- Title: PA-14D
- Summary: ACHIEVEMENT USA: CAR CULTURE - 50 MILLIONTH GENERAL MOTORS (GM) CAR CEREMONY - "SLUDGY" THE OIL DRIP MASCOT.
- Description:01:43:08 - LS TWO WAY AUTO, TRUCK CIRCA 1950S TRAFFIC ON PARKWAY IN FLINT MICHIGAN, ROADWAY SIGN WITH ARROW, "FLINT - SAGINAW". 01:43:17 - CU CUTE TINY BLONDE HAIRED, WIDE EYED BOY WITH LOLLYPOP. 01:43:23 - MS TEACHERS, TEEN-AGE STUDENTS EXITING SCHOOL TOWARDS CAMERA, TO ATTEND PARADE IN FLINT. MICHIGAN. WORKER ON LADDER HANGING STREET DECORATIONS. TILT UP TO SIGN, "GENERAL MOTORS GOLDEN CAR-NIVAL". 01:43:33 - ABOVE VIEW MARCHING SCHOOL BAND IN FANCY FORMATION AS THEY PRACTICE FOR PARADE. MCU MALE BAND LEADER WITH HUGE FUR HAT UNIFORM PRACTICES HIS STRUT. 01:43:45 - MS WORKER IN GARAGE CONSTRUCTING FLOAT FOR PARADE, ANTIQUE AUTO, CIRCA 1900S IN B/G. LS UN-DECORATED FLOATS BEING CARRIED TO SITE BY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 01:43:57 - MLS TROUPE OF BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD ARTISTS REHEARSE SONG AND DANCE ROUTINES ON STAGE MS DIRECTOR SPEAKS TO PIANO PLAYER AS DANCES REHEARSE ON STAGE IN B/G. 01:44:05 - DANCERS ON STAGE IN "FLAPPER" COSTUMES, DANCE THE "CHARLSTON", CIRCA 1920S DANCE. TOWARDS CAMERA . BACKDROP WITH LARGE GEARS. 01:44:16 - MS GOLDEN STREAMLINE TRAIN ENGINE SLOWLY PULLS OUT OF TRAIN YARD R TO L AND TOWARDS CAMERA. 01:44:19 - MLS LARGE BANNER ABOVE BUILDING ENTRANCE LARGE "50" AND "WELCOME TO OLDSMOBILE OPEN HOUSE". LS "CHEVROLET" BUILDING. MS MAN CROSSES STREET WITH SIGN "GENERAL MOTORS BUILDS ITS 50 MILLIONTH CAR". 01:44:56 - MS MARQUEE ABOVE HOTEL DURANT. "WE'RE CELEBRATING GENERAL MOTORS 50 MILLIONTH CAR". BUS WITH 50 MILLIONTH SIGN PULLS UP. 01:45:04 - RED CARPET WITH MESSAGE IS ROLLED OUT TOWARDS CAMERA, TILT UP ONE WORD AT A TIME, "WELCOME TO - THE - PRODUCTION - OF THE - 50 - MILLIONTH,......" TILT UP TO ENTRANCE AND WELCOME SIGN ABOVE IT. 01:45:09 - BILLBOARD TELLING OF CELEBRATION, WOMEN WITH CHILDREN WALKING UNDER IT. CARRY THEIR SMALL ONES TO NURSERY PROVIDED FOR THEM BY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) MCU SANE, MS CHILDREN PLAYING IN NURSERY. MS BUICK GENERAL MANAGER IVAN WILDE HOLDS CHILD AGAINST HIM AS HE WATCHES CHILDREN IN NURSERY. 01:45:31 - WORKERS ON CHEVROLET ASSEMBLY LINE ASSEMBLING NEW CAR. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1954 01:45:44 - MLS GOLDEN CHASSIS ROLLS UP TO WORKERS ON ASSEMBLY LINE AS CROWD WATCHES AS GOLDEN BODY OF THE 50 MILLIONTH CAR IS LOWERED ONTO CHASSIS. VARIOUS VIEWS WORKERS ASSEMBLING THE NEW GOLDEN CHEVROLET, CIRCA 1955. 01:47:11 - CHEVROLET'S GENERAL MANAGER E. H. KEATING AND HARLOW H. CURTIS. KEATING PRESENTS CURTIS WITH KEY TO 50 MILLIONTH CAR. CURTIS MAKES SPEECH, TELLS HISTORY OF GENERAL MOTORS. 01:49:32 - CU U. S. FLAG BEING RAISED ONTO FLAGPOLE. 01:49:40 - MARINES CARRYING FLAG LEAD PARADE DOWN AVENUE IN FLINT, MICHIGAN, FOLLOWED BY MARCHING BAND. MS BALLOONS RELEASED INTO SKY.. 01:49:59 - MONTAGE ENTIRE GENERAL MOTORS LINE, OF CIRCA 1955 NEW CARS TRUCKS IS REPRESENTED IN MOTORCADE, VARIETY OF FLOATS, CROWDS. FLOAT REPRESENTING UNIONS. MEN DRESSED AS "AC" SPARK PLUGS PARADE DOWN AVENUE. 01:50:55 - MS PARADERS DRESSED AS "SPARKY" THE GOAT, AND "SLUDGY" THE OIL SLUDGE. VARIETY OF OTHER GENERAL MOTORS FLOATS. 01:51:22 - MS VERY FIRST GENERAL MOTORS CAR, 1908 "CADDILAC", PASSES ON FLOAT, 01:51:32 - GM MILLIONTH CAR - 1919 "OLDSMOBILE", PASSES ON FLOAT 01:51:37 - 5 MILLIONTH CAR - 1926 "PONTIAC" ON FLOAT. 01:51:48 - GM 10 MILLIONTH CAR - 1929 "BUICK", ON FLOAT. 01:51:50 - GM 25 MILLIONTH - 1940 "CHEVROLET" ON FLOAT 01:52:12 - "WORKING TOGETHER FLOAT WITH MAN, WOMAN TWO CHILDREN ON FLOAT.. 01:52:21 - GM 50 MILLIONTH CAR - 1955 GOLDEN "CHEVROLET" ON FLOAT. LS PARADE AND HUGE CROWD. PAN HUGE CROWDS. 01:52:57 - END
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1955
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: PA-14D