- Title: VM-982
- Summary: UNIVERSAL SELECTS:
- Description:01:00:44 - CU MAN'S HANDS PLAYING KEYS ON UPRIGHT PIANO 01:00:54 - MS MAN WITH ROLLED UP SLEEVES, CIGARETTE DANGLING FROM MOUTH PLAYS PIANO AT BAR 01:00:57 - MS AS PIANO PLAYER PLAYS MAN AT TABLE IN BACKGROUND IS SERVED BEER BY WAITER, MAN AT TABLE WHO IS WRITING SOMETHING LOOKS AT PIANO PLAYER IN ANNOYANCE 01:01:04 - LS MAN AT TABLE CONTINUES WRITING AS PIANO PLAYER (BACK TO CAMERA) PLAYS HIS UP RIGHT PIANO 01:01:12 - LS MAN AT TABLE FINISHES WRITING & PLACES PAPER IN HIS INSIDE POCKET ALONG WITH HIS PENS, HE GETS UP TAKES PIANO PLAYER'S FEDORA OFF THE PIANO TOP & PLACES IT ON PIANO PLAYERS HEAD THEN WALKS OUT 01:01:42 - MS MAN WHO LEFT BAR WALKS INTO A DARK ROOM & WATCHES A MAN MAKING PHONY RATION COUPONS ON A PRINTING PRESS 01:01:42 - CU PRESS PRINTS SHEETS OF COUPONS AS "GAS RACKET" IS SEEN ON SCREEN 01:02:01 - CU SINISTER LOOKING MAN IN SUIT & HAT EXAMINES THE SHEET OF BOGUS GAS RATION COUPONS, COMPARES IT WITH ANOTHER SHEET THEN SMILES 01:02:26 - MS RACKETEER WITH CIGARETTE DANGLING TRIES TO SELL BOGUS COUPONS TO GAS STATION OWNER OUTSIDE HIS STATION 01:02:26 - MS HE HOLDS UP HIS COUPONS TO OWNERS REAL ONES & SHOWS THE OWNER HOW REAL THEY LOOK 01:02:33 - MS RACKET MAN PULLS OUT A BOTTLE OF CHLORINE & SMEARS IT ON THE BOGUS COUPONS WITH HIS FINGER 01:02:41 - CU LIQUID BEING SMEARED ON COUPON WITH FINGERS REVEALS OPA LOGO & NUMBERS 01:02:57 - MS RACKETEER OPENS TRUNK OF HIS CAR & STICKS THE GAS STATION MAN'S COUPON INTO IT SO HE COULD EXAMINE IN THE DARK UNDER ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT 01:03:16 - MS A WOMAN IN A CONVERTIBLE DRIVES UP TO THE 2 TALKING MEN, GETS OUT OF CAR & OFFERS $5 FOR 10 GALLONS OF GAS WITHOUT COUPONS 01:03:20 - MS SHE GETS BACK IN AS STATION OWNER REFUSES AND SAYS SHE WOULD GET IT ELSEWHERE 01:03:40 - MS RACKETEER TELLS OWNER WITH FOLDED ARM, "EVERYONE IS DOING IT" 01:03:53 - CU HAND OF MAN SLIPPING OVER CASH TO RACKETEER & ACCEPTING FOLDER FULL OF STAMPS 01:04:01 - CU OWNER'S HAND OPENS GAS CAP ON CAR & PUMPS GAS INTO TANK 01:04:04 - CU ART DECO GAS PUMP SHOWING AMOUNT OF GAS & COST AS IT PUMPS 01:04:11 - CU CASH REGISTER REGISTERS $5 FOR GAS 01:04:19 - CU HAND PASTING RATION STAMPS INTO BOOK. HAND ENDORSES STAMPS PRIOR TO PASTING THEM IN BOOK 01:04:57 - CU SHEETS OF RATION STAMPS ARE STAMPED WITH LARGE STAMP AS THEY ARE DEPOSITED IN BANK BY DISTRIBUTOR 01:05:13 - MS OPA EXAMINER SCRUTINIZES SHEETS OF STAMPS HE TAKES FROM BOXES FULL OF STAMPS TO IDENTIFY BOGUS ONES 01:05:35 - MS 4 FEMALE WORKERS SIT AROUND A TABLE EXAMINING STAMPS 01:05:44 - CU SHEETS OF STAMPS ARE PILED UP ON TABLE AFTER EXAMINATION BY THE GIRLS 01:05:55 - CU GIRL EXAMINES, TURNS TO CAMERA & ANSWERS