With This Ring

With This Ring is a short film from 1954 released on 35mm/16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

100th anniversary presentation of Miller Brewing Co. with dramatized sequences.

CU ring engraved �Qualitat Uber Alles� [main title sequence]

Hollywood actor Arthur Franz portrayed Miller Brewing Company founder Frederick Miller in a 48-minute commercial film, With This Ring, produced in 1955. The movie, filmed in Hollywood, Milwaukee and Sigmaringen, Germany, followed the story of a fictitious "brewer's ring" allegedly passed on from generation to generation over the 100-yearhistory of the Miller Brewing Company.

Shows the colorful history of the Miller Brewing Company, on its 100th Anniversary, in 1954. Starring ARTHUR FRANZ, MARSHA HUNT, BRUCE BENNETT, MAE CLARKE, LYLE TALBOT, DOUGLAS FOWLEY, JOHN BANNER. Filmed partly in and around Sigmaringen, Germany. Oktoberfest celebrations, German dancers and singers in costume (lots of swaying and "gemutlichkeit"). 1800s historical recreation fo people drinking beer from steins, New Orleans outdoor wine garden, men in top hats remove them and bow in polite greeting, recreation of first brewery of Frederic Miller in mid-1800s (in rural Milwaukee!) Mid 1800s beer garden, German band playing (accordians and tubas), German dancers in lederhosen. 1950s construction of new brewery behind the 1800s Miller brewery in Milwaukee. Interior of brewery wiht huge vats, entire brewing process shown. Beer bottles filled on conveyor belt; mass production (excellent). Beer trucks leave factory.

With This Ring
Produced by	Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Production company	Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Distributed by	Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Release date	1954
Running time	40:11
Language	English

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