Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 3)
Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 3) is a short film from 1936 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
BATHING GIRLS DIVE FROM AUTO TOP. MAN TRADES 1913 AUTO FOR 1936 CHEVY. 7-FOOT GIANT INSPECTS TURRET TOPS. FISHING EXPEDITION IN OZARKS. CAR DRIVEN INTO WATER, FISH SWIM IN. DETROIT POLICE SAFETY CAMPAIGN. DOG BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Title Card: "The Leader News" over montage of marching band.
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VS beach studded with palm trees; women (wearing bathing suits) climb atop car parked in surf with water slide propped against it. Car on sandy beach as 14 women (film running in reverse) pile into car; car backs up (slide strapped to roof) as woman hangs head out window. Car backs up to fenced pool and several women (wearing swim suits) exit (trees & mountains in BG); VS women climbing atop car and diving into pool.
VS 1913 Chevrolet being driven along country road and over wooden bridge; through small town. CU smiling elderly man, wearing Harry Truman-style glasses and hat, driving car; smiling elderly woman beside him wears granny glasses and hat. Municipal building with several men gathered in front; camera pans down revealing shiny, new black 1936 Chevrolet beside 1913 model. CU elderly couple and tall man beside car, microphone in front of them; tall man removes hat; CU as he presents car key to them and shakes their hands; smiling, they make a few comments into the mike; he chomps fat cigar as he opens car door and gets in; CU both seated in front seat of car as they laugh and she claps her hands.
Panning shot large crowd seated in outdoor stadium surrounding boxing ring. CU 2 men walking through stadium (one is Jack Dempsey wearing street clothes) dogged by autograph seeking boys. Dempsey climbing into ring. Crowd giving standing ovation. Dempsey waves to crowd and 2 young boys, wearing boxing trunks and gloves, appear in ring; Dempsey talks to them (he is referee) and the fight begins; Dempsey paces in ring, observing boys pummeling each other. 2 men in ring before fight with trainers and referee. VS 2 men boxing and holding each other as Dempsey intervenes. CU men in crowd looking at o.s. action (wearing suits and hats). Trainers attending to fighter in corner of ring, one wipes fighter's face. 2 teen boxers, Dempsey as referee.
Finished automobiles moving slowly along assembly line as 2 men inspect car; one is very tall and lifts the other so that he may view roof of car. Tall man inspects car, then gets in driver's side with difficulty. CU man's feet with worn shoes; camera pans upward revealing smiling, seven-foot man wearing lab coat (with sleeves to short) and hat.
Panning aerial of bridge, river (in Ozark mountains of Missouri). Black car pulling slowly from curb in front of stores (dog passes). CU car being driven over very rocky and hilly terrain; CU tires rolling over large rocks. Man and woman fishing from rowboat; he pulls fish from water as woman sits passively in boat. Car driving into shallow, tree-lined lake. VS car immersed to fenders in lake, one man sits in car as other stands in water with bucket and hand-held net catching fish; man puts bucket in car. ECU water flooding int. car; man closes car door. Car driving from small lake onto shore; car stops, man opens car door and water drains from car; they get out and man opens rear door; ECU pile of small, flopping fish (smelts) cascades from car. CU bucket of fish; hands tossing fish into bucket.
VS children (wearing party clothes) and dogs seated around table with birthday cake in yard; children attempting to control their dogs. Young girl (wearing party dress) petting and hugging panting, yawning dog (wearing party hat) seated on stool beside table with cake. Children running with their dogs to house. Black car drives down street and pulls to curb; stops and little girl jumps out; attractive blonde driver exits passenger side and puts key in trunk to open; 3 chihuahuas (barking, with tails wagging) standing on wooden platform above automobile tire. VS yard party scene with kids and dogs seated around table; CU children and their dogs (all dogs and children wear party hats); white chow 'flying' into frame (as if thrown from o.s.), lands on top of cake runs out of view causing mayhem. CU dog standing beside ruined cake, looking around and licking his chops.| Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 3) | |
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1936 |
Running time | 9:07 |
| Language | English |
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