Out of This World
Out of This World is a short film from 1954 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Sales training film for duPont Film Division (cellophane), featuring an angel and devil monitoring the activities of bakery salesmen on earth. How packaging sells food. Chief value: stock shots of supermarkets, shoppers, and food.
Clouds fill frame (good)
Out of this World office with angel and devil
Angel has harp, devil pitchfork Angel and devil keep records of successful and unsuccessful bakery salesmen, respectively Finger following salesman s sale chart, showing it going down, down, down Angel in formal dress transformed into woman in swimsuit, then woman in career apparel and red hat Angel and devil make bet to test Bill Dudley, a bakery route salesman Woman gets into bakery truck, followed by driver CU their two faces while driving, he smiles VS the work of a bakery deliveryman dropping off bread and baked goods at stores and restaurants Devil drives up in cab and admonishes woman: CU cab driver saying You re not just here for the ride, you know. VS man and woman driving around in cab of truck, speaking to one another Man is peevish, looks at woman with pinched expression (she has insulted him) Woman talks to Devil, who is dressed as a policeman, while they sit at a picnic table Good CUs of dialogue from devil, dressed as cop CU hand holding loaf of bread Pan over different varieties of bread in cardboard tray CU cop: Oh-oh, there s something about that guy s tone of voice that I don t like. Various CUs of food in market; sausages, Diamond Walnuts in bags Pan down aisle of candy in market CU woman picks up jar of jelly off shelf and transfers it to basket VS woman shoppers in market Soup and sandwich display Cheese sandwich display CU cop saying: It s jerks like that who end up as supervisors. Woman shopping in playsuit; wolf whistle offscreen; woman grimaces in response Insensitive, impolite deliveryman alienating grocer (funny) Route man talking to Italian grocer, who feels lousy Route man congratulates, talks up grocer CU hand closing door carefully CU route man kneeling in aisle, looking up at camera (good) CU pages of sales book turning, with grids and figures Pan over messy bakery shelves in stores Lots of talk about how to display goods for increased sales Display with sign: Pack School Lunches With Energy Display sign: Eat a Good Lunch Do a Good Job
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| Produced by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Production company | Handy (Jam) Organization |
| Distributed by | Handy (Jam) Organization |
Release date | 1954 |
Running time | 22:29 |
| Language | English |
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