QUESTIONS POSED BY THE NARRATOR 01:06:14 - CU WITH A PENCIL IN HER HAND SHE CIRCLES BOGUS STAMPS SHE IDENTIFIES AS STOLEN. THE WORD "CENSORED" APPEARS ATOP THE SHEETS OF STAMPS 01:06:36 - CU LIST OF NUMBERS WHICH IDENTIFY STOLEN STAMPS ARE SHOWN, A PENCIL POINTS TO VARIOUS NUMBERS ON THE SHEET 01:07:05 - MS VIEW FROM ABOVE AS GIRL EXAMINING SHEETS OF STAMPS 01:07:24 - MONTAGE GIRL'S HAND WITH PENCIL POINTS TO NUMBERS ON SHEET OF STAMPS MARKED "CENSORED" & OTHER ID MARKS 01:07:40 - MS GIRL POINTS TO NEWS CLIPPING ON HER WALL SHOWING BLACK MARKET SUSPECT ARRESTED BY POLICEMAN & OTHER NEWS ARTICLES TELLING OF ARRESTS 01:08:00 - MONTAGE GIRL'S HAND POINTS TO SEVERAL TELL TALE MARKS ON STAMPS SHOWING REASONS WHY THEY ARE ILLEGAL 01:10:06 - CU GIRL'S HAND OPENS BOUND CATALOG FILLED WITH UNCOVERED ILLEGAL STAMPS, POINTS TO SOME OF THEM WITH PENCIL & EXPLAINS DISCREPANCIES, HER FINGER HAS A RUBBER PAGE FLIPPER ATTACHED 01:11:22 - MS GIRL WALKS FROM UNDER A HOODED DESK CONTAINING AN ULTRA-VIOLET LAMP 01:11:30 - CU ULTRA-VIOLET LAMP MAKES GOOD STAMPS FLORESCENT "COUNTERFEIT" MARKER POINTS TO BOGUS STAMP "GENUINE" MARKER POINTS TO GOOD STAMPS 01:13:10 - MONTAGE USING ANIMATED DRAWING GIRL EXPLAINS HOW "GOOD" STAMPS ARE GIVEN TO DISTRIBUTION FOR GAS AND "PHONY" STAMPS DEDUCTS GAS BY DISTRIBUTOR 01:13:30 - CU "CLOSED" SIGN IS PLACED ON DRAWING OF GAS PUMPS DEPICTING GAS OWNER GOING OUT OF BUSINESS FOR USING PHONY STAMPS 01:14:47 - CU FINGERS OF GAS STATION OWNER DIALING A DESK TOP ROTARY DIAL PHONE, GAS MAN SPEAKING OVER PHONE 01:15:33 - MS GAS STATION OWNER SPEAKS TO OPA OFFICIAL AT OPA OFFICE AFTER BEING REFUSED GAS BECAUSE OF BOGUS STAMPS 01:16:17 - MS ONE GAS STATION OWNER LEAVES AND ANOTHER ONE COMES IN & SITS DOWN FOR INTERVIEW WITH OPA MAN. OPA EXPLAINS HOW HE CAN AVOID BOGUS COUPONS 01:16:41 - LS 1940s AUTO DRIVES UP TO A GAS STATION. SERVICE MAN IN WHITE UNIFORM RUNS OUT, TIPS HIS HAT TO DRIVER 01:16:53 - MS FEMALE DRIVER HANDS SERVICEMAN STAMPS, HE EXAMINES IT, THEN GOES TO PUMP AND STARTS TO PUMP GAS IN CAR 01:17:17 - MS SERVICEMAN CHECKS UNDER HOOD, TAKES OUT OIL STICK & SHOWS IT TO WOMAN DRIVER, HE THEN CHECKS RADIATOR FOR WATER & ADDS SOME 01:17:30 - CU WOMAN HANDS RATION BOOK & MONEY TO SERVICEMAN, HE EXAMINES IT CLOSELY, THEN TEARS OUT SOME STAMPS 01:17:56 - MS SERVICEMAN RUNS TO BACK OF CAR & CHECKS STAMPS WITH LICENSE PLATE FOR PROPER ID, THEN RUNS BACK INTO STATION 01:18:27 - MS SERVICEMAN CLEANS WINDOW OF CAR WITH 2 MEN INSIDE 01:18:31 - MS HE WALKS OVER TO PASSENGER SIDE & SPEAKS WITH RACKETEER WITH CIGARETTE DANGLING FROM HIS LIPS 01:18:31 - CU RACKETEER RAISES HIS HANDCUFFED HANDS TO TAKE CIGARETTE OUT OF HIS MOUTH 01:19:09 - DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FILM "IT'S UP TO YOU" 01:19:38 - AERIAL PAN OF U.S. FARMLAND & CLOUDY SKIES 01:19:55 - CU EARS OF CORN ON CORN STALKS; TRACTOR & DRIVER ROLLS THRU FIELDS 01:20:14 - MS FARMER WITH PIPE DANGLING FROM MOUTH PICKS UP HAY FROM FIELD & SERVES IT TO HIS TEAM OF HORSES 01:20:21 - CU FARMER PETS HIS HORSE & LOOKS UP AT CLOUDY SKY 01:20:26 - MS FARMER WITH PITCH FORK STANDS NEXT TO HIS HORSE & CART FULL OF HAY & LOOKS SKYWARD 01:20:28 - LS DARK CLOUDS OVER CORNFIELD BLOWING IN WIND 01:20:40 - MS FLASH OF LIGHTNING & CRACK OF THUNDER MAKES FARMER PITCH HIS HAY ONTO CART AT A FASTER RATE 01:20:51 - CU TOMATOES ON THE VINE 01:20:53 - MS HUGE PILE OF BASKETS FULL OF TOMATOES AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE 01:20:56 - CU EGGS, SUPERIMPOSED BY A SINGLE EGG THEN A BABY CHICK SUPERIMPOSED IN SINGLE EGG 01:20:58 - MS WALL TO WALL HOGS 01:21:03 - MS A COW, HER TEATS BURSTING WITH MILK 01:21:06 - CU BOTTLES OF MILK ON CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY LINE 01:21:12 - MS FARMER SITS ON GRINDING WHEEL SHARPENING HIS AXE. HE PAUSES, HOLDS GRINDING WHEEL & LISTENS AS VOICE SAYS "I'M HUNGRY, I'M HUNGRY." 01:21:25 - MS FARMER TESTS SHARPENED AXE WITH HIS FINGER & CONTEMPLATES AS VOICE TELLS HIM ABOUT SACRIFICES IN ENGLAND, RUSSIA, YUGOSLAVIA "YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK." 01:21:43 - MS FARMER WALKING UP HILL OF FARM AS VOICE PRODS HIM 01:22:08 - MS FARMER MOUNTS HIS HORSE & BUGGY & RIDES OFF 01:22:13 - CU FARMER CHOPPING FIREWOOD; AXE SPLITTING WOOD; AXE BEING SHARPENED ON WHEEL 01:22:19 - CU FARMER LOADS HEAVY SACK ONTO BUGGY 01:22:20 - MONTAGE IN FRENZY OF WORK FARMER WALKS HIS HORSE TEAM, LIGHTS KEROSENE LAMP, FEEDS COWS, CARRIES HEAVY SACKS FROM BARN, CHOPS WOOD, RIDES TRACTOR, PLOWS FIELD, WHEN HE STOPS HE HEARS VOICE SAY, "I'M HUNGRY." 01:22:41 - CU FARMER LEANS OVER DRIVING WHEEL OF TRACTOR, EXHAUSTED. HE STARTS DRIVING AGAIN AS VOICE PRODS HIM ON 01:22:58 - MS LARGE WHEAT FIELD SWAYS IN THE WIND 01:23:00 - MONTAGE SCENES OF PLOWS TURNING UP EARTH, HANDS MILKING COWS, MEN HARVESTING CROPS, FARMER SPREADING SEED, CRATES OF FRUIT ON CONVEYORS, REAPERS IN WHEAT FIELDS 01:23:21 - MONTAGE GRAIN POURING ONTO PILE FROM GRAIN ELEVATOR 01:23:27 - MS FARMER STOPS & TALKS INTO CAMERA & SAYS, "THAT'S ALL I CAN GIVE YA, NO MORE, YA HEAR ME, NO MORE, FROM NOW ON IT'S UP TO YOU." 01:24:14 - CU HAND THUMBS THRU FOOD RATION STAMPS 01:24:22 - MS WOMEN ON ONE SIDE OF COUNTER SHOP AT GROCERY STORE AS TWO SALESMEN SERVE THEM (OLD TYPE GROCERY STORE) 01:24:25 - CU 2 BOYS WALK UP TO COUNTER & PULL OUT RATION BOOKS FROM THEIR JACKET POCKETS 01:24:30 - CU BLACK & WHITE CAT SITS ON SHELF AMID GROCERIES 01:24:33 - MS WOMAN SIGNS RATION STAMPS AS