Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 3, No. 1) is a short film from 1937 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
CALIFORNIA BATHING BEAUTIES GO FROM SURF TO SNOW. GREAT GIRDERS NOW SPAN GOLDEN GATE. TRAILER AGE BEGINS. LOBSTER LABORATORY: INTIMATE LIFE OF LOBSTER. DOG DINNERS DE LUXE.
Women (models) wearing swimsuits while at beach and throwing snowballs in mountains; Inauguration of Bay Bridge connecting Oakland and San Francisco, CA; Lifestyle in travel trailer park, automobiles pulling travel trailers; Lobster trapping in Maine (New England); Commercial kitchen preparing dog food for home delivery.
0:19:55 Title Card: "Batter Up! In the Winter Sunshine...You Can Take Your Pick...Beach Balls or Snowballs...They're Only Two Hours Apart" superimposed over photograph of woman's bare back.
ECU woman's bare back (her swimsuit partially visible). VS several women (wearing swimsuits) playing catch while surrounding automobile parked at surfline (on beach); one woman playing catch while standing atop car roof (flock of seagulls appear from ocean); woman jumping off car roof; all women hurriedly getting into car; several women waving from window of car pulling away from surfline. MS automobile driving along snow-covered, mountain road (2 women riding atop hood; other women in car waving). MS automobile approaching (2 women, wearing swimsuits, riding on hood). MS automobile driving along snow-covered road (rear shot). MS several women (wearing swimsuits) surrounding car and throwing snowballs at each other (and at woman on hood). CU smiling woman throwing snowball at car's rear window (as seen from back seat).
0:20:54 Title Card: "Span Frisco Bay By New Skyway...Fifty Million Yearly To Use World's Largest, Longest, Highest and Most Expensive Bridge" superimposed over photograph of Oakland, CA waterfront.
LS San Francisco Bay Area Bridge (sweeping panorama of San Francisco Bay; wharfs prominent in FG); Bridge tower (pans up tower). LS 3 bridge towers (from below). Several businessmen and politicians standing beside chain (man cutting chain with acetylene torch; chain breaks). CU steam whistle blowing. LS fire boat spraying water cannons beneath bridge. VS several automobiles driving (3 abreast, as though in formation) across bridge. Bridge's suspension cables and 2-way traffic (from atop bridge tower). ECU guardrails (shot from moving car). Automobiles driving along bridge (from atop steel beams of bridge tower). Bus driving on lower level of bridge. Cruise ship (ocean liner) passing beneath bridge
0:22:19 Tomorrow...That's the Motto of Millions who Follow the Sun With a House on Wheels" superimposed over automobile pulling travel trailer.
Automobile (pulling travel trailer) driving along shady, country road (tracking shot); MS car (pulling travel trailer) navigating curve; climbing small hill. Travel trailer park with palm trees (panning, high shot). MS man working beside small trailer. Couple outside small trailer (man raking; woman, sitting in rocking chair, playing with dog). Man exiting travel trailer; walking to front of trailer; removing object from trailer hitch; turning to re-enter trailer. CU travel trailer (rear). VS travel trailers (homemade trailer resembling outhouse; trailer with brick facade; generic trailer). Obese woman tending to plants (flower boxes) in front of trailer; man, sitting on car bumper (with fishing rod on lap), tying flies (2 small children beside him). VS travel trailers (twin black models; trailer with huge "beak"; wooden "stage coach" trailer built on truck or bus chassis). Man crouching beside travel trailer hitch. MS wooden "stage coach" trailer. Int. curio shop. MS elderly woman drying cup at trailer sink (seen through opened door). Clothing, on line, hanging out to dry in breeze (beside trailer). Trailer (car tucked beneath awning; palm trees in BG); woman, 2 children and dog sitting in lounge chairs. CU hand turning radio dial and buttons on automobile dashboard. Travel trailer park with palm trees (panning, high shot). Automobile (pulling travel trailer) driving along shady, country road (tracking shot).
0:24:43 Title Card: "One Lobster?...Yes Sir!...At Once, Sir!...Winter Winds Sweep New England Coast, But Lobster Fisherman Still Fill the Day's Orders" superimposed over photograph of fishing boats beside pier.
MS fishing pier (lobster dock). Man aboard small boat (boat draped with canopy); man reaching out with stick and snagging small buoy. CU hand raising wooden crate (lobster trap) from water; pulling it onto boat; VS fisherman pulling lobster crate onto boat; opening crate; removing 2 lobsters. CU hands placing pegs in lobster's claws. Fisherman removing lobsters from trap; removing object from crate; tossing it overboard. MS fisherman tossing traps and buoys overboard. Small boat (draped with canopy) pulling up to dock (fishermen, wearing traditional rubber raincoats and hats; several crates in rear of boat); fisherman jumping onto dock; steadying boat. Workers loading crates onto back of truck. Truck (loaded with crates) approaching from distance; passing; receding into barren, winter landscape (tracking shot). Truck pulling up to "Boston Lobster Company" warehouse; backing up to loading area. CU truck's grill (truck backing up). ECU hands holding and examining lobster (in crate). ECU lumbering lobster.
