Open Door: The Story of Foreman Jim Baxter and His Family, The
Open Door: The Story of Foreman Jim Baxter and His Family, The is a short film from 1945 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
A General Motors foreman learns not just to be a better manager, but where his place is in the system of production.
08:23:38 CU hand turns and opens door. The story of foreman Jim Baxter, his family, and his job. 08:24:20 CU outside view window of clapboard house with curtains and louver shutters. 08:24:31 Man walking along sidewalk, suit jacket over shoulder, passes boys on roller skates, catches baseball from little boy. 08:24:46 Little boy in baseball cap looks up with sad wistful expression. 08:24:50 Little girl stops practicing the piano when father comes home from work. 08:24:58 Father kisses mother who is cooking in the kitchen. 08:25:20 CU plates of food on dinner table. People eating. 08:25:30 Unhappy family at dinner table 08:25:44 CU hand taps fork on dinner plate 08:25:46 CU metronome ticking on piano 08:25:52 Family in living room. Little boy builds bridge with Tinkertoys while sister at piano butchers a Mozart sonata. Father relaxes with a pipe on couch next to lamp and great Art Deco figurine. 08:26:10 Little girl jumps over brother's toys and runs to answer door. 08:27:23 Little girl and boy kiss daddy and uncle Monte goodnight. 08:28:34 Blue collar workers in factory. 08:29:30 Boss offers Jim the foreman's job. 08:31:02 Men around desk examines blueprint. 08:31:40 Happy blue collar worker walks briskly down sidewalk swinging a newspaper in one hand and whistling. He swings son up into air on walk to suburban house. He kisses daughter who is practicing piano. 08:32:06 Husband and wife sit on front steps of house in evening. He smokes pipe. They both look very pleased and she gazes up at him with admiration. 08:36:05 Double exposures of a man caught deep in thought and angry faces complaining. Man shakes head and wipes brow as if coming out of a dream. 08:36:20 Man selects seat on a bus. Men behind him converse. 08:37:00 Wife serves husband breakfast 08:38:20 ECU man and woman's faces talking seriously. 08:39:49 Husband kisses wife and leaves for work. 08:39:53 Little boy leans over banister and yells "Mommy!" Mother hugs him. 08:40:35 Man reading in bed. 08:40:47 Husband helps wife with dishes. CU imitation Delftware platter. Both are wearing frilly kitchen aprons. 08:45:40 Female workers on assembly line. 08:46:00 Foreman storms into boss's office. 08:51:30 Business meeting around desk.
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1945 |
Running time | 47:04 |
| Language | English |
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