GROCER FILLS UP PAPER BAG WITH GROCERIES 01:24:38 - MONTAGE SHELVES SHOWN BEING SLOWLY DEPLETED OF FOOD CANS 01:24:46 - CU BLACK WOMAN POSES WITH PAPER BAG FULL OF GROCERIES IN HER ARMS 01:24:49 - CU GROCER CLIMBS LADDER TO GROCERIES ON TOP SHELF. HE PICKS A BOX & LOOKS DOWN TO ASK IF THAT' THE ONE 01:24:53 - CU WHITE WOMAN, THEN BLACK WOMAN NOD AS THEY LOOK UP AT HIM 01:24:56 - CU FACE OF SCALE MOVES FROM 0 TO 2 LBS 01:24:58 - CU DOG & PUPPY EAT FROM DOGGIE PLATE 01:25:04 - MONTAGE UNDERWEAR HANGING ON CLOTHESLINES 01:25:08 - MONTAGE WOMAN FOLLOWED BY YOUNG GIRL THEN YOUNG BOY ALL CARRY BAGS OF GROCERIES. EXIT GROCERY STORE 01:25:18 - MS SHOPPERS WALK ALONG BUSY STRING OF NEIGHBORHOOD STORES WINDOW SHOPPING & GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS 01:25:25 - MS WOMAN CUSTOMER WALKS INTO BUTCHER SHOP AS BUTCHER CUTS MEAT ON CHOPPING BLOCK 01:25:42 - MS WOMAN GESTURES WITH HER HAND AS SHE ASKS FOR SIRLOIN "THAT BIG." HE REFUSES BECAUSE OF RATIONING, BUT WILL ACCOMMODATE HER FOR A PRICE, SHE ACCEPTS 01:26:31 - MS THE BUTCHER LEAVES AND GOES TO BACK OF STORE 01:26:34 - MS THE WOMAN PACES WITH A SMILE OF VICTORY ON HER FACE. THEN SHE LOOKS AT SIGN ON WALL, "AMERICANS SHARE THE MEAT." 01:26:40 - CU WOMAN WITH WORRIED FACIAL EXPRESSION, CONTEMPLATES 01:26:41 - CU SHE GLANCES AT SIGN SAYING "HELP WIN THE WAR" 01:26:46 - CU SHE SUDDENLY UP DOWN & AROUND AS A VOICE SAYING "I'M YOUR CONSCIENCE" SPEAKS. SHE STEPS BACK IN ALARM & BACKS IN CORNER 01:26:53 - MS SHE LOOKS UP IN ALARM, HER OWN FIGURE APPEARS ON WALL 01:27:10 - CU HER "CONSCIENCE" LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY AT HER AS SHE EXPLAINS REASON FOR SHOPPING IN BLACK MARKET SHOP 01:27:28 - MS THE WOMAN GRASPS BUTCHER'S SCALE AS SHE LOOKS UP & TALKS TO HER "CONSCIENCE" 01:27:47 - CU "CONSCIENCE" TELLS ABOUT WAR EFFORT, ETC.; WOMAN LOOKS UP & CONFESSES. BY NOW "CONSCIENCE" IS SEATED IN ROCKING CHAIR & SMUGLY LOOKING DOWN THEN DISAPPEARS AS WOMAN WALKS OUT OF STORE WITH SMILE ON HER FACE 01:28:40 - MONTAGE POSTER ON WALL WOUNDED GI BEING HELPED BY BUDDY & OTHER LIKE POSTERS AS NARRATOR TALKS PROPAGANDA 01:29:15 - MONTAGE MAN WALKS OUT OF HOME, WOMAN WALKS DOWN COUNTRY ROAD, WOMAN WALKS ALONG STORES, WORKING MAN IN OVERALLS WALKS BY STORE WINDOWS WITH POSTERS STORE OWNER PLACES NEWSPAPERS ON STAND OUTSIDE STORE WOMEN EXITING CHURCH, GROUP OF PEOPLE CROSSING STREET & GOING BUSILY ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS AS PROPAGANDA SONG IS SUNG 01:29:55 - AERIAL HUGE CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHER IN STREET AS "IT'S UP TO YOU" SONG IS SUN
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1940
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: VM-982