Wise Use of Credit, The
Wise Use of Credit, The is a short film from 1960 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Discusses consumer credit, how it is established, the types and cost, the amount a family can afford and the circumstances under which credit should be used.
01:01:28:19 Great title credit special effect, text �The Wise Use of Credit� superimposed over shot of empty desk in front of bookshelf, letters of text morph into outline of man sitting at desk, real man then fills in outline and says �Hello. I�m Mr. Money. People can�t seem to get along without me as cash or credit.�
01:02:22:07 1950s teenage young man and young woman about 18 years old holding books suddenly appear in an office, girl looks around and says �well, here we are again�, boy agrees; businessman approaches youths, boy greets him �Oh hi, Mr. Money�; Mr. Money asks girl if she remembers �our learning machine over there�; CU machine with video monitor on it installed in wall, 1950s futuristic computer
01:02:44:01 Man wearing a suits walks up to 1950s futuristic computer installed in office wall, man flips switch on machine and screen lights up
01:03:07:20 Business man seated behind desks speaks to teenage boy and girl, man at desks ask boy what credit means to him; MS young man seated beside teenage girl answers �Buy now and pay later I guess�
01:03:49:25 MS businessman seated at desk, bookshelf behind him, turns knob on remote control on his desk to change channel on his �learning machine.�
01:05:44:27 Cartoon animation shows two envelopes opening to reveal Doctor Medical Bill and Dental Bill; dissolves to stacks of cash that falls to the ground and bounces back up into word �Paid.�
01:06:36:02 Cartoon of man looking at new car at a car dealership; consumer and car dealer look through contract together, consumer takes out his glasses and looks at the fine print in the contract then signs.
01:07:47:05 Cartoon of man relaxing in a fishing boat while his wife fishes
01:07:52:26 Cartoon of man making a grimacing face while his daughter plays the piano
01:08:04:21 Cartoon of man sitting in a wheel chair with his leg in a cast.
01:09:05:14 Cartoon illustrating the cost of credit, book keeping, maintaining credit information, payment collection
01:09:32:14 Cartoon- pan over calendar pages from January through to December; second pan over calendar pages with stack of cash floating over shot
01:10:11:29 Cartoon about the financial plan of �Mr. and Mrs. Homemaker�; cartoon shows a bag of money cut into pieces to illustrate expenditures
01:11:08:23 MS young brunette woman asks question with concerned look on her face �Gee Mr. Money, do girls have to learn all this about credit too?�; MS business man in suit at desk answers girls question �Well Judy women do most of the shopping when they get married and very often spend most of the family income�; MS teenage boy turns to girl and says �If a guy has to work hard to earn money, well a wife ought to learn to help get the most ought of it�
01:12:08:13 Teenage boy and girl holding their books stand in front of business man�s desk, boy tells man goodbye, teens turn to camera and disappear.
01:12:15:02 MS businessman seated at desk wearing suit, bookshelf behind him, man dissolves into a white outline of his body, then the white lines morph into text �The Wise Use of Credit.�Wise Use of Credit, The | |
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Produced by | Sutherland Educational Films, Inc. |
Production companies | Sutherland Educational Films, Inc. |
Distributed by | Sutherland Educational Films, Inc. |
Release date | 1960 |
Running time | 11:00 |
Language | English |
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