Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 5, No. 2): Handy (Jam) Organization
Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 5, No. 2): Handy (Jam) Organization is a short film from 1939 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
PUMPING WATER IN ARKANSAS RICE FIELDS. BACKYARD FACTORY TURNS OUT MODEL YACHT FITTINGS. POLICE STUDY STREET TRAFFIC BY MOVIES TAKEN FROM BALLOON. FLORIDA WOMAN'S FENCING CHAMPION SHOWS HOW TO KEEP FIT. BABY CHICKS AIRSHIPPED FROM FLORIDA TO SOUTH AMERICA.;Montage of small airplane taking off, woman in front seat of car, spinning automobile tire (Chevrolet), women playing badminton, car driving.;Title Card: "Chevrolet Leader News" over montage.;Title Card: "Clash! Blades Flash in Sand Duel, Throw Challenge to Scoffers.;Swimsuited women practicing fencing on beach. CU woman's legs (and shadow) thrusting and parrying in sand, CU legs of opponent doing likewise. VS women fencing (with foils) on beach, automobile pulls up behind them and several women (wearing swimsuits) exit and watch. VS women receiving fencing instructions. Women lift up another and carry her to the surf, dunking her several times, then leave her there as they run from water and to car. Dunked woman stands and runs to shore just as car pulls away, CU woman throwing something to sand while smiling, putting hands on hips and looking o.s.;Title Card: "Flood! Grow Rice with Gasoline, Motor Halts Searing Heat.;Rice growing and harvesting methods, inc. irrigation. ECU rice plants blowing in gentle breeze. 2 men harvesting rice with combine in large field. CU man examining engine of machine, walks o.s. CU engine (horsecarts pass in BG). Men standing on horsecarts pitching hay into thresher (many sacks of rice in FG). CU large haystack, pan to thresher spitting hay onto stack. Men piling sacks onto trailer attached to tractor, man driving tractor, turns and waves, then pulls away. VS water spouting from engine-powered irrigation pipe. VS superimposed irrigation water splashing over rice plants blowing in gentle breeze.;Title Card: "Race! Launch New Mystery Boat, Check Speed in Darkness.;Model sailboat building and racing as hobby. VS miniature sailboats racing on pond, people on dock beside miniature sailboats. CU boy (wearing sailor's cap) showing off model sailboat. 2 girls with model boats (one sits on car bumper applying cosmetics). Man working at drafting table. Man assembling wooden pieces of model boat, CU hand sanding boat. ECU metal turnbuckles (thumb and forefinger pick one up) and pulleys, model boat being assembled. Man, at water's edge, putting model boat into water (night shot), boat sails out of range of lights. Man walks to automobile and opens door. ECU steering wheel being turned, gas and clutch pedal being operated, parking brake being pulled, high-beam button being stepped on. ECU headlights as car turns. Illuminated sailboat on pond (night shot).;Title Card: "Exposed! Yank Evidence From Air, Cut Crossroads Menace.;Police monitor traffic patterns with movie camera held aloft by balloon.;Large white balloon attached to automobile bumper as camera follows movement through traffic, passed "Dolly Madison" Ice Cream Parlor. Miami Beach Police car (with balloon attached) pulls to curb. Police officer exits passenger side and pulls balloon strings. Second police officer, now out of car, adjusts small movie camera and attaches it to balloon held by first officer. Policeman letting helium balloon rise, LS same in front of Acme gas station. VS policemen. CU balloon dangling camera, LS balloon floating above palm trees. Several motorcycle policemen dismount, enter police station. VS (aerials) shaky camera recording traffic pattern in intersection.;Title Card: "Cheep! Ex-Eggs Bunk in Pullman, Rush Drumsticks to Rio.;Delivery van arrives at sea-plane terminal with load of newly hatched chicks bound for South America.;Pan American Airways System Air Mail & Express" delivery van driving rapidly on palm tree-lined road. VS sea-plane, propellors spinning, floating beside dock and terminal building. VS passengers boarding sea-plane (Pan American Airways System). VS delivery van speeding around curves. Roadway leading to water. CU pilot, wearing white cap, anxiously checking his watch. Delivery van drives passed airplane hanger, stops on roadway leading to water. 2 men, wearing white coveralls and caps, unloading stacks of boxes from rear of van, walking toward boat, handing boxes to pilot who places them in cargo hold. Pilot reaches o.s for clipboard and signs. VS sea-plane leaving dock, taking off, flying. Delivery van driving on palm tree-lined road, stopping in front of building indicating "Biscayne Hatcheries, Inc. - Baby Chicks", ECU dozens of baby chicks in 3 wooden drawers, CU several wooden drawers stuffed with hundreds of live chicks, hand gently strokes them, removes, then returns egg to drawer. ECU chick hatching as another chick stands beside it, chick emerges from shell. Hands transferring newly hatched chicks to cardboard carton (empty shells visible), places cardboard lid indicating "Baby Chicks" over carton, hands remove box. Delivery van with rear doors open, man, wearing white coveralls and caps, loading stacks of cardboard boxes into van. CU 2 baby chicks in toy airplane with spinning propeller, ECU same.
| Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 5, No. 2): Handy (Jam) Organization | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1939 |
| Language | English |
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