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{{Filmjr |title=Beef Rings the Bell |embid=0001_Beef_Rings_the_Bell_00_00_41_00 |embsv=archiveorg |desc=MOS EXCELLENT shots (in beautiful color) of cattle ranches, cowboys herding cattle, cattle auction. Butcher cutting sides of beef. SUPERB early 1960s backyard barbecue (at roughly 0:24:00), CU hamburgers cooking on the grill. Early 1960s family eating hamburgers outdoors in their backyard. Great shot (at 0:25:08) of man wearing chef's hat and apron ("Genius At Work") putting thick, juicy steaks on the barbecue grill. For barbecue shots, you couldn't do better than this film!! PA-4146 Beef Rings The Bell 00:00:41:18 - 00:28:19:10 Color Sound ca. 1960s Beef Rings the Bell - promotional film following beef production from cattle ranches to family barbecues. EXCELLENT shots (in beautiful color) of cattle ranches, cowboys herding cattle, cattle auction, feed lots, holding pens. Butcher cutting sides of beef, meat packaging & pricing, supermarket & consumers. GREAT early 1960s backyard barbecue, CU hamburgers cooking on the grill. Early 1960s family eating hamburgers outdoors in their backyard. Great shot of man wearing chef's hat and apron putting thick, juicy steaks on the barbecue grill. 00:00:41:18 - 00:05:18:05 Color Sound ca. 1960s Title credit, cartoon w/ cow ringing bell for meal time. WS PAN cattle herd w/ snow-capped mountains in BG. VS cattle (steers) grazing on ranch. VS of cattle ranch in winter, w/ rancher feeding cows hay. VS of bull cow among herd. Cowboys (men on horses) herding cattle. Cattle in holding pens, fences. Men spraying cattle w/ insect repellent, dipping them, inoculating them against disease. Branding irons. 00:05:18:06 - 00:08:47:20 Color Sound ca. 1960s Cowboys on horses round up cattle in the Fall. WS ZO of cows (steers) walking across plain, herding. Cattle in holding pens, grazing. Cowboys leading herd, cattle drives. 00:08:47:21 - 00:10:57:04 Color Sound ca. 1960s Cattle herds arrive at railroads, forced into holding pens by cowboys. Ranchers on horses direct cows. Cattle loaded through chutes on to train, stock cars. Cows (steers) on to train in winter, snowing. VS trains on the move (Union Pacific Railroad). Sign for Union Stock Trade Company claiming "World's Largest Livestock & Meatpacking Center," Omaha, Nebraska. HA WS of holding pens w/ cattle. 00:10:57:26 - 00:12:22:18 Color Sound ca. 1960s Excellent footage of of cattle auction. Steers driven to auction floor. VS auctioneer taking bids on cows, speaking rapidly. Men in audience (feed lot operators) raise hands to bid. Men on floor relay bids to auctioneer. 00:12:23:17 - 00:15:16:05 Color Sound ca. 1960s AERIAL over cattle feed lots. Thousands of cows (steers) in holding pens. TD of mill processing plant used for making animal feed. Scientists working in laboratories. Scientific experiments & equipment. Agricultural equipment, farming machinery preparing cattle feed. VS feed trucks filling fence-line troughs w/ food for cattle in pens. Automated feeding machinery, food transported directly to cattle troughs. Cattle eating feed. 00:15:17:00 - 00:22:13:08 Color Sound ca. 1960s Beef carcasses hanging in processing plant. Government inspector examines each carcass & labels / stamps them with "USDA" approved or choice. Plant workers (butchers) cut beef carcasses, put them in refrigerated trucks for transport. Butcher (retailer) cuts beef. Great diagram of cuts made on hind quarter of beef (butcher points them out): the flank, the sirloin tip, the loin, & the round. VS cutting beef, narrator describes where each steak comes from as the butcher points it out. Diagram of the fore quarter w/ butcher pointing out cuts: the chuck, the shank, the brisket, the plate, & the rib. Butcher cuts steer into different steaks. 00:22:13:26 - 00:24:05:17 Color Sound ca. 1960s Female factory worker wraps meat (steaks) in plastic + styrofoam w/ machine. Man (butcher) weighing meat packages + pricing them. Consumers (shoppers) choosing meat at supermarket from refrigerated display case. VS of advertisements for meat industry. PAN of Nebraska license plate "The Beef State," + bumper sticker reading "Enjoy Beef Every Day." 00:24:06:02 - 00:28:19:10 Color Sound ca. 1960s Backyard barbecues. CU hamburgers on the grill. Cook serving hamburgers. Friends & family eating hamburgers outdoors. Older man cooking steaks (sirloins) on backyard grill. Man wears apron "Genius at Work) & chef hat. CU of steaks cooking on grill. Credits (Union Pacific Railroad logo). |forma=16mm |year=ca. 1960s |up=|next=|prev=|step= |lang=English |pbrs=Unknown |heldby=PA |len=27:17 |link= |bw= |ani= |ewid= }}

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