Four Square
Four Square is a short film from 1937 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
"An explanation of the proved mechanical fact that a box of four sides has more strength than a box of two or three sides. The frame in the modern motorcar is a four-sided steel box."
04:01:11:21 VS Boat plane the Clipper flying then landing in San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge in the background; Philippines written on nose of plane, narrator states plane flew over the Pacific Ocean from Manila to San Francisco; VS the Clipper plane on shore. VS inside hangar where the boat plane was constructed; large beams extend across the hangar; metal sheets are added to form the wing of the plane.
04:04:02:20 VS disembodied arm places lead weights on scale hanging from small one-sided metal beam until beam bends under the pressure; a second three-sided metal beam is used in the experiment, disembodied arm place three times as many lead weights onto the scale hanging from the end of the beam before it bends; box beam is used with four sides supporting 32 lead weights on the scale.
04:05:50:22 Aerial of the Statue of Liberty.
04:06:31:14 Stop-motion animation shows the evolution of car frame designs; the introduction of diagonal cross pieces
04:07:42:25 Four men install box girder-like bridge frame over a stream; VS workers nailing wood planks into bridge frame; VS antique steam roller with black smoke producing smokestack drives over small bridge passing over stream.
04:08:40:01 CU zoom in on spinning Chevrolet hubcap.| Four Square | |
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1937 |
Running time | 733 feet |
| Language | English |
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