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General Motors (GM) Automotive History Films Collection

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These films center around the mid-20 century perception of General Motors. You see their factories, their workers, their activities during WWII, and what they perceive as the future as well. Fascinating look at one of the most historic car companies in world.

 

 

Historic GM History Film Collection, 2 DVD set!

An original production published by The Classic Archives!

Although General Motors has been having some problems of late, it wasn't long ago that they were more than just a car company, they were a symbol of the American Dream.  Grow up, go get a job at a company like General Motors, and you're set for life.  These films center around the mid-20 century perception of General Motors.  You see their factories, their workers, their activities during WWII, and what they perceive as the future as well.  Fascinating look at one of the most historic car companies in world history.  Makes a great gift for anyone with a classic GM car.

These 2 DVD's run almost 4 hours and both have fully interactive menus.  A list of films is as follows:

A Touch of Magic (1961)

General Motors 1961 Motorama film presenting new cars, appliances and futuristic ideas.

Sound, Color, 10:35

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Achievement USA (1955)

General Motors celebrates production of 50 millionth automobile with a parade through Flint, Michigan.

Sound, Color, 10:14

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American Harvest (1955)

This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile. While it forcefully demonstrates how central automobile manufacturing is to the American economy, it even more strikingly shows the effects of the automobile upon our landscape. Bombastic narration is accompanied by excellent images of automobile manufacturing, the extraction and processing of raw materials from the earth, and mid-1950s consumerism. Cinematography: Gordon Avil, Pierre Mols and Robert Tavernier. Music: Samuel Benavie. Narrator: John Forsythe. Revised from the original 1951 version.

Sound, Color, 29:50

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Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3) (1938)

Promotional newsreels featuring a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories.

Sound, B&W, 9:28

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Design for Dreaming (1956)

Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."

Sound, Color, 9:16

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A Coach for Cinderella (1936)

Imaginative cartoon that breaks down the parts and features of a Chevrolet automobile into units that can be understood in terms of plant and animal life: caterpillars roll into circles and become automobile tires; in the "visible V-6" fireflies equal spark plugs and mice provide motive power. Naturally, tells part of the Cinderella story, too. Animation supervisor thought to be Frank Goldman.

Sound, Color, 9:22

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From Dawn to Sunset (1937)

This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.

Sound, B&W, 24:55

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General Motors Around the World (1927)

How one of the first multinational corporations organized itself to sell to the world under the leadership of Alfred R. Sloan. With excellent images of General Motors workers in offices and factories, and scenes of GM activity in Japan, Sweden, Australia, Egypt, Belgium, Peru, Spain, Brazil and other nations.

Silent, B&W, 36:41

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General Motors News Parade

Discusses GM's effort towards WWII.  There is a celebration of their 100,000th Detroit diesel engine, and a look at their war machinery around 1944.

Sound, B&W, 17:05

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To New Horizons 1940

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair, which looks ahead to the "wonder world of 1960."

Sound, B&W, 23:00

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Two Pay Days (1927)

Motivational film for 1920s Chevrolet salesmen.

Silent, B&W, 27:44

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The Way You Want It (1950)

 

Promotional film aimed at car customers. The film focuses on the toughness of Chevrolet cars and the pleasantness and excellent quality of the repair staff at your local dealership.
 

Sound, B&W, 8:24

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  • Model: DVD-TCA-J48

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