O'Mara's Chain Miracle

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O'Mara's Chain Miracle is a short film from 1951 released on 35mm/16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

0:24:30 CU Excellent shot of gasoline service station attendant smilingly cleaning and wiping a dirty windshield!! (circular motion)

16:10:43:08 Pan down from sky to main street in downtown area of small town, street lined with early 1950s late 1940s cars

16:11:04:20 Young man wearing apron puts groceries in back seat of woman s car then closes door behind woman after she enters the driver s seat, boy waves goodbye to woman parked in front of the grocery store.

16:11:11:07 Art Deco neon sign for dry cleaners, pan down to man wearing single breasted suit and fedora leaving dry cleaners carrying his dry cleaning.

16:11:21:18 LS man outside brick building sweeping coal on sidewalk with broom.

16:11:27:08 Car pulls up to crosswalk, mother and daughter cross street holding hands

16:11:41:14 VS police officer in middle street directing traffic; convertible pulls up to cross walk stopping just over the crosswalk like; police officer blows his whistle then walks over to the man driving the car: VS man driving car looks nervous, police officer gives disappointed look then waves man on, man smiles and looks relieved then drives off.

16:12:53:23 VS man sitting in driver s seat of car wearing suit and hat, man tells gas station attendant to fill her up ; gas station attendant begins to pump gas in car, then notices car s left front tire looks low on air and offers to check car s tires; gas station attendant tells grumpy man in car it is a nice day; MS man behind wheel of car looks up with a smile never thought of it, but it is isn t it ; gas station attendant fixes man s windshield wiper.

16:13:46:02 Great low-angle shot from inside car looking up at soapy windshield, gas station attendant outside wipes away polish revealing himself outside the car.

16:14:06:04 Haberdasher fitting early 1950s late 1940s style suit on man; VS haberdasher helping man buy suit and shows woman ties.

16:15:25:22 MS police officer directing traffic in middle of street

16:15:50:12 Chevrolet car salesman shows customer a car in dealership showroom and making sale.

16:17:06:05 Auto mechanic in locker room with other mechanics, kneels in front of me with one leg up on bench and tells his employees how to do good business using his dry cleaner as an example, man lists off three points: 1. Get the job done right the first time 2. Get the job done on time 3. Be friendly while you are doing it.

16:17:29:14 Police officer directing traffic in the street, two men in background wave to officer while they are crossing the street, policeman looks confused.

16:17:39:19 VS Butcher wearing apron and bow tie wraps meat in paper and hands it to woman over the counter, woman asks for pork chops, butcher says he doesn t have any but shows her two chickens

16:18:32:26 MS female telephone operator patching calls and talking into headset.

16:18:52:28 Newspaper boy delivers newspaper in the run, throws newspaper onto doorstep, woman comes out of front door and picks up newspaper from porch.

16:18:55:24 Father loading luggage in trunk of car, wife, little girl, and boy watch holding the rest of the luggage.

16:19:13:17 POV from car driving up street behind early 1950s car down main street in down town area of small town, early 1950s and late 1940s cars parked on street along sidewalk

16:19:30:29 Chevrolet dealership sign, pan down to glass windows to dealership showroom; CU sign:

Welcome! Here you will find- Friendliness, Helpfulness and Courtesy in full measure. 

Good Merchandise and Good Service at a Fair Price.

that this promise and all other promises are meant to be kept. 

16:19:48:15 VS police officer directing traffic, smiling and laughing

16:20:11:05 CU framed photograph of police officer smiling, zoom out to ash tray with burning cigarette in front of picture, pan over to smiling police officer in picture sitting in chair telling camera about the benefits of being friendly in life and business.

O'Mara's Chain Miracle
Produced byHandy (Jam) Organization
Production
company
Handy (Jam) Organization
Distributed byHandy (Jam) Organization
Release date
1951
Running time
1 reel
LanguageEnglish
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