Borrowed Power
Borrowed Power is a short film from 1951 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
hit and run accident:
squealing of brakes; police pull over speeding car; man denies guilt; testing stopping distances and reaction time of cars and drivers; child at crosswalk working as crossing guard; two drivers have words with each other; young people tell their story to judge; commercial aircraft lands [All American airline]; bulldozer; parents look extremely miserable in judge's chamber; man gets license suspended for six months;
43:30:25- 43:51:10
Series of shots. Starts with overview of two cars facing each other one is trying to pass the other on a thin road. We pass a small town (looks like historic Brookville, Maryland). Cut to a man walking down the sidewalk of a neighborhood street toward an intersection. Cut to a close-up of a nice, old stop sign. We hear the screeching of brakes.
49:17:29- 49:33:08Nice images of a small town little boy safety guards direct other children at an intersection. We see the middle-class neighborhood streets around them.
| Borrowed Power | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Pennsylvania State College Productions |
Production company | Pennsylvania State College Productions |
| Distributed by | Pennsylvania State College Productions |
Release date | 1951 |
Running time | 16:00 |
| Language | English |
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