Game's the Same, The
Game's the Same, The is a short film from 1959/03/00 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
[following shotlist applies to PA-0650]
19:01:40:13 1950s gas station attendant closes hood of 1950s Chevrolet, man in car pays gas station attendant wearing work suit and hat with Standard Oil patches.
19:02:41:01 1950s car pulls up to gas pumps at Standard Service station; two gas mups each with a crown on top.
19:03:14:24 Standard service station attendant cleans back window of 1950s car then pumps gas; atlas tires advertised on window of Standard service station.
19:08:54:25 Stock shot of 1950s football games, players wearing helmets with no face masks, player runs a touchdown; probably the Cards versus the Bears game.
19:09:38:12 White man and African-American man boxing in ring, both wearing padded helmets.
19:01:06:01 1950s golfer with number 101 on his lower back hits long put that stops on the edge of the cup.
19:12:27:05 MS man with slicked hair wearing black bow tie and white shirt with patch for Standard Service station.
19:13:07:24 CU disembodied hand writes on napkin in pencil CARDS 6 BEARS 5 then writes 1st beside the Bears and 4th beside the Cards; probably a bet on the football game.
19:14:35:29 High-angle shot kick-off Cards and Bears football game; VS plays in the game; touchdown run, pan up to cheering audience.
19:18:21:17 Audience cheering in outfield bleachers of baseball stadium, Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees on scoreboard, ball bounces off back wall, camera pans to Dodgers player crossing home base.
19:19:21:241950s New York Yankees posing for camera.
19:19:28:21 the Atlanta Braves posing in bleachers.
19:22:24:21 CU disembodied hand holding pencil draws x s on a napkin as though to describe a football play
19:23:26:05 High-angle shot long touchdown pass, player runs into snowy end zone.
19:26:09:20 LS Standard Service station selling Crown gasoline, four gas pumps with spinning crowns on top.
[following shotlist applies to PA-0654]
Great footage of Standard Service gas station in 1950s.
15:03:39:20 CU Standard Service station attendant wearing hat with Standard oil logo and pin striped jacket with confounded look on face as he pumps gas, then shakes head and looks down, Atlas Tires sign in background.
15:04:42:25 Gas station attendant car mechanic looks under hood of car with white wall tires, man checks oil, Crown gasoline pumps with crowns on top of the pump; wipe dip stick; CU man wiping dip stick;
15:06:55:08 Great shot from passenger seat of car of man in driver s seat wearing beige hat talking to Standard Service gas station attendant leaning down to speak to man through car window, large Standard oil sign on side of gas station building in background.
15:07:39:12 CU disembodied hand of waitress at diner pours coffee into ceramic cup from glass coffee pot, zoom out to four men sitting at booth in diner drinking coffee, one older man wearing suit with yellowish tobacco stained white hair; two men wearing bowties and work shirts with Standard oil logo patch.
15:08:38:10 VS huge crowd of men and women in country club attire walking on fairway of golf course following golfers in golf tournament.
15:08:53:27 Low-angle shot of boxing match, ropes of ring cut across frame, huge crown in outdoor stadium in background.
15:09:21:23 Footage from hockey game, players without helmets, goal scored.
15:09:27:27 Low-angle boxing match, huge crowd in outdoor stadium in background, man is knocked out with a left hook, body falls right in front of camera.
15:09:39:16 CU disembodied boxers legs doing warm-up dance, bouncing right-left.
15:09:47:25 professional golfers tees off, gallery watches, police officer along edge of frame.
15:09:56:00 professional golfers tees off, gallery watches
15:09:59:14 professional golfer hits shot out of sand trap, huge gallery stands behind golfer.
15:13:45:08 CU disembodied hand holding pencil writes on napkin BEARS 120, 5 x 120 = 600
15:15:13:16 Huge audience cheering and waving triangular flags.
15:15:20:04 Kickoff football game, receiver runs touch down off of kick off.
15:15:58:05 Play in baseball game, pitcher picks up bunt and throws man out at second base, appears to be the Yankees.
15:16:22:21 play in football game, player makes long run to the 50 yard line.
15:18:00:28 play in baseball game, batters hits ball past second basemen, player runs to second.
15:19:17:22 Braves pitcher winds up to throw pitch.
15:19:21:26 Great shot Brooklyn Dodgers doing warm-up stretches on field, players mimic swinging bat; Jackie Robinson number 42 third played from left in first row.
15:19:37:19 New York Yankee takes swing in batting cage
15:20:20:27 Low-angle Yankee stadium, three American flags waving in shot, two on top of stadium; inside of Yankee stadium completely packed.
15:20:38:01 Huge crowd in stadium cheering, men in front row waving paddles that say Ruff Neks
15:21:16:04 MS worker adjusts boxes with Standard oil logo, box of wax and Permalube, then adjusts a container of Standard Permalube.
15:23:16:26 CU napkin with x s and o s drawn out to describe a football play, disembodied hand holding pencil draws arrows on napkin to show plays movement.
15:24:31:16 CU man with slicked hair wearing black bow tie and white work shirt ith Standard oil service station patch over chest pocket, man has focused look on face.
15:25:55:23 baseball game, pitcher throws pitch, hit way out into left field, left field makes running catch in the warning track.
15:26:07:13 High-angle shot football game, player runs touchdown into cross-hatched endzone.
15:26:21:21 LS gas station attendant at Standard oil service station wipes windows of car, large billboard in background for Crown gasoline, crown gasoline pump along edge of frame with spinning gold crown on top of pump.| Game's the Same, The | |
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| Produced by | Dallas Jones Productions |
Production company | Dallas Jones Productions |
| Distributed by | Dallas Jones Productions |
Release date | 1959/03/00 |
Running time | 959 Feet |
| Language | English |
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