Transportation (Bus, Truck, Taxi)

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Transportation (Bus, Truck, Taxi) is a short film from ca. 1946 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

SURVEYS BUS, TRUCK & TAXI METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION. DESCRIBES EXECUTIVE & SUPERVISORY POSITIONS, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES & ABILITY TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC.

Many stock shots to log.

00:30 Traffic, city, buses, trolleys, street cars, subways, trucks, taxis (all shown throughout film as well). 01:06 People boarding bus 01:28 Doctor taking man's blood pressure 01:36 Hands signing document 01:45 Man in suit interviews man in leather jacket across desk. 02:11 Hands leaf through "safe driving" booklet 02:24 Driving safety cartoons and posters 03:05 Running shot through front window of bus 03:24 Trolley cars of passengers 03:34 Double-decker buses 03:53 Man changes tire on bus 04:07 3 executives ponder document on desk 04:56 View of country road through windshield of bus 05:20 Family boards Greyhound Bus 05:38 Running shot front of truck 05:42 Montage trucks being loaded and driving on various roads. 06:50 Truck driving at night 06:56 Snow plows 07:20 Executive dictates to secretary 07:33 Trucks at loading docks and dispatch centers 07:40 Trucks on various roads 08:06 Taxi cabs 08:14 Taxi cab waits at railroad crossing as train passes 08:21 Main hails taxi 08:52 Taxicabs, passengers, drivers, luggage 09:11 Mechanics in auto-repair shops 09:30 VS transportation through circular frame (wheel of car).

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Transportation (Bus, Truck, Taxi)
Produced byHolmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Production
companies
Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Distributed byHolmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Release date
ca. 1946
Running time
10:16
LanguageEnglish
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