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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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DVD Menu Sampler:
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