Loaded Gun, The
Loaded Gun, The is a short film from 1958 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Two boys in cowboy outfits find a loaded gun and struggle over possession of it. An adult takes it away from them and fires it into the air.
Some great POV driving shots. A tire blowout and woman driver with daughter lose control of car (great accident sequence). Other good shots to be logged. Boy on bicycle loses control, falls onto street; approaching car is able to stop in time.
Advertising film for the General Dual 90 tire; VS 1950s cars on highways; great POV shots from inside car; great footage of tire durability tests with air pressure and exploding tires.
02:49:51:12 CU disembodied hand turns key in lock of wood dresser drawer; door opens to a hand gun resting on a blue colored shirt; title credit appears over gun in drawer the Loaded Gun ; little boy in cowboy hat pulls gun out of drawer, looks at it in awe, pointing it at another boy dressed as a cowboy in red bandana, other boy tries to take the gun away; man grabs gun from boy, gun is fired off in the air; boys run away from man with gun. Man holding guns says Scene like that does things to your stomach doesn t it. Because it can and does happen. I didn t know the gun was loaded. How often have you heard that expression. How man heart breaking tragedies do you suppose it has caused; man puts gun back in dresser drawer and locks door.
02:51:43:13 Pan down surreal composition of road railing with blown tires leaned against as it, to man in suit talking about tires as the cause of accidents.
02:52:31:18 POV shot behind driver s seat looking out front window of car on highway.
02:52:42:25 VS from camera attached to outside of backseat window in car on busy road.
02:52:57:07 Back of stop sign, camera pans down to 1950s car driving past stop sign with stopping; POV shot behind steering wheel in car, car enters frame and nearly hits the car; CU man s face as he slams the breaks and closes his eyes.
02:53:07:21 Shot from inside car on city freeway; shot dissolves to POV shot from car on country highway.
02:53:17:04 CU 1950s black and white car tired on freeway, car tire blows; POV shot from inside car turning car off road into grass center divider then back into oncoming traffic; CU mother grabs daughter; windshield is smashed; CU arm of woman with red wristwatch on falls to pavement.
02:54:33:25 Salesman in grey suit in advertising set, walks up to display with four black and white shiny tires and red fabric; CU new tire on gold display stand, clock in top right corner of frame reads 10:06
02:54:48:23 Woman in red dress wearing black gloves sits in new tire, tire swing, in surreal advertising set with painted cutout of tree behind her.
02:55:30:05 CU car drives over wood frame with dozens of nails pointing up out of it.
02:55:44:25 Boy on bicycle makes right turn on wet street, skids and falls.
02:55:51:25 POV shot from front of car approaching child fallen on street from bike accident, as car gets close child gets up and looks at camera holding head; POV shot from child on street as car bumper stops just in front of him.
02:56:29:07 CU air pressure meter, arrow on gauge moves from 0 to 200.
02:56:41:18 Arrow on air pressure gauge goes up to 300; tire labeled B explodes on dirt road.
02:56:48:13 CU hand turns handle of air valve and arrow on gauge increases; tire labeled C explodes; CU disembodied hand turns handle, LS tire explodes into the air; CU arrow moves up of gauge to 400, tired labeled General Dual 90 doesn t explode.
02:57:37:22 POV shot from inside car on highway.| Loaded Gun, The | |
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 8:21 |
| Language | English |
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