT DOWN TO TRACKS, TRAILER TRUCKS ALONG ITS PATH. |
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MLS PILE OF CRATES ON PALLET BEING LIFTED ONTO SHIP BY WINCH. GOOD.
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| 02:04:00 240.14 |
VARIOUS VIEWS PRODUCE BEING UNLOADED FROM TRAILER TRUCKS BY BLACK LONGSHOREMEN, PILED ON PIER.
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PAN REFRIGERATOR, TRAILER, TRUCKS BACKED UP TO LOADING PLATFORM, UNLOADING PRODUCE, FOOD STUFFS.
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CU BABY IN BASINET, MOVES AROUND, FALLS ASLEEP.
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| 02:04:35 275.22 |
CU OLD CLOCK TOWER AS SEEN FROM GROUND LOOKING UP.
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ABOVE LS "FAIRMONT PARK", THE LARGEST CITY OWNED PARK IN THE WORLD.
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LS INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA, LANDMARK, AMERICAN HISTORY, REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
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TILT DOWN FROM CLOCK TOWER ON HIGH RISE NEWSPAPER BUILDING. "SCHLITZ" "THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS" SIGN ON ROOF OF LOWER BUILDING IN FRONT OF NEWSPAPER BUILDING.
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CU IN CONTRAST TO LARGE BUILDING, SMALL HANGING SIGN "PHILADELPHIA JEWISH MORNING JOURNAL". "AMERICAN'S ONLY JEWISH MORNING DAILY". ETHNIC.
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PAN VAROUS HIGH RISE MULTI-STORIED APARTMENT BUILDINGS FROM GROUND LOOKING UP, PAN DOWN SMALL OLD HOUSE IN SHADOW OF THE NEW.
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CU BABY IN BASSINET CRYING.
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| 02:05:19 319.51 |
LS OLD THEATER BUILDING WITH SIGN ABOVE MARQUEE "LOCUST ST. THEATRE".
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THE WALNUT THEATER BUILDING ON CORNER, NATION'S OLDEST. CAB TURNS CORNER TO SIDE OF THEATER.
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TILT DOWN "LATEST" HIT PLAYING AT WALNUT THEATER. "EVA GALLIENNE, MARY ASTOR IN "THE STARCROSS STORY". HOLLYWOOD, MOVIES.
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MS FOOTBALL GAME IN PROGRESS AT FRANKLIN FIELD. QUARTERBACK BEING SACKED. MS MAN IN CROWDED STANDS, STANDS, CHEERS...SPORTS
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GOOD ABOVE VIEW CONNIE MACK STADIUM
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BOSTON RED SOX, JIMMY PIERSALL AT BAT, HITS AND ROUNDS BASES FOR DOUBLE IN FIRST GAME OF 1954 SEASON AGAINST PHILADELPHIA A'S.
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MS AUTO TRAFFIC, CIRCA 1950S, (ALL GM CARS?) ON TREE-LINED BOULEVARD, TOWARDS CAMERA, TURNING R TO L.
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LS CHURCH WITH STEEPLE, MS PARISHIONERS EXITING CHURCH AFTER SUNDAY MASS.
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"MUMMER'S PARADE" - CU MAN IN CLOWN COSTUME, CCIGAR DANGLING FROM LIPS, DANCES IN STREET ALONG WITH OTHER MUMMERS, IN COLORFUL COSTUMES COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
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MS ACCORDION, BANJO PLAYERS AND OTHERS IN INDIAN CHIEF COSTUMES DO THEIR STRUT, DANCE TO CHEERFUL MUSIC. REAR VIEW OF COSTUMES.
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SMILING YOUNG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN ENJOYING THE TRADITIONAL PARADE.
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MS SAXOPHONE, ACCORDION PLAYERS IN ORNATE, COLORFUL, EXPENSIVE COSTUMES MARCH TOWARDS CAMERA. REAR VIEW OF ELABORATE COSTUMES.
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CU WOMAN BITES INTO PHILADELPHIA SPECIAL BEEF, CHEESE, ONION, SANDWICH - PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SANDWICH?
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| 02:07:02 422.87 |
MUMMERS MARCH IN COLORFUL COSTUMES PLAYING BANJOS AND ACCORDIONS. MAN WEARING ELABORATE COSTUME STRUTS HIS STUFF DOWN THE STREET.
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| 02:07:07 427.88 |
CU BABY ON DAD'S SHOULDERS, BLOWS HORN.
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| 02:07:09 429.51 |
CROWD OF MUMMERS IN OUTLANDISH COSTUMES MARCH, DANCE AND STRUT THEIR STUFF IN THE STREETS.
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| 02:07:13 433.72 |
CU BABY IN BASSINET SOUND ASLEEP.
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| 02:07:20 440.79 |
ROOF TOPS MANY TV ANTENNAE ATTACHED TO CHIMNEYS.
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| 02:07:25 445.74 |
LS ANGLE VIEW OF "WESTINGHOUSE, KYW - WPTZ RADIO AND TELEVISION CENTER" BUILDING. CU SIGN ON BUILDING.
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TV CHEF CUTS PINEAPPLE IN KITCHEN AS WOMAN HELPS.
TV CAMERA IN F/G TAKES THE SHOTS FOR TV COOKING PROGRAM. VARIOUS OTHER CHILDREN PROGRAMS BEING TELEVISED. MCU SIDE VIEW CAMERAMAN POINTS WPTZ CAMERA. |
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VARIOUS SHOTS NEON SIGNS AT NIGHT, "WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA AND GIMBELS"; "HOWARD'S"; "SCHMIDTS BEER"; "BUDWEISER BEER"; "WESTINGHOUSE"; GOLDMAN".
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LONG ROW OF ATTACHED HOMES SAME EAVES, FACADES, EACH WITH ROOF TV ANTENNAS. CU ROOF ANTENNAS ATTACHED TO CHIMNEYS. MCU PAN ROOF TO ROOF ANTENNAS.
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LIT UP "FOX" THEATER MARQUEE. MS MEN WOMEN ON LINE FOR THEATER TICKETS.
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MARQUEE WITH "CINERAMA" ON IT. "STOUFFER'S, OTHER NEON SIGNS, INCLUDING "HORN & HARDART".
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VARIOUS SHOTS ANTENNAS ON ROOFS OF BUILDINGS
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MCU MAN WITH GLASSES, PUFFING ON HIS PIPE OUTDOORS, BUS GOING BY IN BKGD.
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CU BABY IN BASSINET, TILT UP TO COLORFUL CHILDREN'S WALLPAPER.
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END - CREDITS
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REEL END
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