0:26:46 Title Card: "Canine Kitchens Grind to Serve...And Fido is Assured of a Dog Dinner DeLuxe Delivered Daily to His Door" superimposed over photograph of food service worker slicing huge slab of beef.
MS food service worker (wearing white chef's uniform and hat) slicing huge slab of beef; removing chunks of meat from large metal bowl; placing meat into grinder (ground meat falling from grinder into bowl). CU worker scooping ground meat into bowl on counter top (food trays in FG). Worker removing lid from large kettle on stove; carrying kettle to opposite counter top; pouring kettle's liquid over ground meat. Worker's hands dumping large bowl of ground meat on counter top; adding meal to meat; grabbing ladle and adding liquid (to meat and meal); mixing ingredients with scoop. Scientist, wearing white laboratory coat, working at table (scooping small amounts of various ingredients into bowl from canisters). Workers (wearing white dietary uniforms) filling containers with meat product (on kitchen assembly line).
Uniformed delivery man (carrying wire basket filled with containers) exiting storefront of "Canine Kitchens"; walking to rear of small van; setting basket on floor and slamming door; walking to passenger side. CU "Benji" dog sleeping on wicker chair (in house); jumping suddenly (placing front paws on chair's arm and looking out window). MS "Canine Kitchens" delivery van pulling up to curb. Dog (wagging its tail) jumping from wicker chair and running o.s. Delivery man stepping from passenger door of van; walking to rear of van (dog approaches and follows); removing wire basket; approaching house (dog at his heels). Delivery man exchanging pleasantries with housewife (while handing her container); dog standing on hind legs; dog following woman into house (as delivery man leaves). Shaggy dog beside empty food dish (on kitchen floor); sitting up and begging; wagging tail (as woman bends to place full dish of food); eating heartily. CU dog standing outside closed door; door opening; man (wearing white dietary uniform and hat) placing 3 bowls of dog food on threshold. CU 2 dogs eating heartily; sniffing around for more food. ECU brown dog with long, hairy ears (cocker spaniel?); dog looking about curiously; licking chops.
14:33:12:00 CU bare back of woman; LS woman standing on top of late 1930s early 1940s Chevrolet parked on the beach at the breakwater throwing baseballs with 7 other women in bathing suits standing on the beach; VS early 1940s women playing catching throwing baseballs to each other over the car; women load in to the car, wave to camera as the drive off up the beach
14:33:41:22 VS LS late 1930s early 1940s Chevrolet driving up snow mountain road, two woman seated on hood of car, women is passenger seats wave to camera; VS 8 women in bathing suits having snow ball fight around the early 1940s Chevrolet with California license plate 2V8921
14:34:03:05 Great shot blonde woman seen through car window, woman throws snow ball that hits car window
14:34:11:26 LS around 1936 to 1938 pan over San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; VS Bay Bridge, pan up bridge tower; great shot opening ceremony of bridge in 1930s, man cuts golden chain with torch.
14:34:43:19 Shrieking steam whistle; LS harbor fireboat shooting water in the area toward the Bay Bridge during the opening ceremony
14:34:48:18 Great shot 1930s car crossing the Bay Bridge for the first time; high-angle shot from tower of bridge; VS 1930s cars cross the San Fancisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
14:35:33:07 VS 1930s car pulling a trailer.
14:35:51:19 VS High-angle pan over trailer park in Trailer City Florida; pan over row of 1930s trailer homes; VS variety of 1930s trailer homes
14:37:29:17 CU disembodied hand tunes radio dial on dash of 1930s car; high-angle pan over 1930s trailer park with palm tress situated along beach; 1930s car pulling trailer drives across frame.
14:38:13:13 VS lobster fisherman in rugged fishing boat pulls lobster cages out of water and pulls out lobsters; CU disembodied fisherman s hand plugs lobster s claws with wooden pegs; LS lobster fisherman throwing traps into the water from fishing boat
14:39:38:07 Late 1930s truck pulls up in front of warehouse with sign Boston Lobster Co.
14:39:46:14 CU disembodied hand holds up lobster and shows camera lobsters from various angles; CU live lobster
14:40:02:07 MS butcher cutting meat; butcher stuffs meat into meat grinder; VS inside canine food kitchen, butcher/cook making dog food; workers packing dog food into containers and placing it on conveyor belt.
14:40:48:25 LS man walks out of Canine Kitchen shop carrying case of dog food, man loads dog food into delivery truck; dog jumps up out of wicker chair and looks out window; dog runs outside into snow to greet dog food delivery man pulling up in Canine Kitchens truck
14:41:27:09 MS dog sits then stands on hind legs, woman gives dog bowl of food
14:41:36:05 Man wearing white chef or butcher s uniform puts bowls of dog food outside door for hungry dog waiting at the door; CU two dogs with faces in dog bowls eating food
14:41:48:06 CU face of a cocker spaniel
14:41:54:23 CU spinning Chevrolet hubcap.| Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 3, No. 1) | |
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1937 |
Running time | 9:12 |
| Language | English |
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