Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3)
Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3) is a short film from 1938 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
4-WAY RED LIGHTS BLOT OUT DEATH FOR MEMPHIS SCHOOLCHILDREN. FARMER TRADES HORSE FOR MODERN CAR. OIL WELL BLASTERS DROP BOMBS INTO GROUND, GET GUSHER. PROFESSOR TURNS SECOND STORY MAN ON STILTS. COW SMOKES PIPE, DANCES. GIRLS PRACTICE ARCHERY ON BEACH
Dissolve to marching band, large crowd, building on sides, car in rear. Cut to another marching band wearing white with black capes. Car slowly going down street followed by men in white raincoats and hats-one carries a sign. Cut to crowd of boys in parade all wear same outfit and all carry flags. CU boys in crowd. Rear shot car driving slowly -- 'safety education' written on back of auto.
Dissolve to LS kids coming out of school building, walking down steps. Shot of busy intersection, children walking down street. CU rear of boy with beanie opening electrical box on pole. He takes out cord with handle and button. Side shot boy holding handle, thumb on buzzer. Other children walk past him. He looks around. LS car coming down street. Cut to boy with handle at electric box. CU traffic light in trees. Cut to boy (crossing guard) who looks up, then blows whistle. CU hand pressing button. CU traffic light changing to yellow then red. Shot of boy (girl?) crossing guard waving flag, standing in front of 'slo' sign. Cut to CU traffic light-red. Camera pans quickly left to another red light. Shot of car approaching. Shot of child with flag in street. Front of car seen at right screen stopping. Children wait at corner. Cut to child in front of sign waving flag. Cut back to kids crossing street where car has stopped. Crossing guard stands with both arms outstretched. LS intersection as kids walk on all street corners. No car visible. Fade.
Dissolve to 'Used Cars' sign with protruding lights. Cut to small parking lot with horseless carriage in center. Trees, houses in BG. CU carriage-two seater with hood, large wooden wheels. Dissolve to two men in office sitting at desk. One wears a suit -- he hands the other (wearing sweater and jeans) an opened booklet. Man examines while suited man points out things with a pen. Other man takes pen and signs booklet. Dissolve to man in jeans, hat, bending over, petting and admiring hubcaps and other parts of car. He stands erect, puts his hands on his waist, smiles, shakes his head 'yes', turns, walks to driver's side of car. Side shot of him peering into car. Turns, smiles, laughs, shakes his head as if in disbelief. He is missing teeth, has a very long nose and is generally very goofy looking. He turns, gets into car. Man in suit enters scene-watches man, closes car door for him. Man behind wheel smiling. He has his hand on the wheel and 'play drives' while laughing. (About 10:43:01). Shot from inside car of man in suit who shakes his head no and points to something. CU hand on lever in car-hand pulls lever. Man waves as driver takes off. Dissolve to LS car coming down rural road. VS car on road. Long side shot of horse pulling carriage. Car approaches from behind and slows down. CU face of driver-angry, upset, impatient. He honks horn in agitation. Shakes his head in exasperation. Makes a face, honks the horn. FS horse and carriage with car passing it. Cut to rear shot as horse watches car go by. Shot of rear of car going down the road. Fade.
Dissolve to cars coming down dusty road. VS and CU cars and trucks on road including one where they pass a pile of sand. Dissolve to two men working on a truck. One fills it with gas. CU man's head looking in radiator. He pulls his head back. Hand replaces radiator cap. Dissolve to LS trucks on road, oil riggers in BG. Shot of trucks driving near small building. Tower in BG, barrels in FG. Closer shot of truck pulling in. Trucks with pipes loaded on back. 'Rock Glycerin Co' written on side of truck. Truck turns -- 'explosives' written on back. Dissolve to rear shot of same trucks parked with two men unloading pipes and laying them on the ground. Other men working with crates. Camera pans-pipes propped up. Man puts something in it, then takes a plunger and shoves it in further. Another man in BG squats while doing something indecipherable. CU stuff (explosive material) piled up on crates with knife in picture. Knees and hands of man visible at right. Man takes package of this stuff, slits it open with knife and takes it out. (looks like big crepes). Stuff jiggles as he places it on crate. CU stuff being placed into opening of propped up pipe. Hands take plunger and shove it' in. Shot of men picking up loaded pipe, they walk out of scene. Kneeling man in BG still working on something. CU hands holding small metal bomb with round dial on top. Hand turns top screw to set dial. Cut to men in front of steel equipment. One man loads pipe into cannister and places cap on. Side shot man placing cannister in larger container. Shot of rear of men near equipment with arms up holding rope, slowly letting something down. CU bucket being lowered into black metal shapely pipe (looks something like a fire hydrant.)| Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3) | |
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1938 |
Running time | 9:29 |
| Language | English |
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