- Title: PA-46
- Summary: INTERNATIONAL MOVES THE BROWNS TO STERLING STREET: MOTIVATIONAL FILM FOR INTERNATIONAL SILVER SALES PEOPLE DESCRIBE HOW INSTALLMENT BUYING HAS MADE SILVERWARE AVAILABLE TO A BROAD RANGE OF CUSTOMERS.
- Description:01:12:16 - CAMERA PANS DOWN STONE CHURCH AND CUTS TO WEDDING CEREMONY - MS MINISTER FACING CAMERA., READS SCRIPT TO WEDDING COUPLE, BACKS TO CAMERA. MCU BRIDE, GROOM FACING CAMERA. CU MINISTER. WEDDING MARCH PLAYING IN B/G. 01:12:42 - CU GROOM MOUTHING "I DO". CUT TO MINISTER. CU SMILING BRIDE LOOKS TO GROOM, TURNS TO CAMERA, MOUTHS "I DO". CUT TO MINISTER WHO RAISES HANDS AND MOUTHS "I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MAN AND WIFE". 01:13:09 - CU LARGE TITLE ACROSS SCREEN "JUST MARRIED". CAMERA ZOOMS BACK AS CAR DRIVES AWAY WITH "JUST MARRIED" SIGN ON ITS TRUNK. 01:13:20 - CU FROM KNEES DOWN, MAN AND WOMAN STANDING TOGETHER. WOMAN LIFTS HER HEELS AS SHE IS KISSING TALLER MAN AND SLOWLY LIFTS (BENDS) ONE LEG SEDUCTIVELY. TILT UP TO COUPLE AS SHE WIPES LIPSTICK OFF WITH HIS HANDKERCHIEF, REPLACES IT IN HIS COAT FRONT POCKET. 01:13:44 - THEY SIT DOWN ON COUCH, HE PRESENTS HER WITH ENGAGEMENT RING, (CU) PLACES IT ON HER FINGER.. SHE ADMIRES RING, GIVES HIM AFFECTIONATE HUG. 01:14:14 - COUPLE SEATED AT TABLE WORKING ON BUDGET, MAN IS SMOKING, SCRATCHING HEAD IN PUZZLEMENT 01:14:28 - GRAPHIC WITH DOLLAR SIGN AND SILVER COINS. ZOOM IN DOLLAR SIGN. MCU COUPLE AT TABLE AGONIZING OVER BUDGET, HE WITH CIGARETTE DANGLING FROM MOUTH. ZOOM IN PAGES FROM 1941 CALENDAR. (JUNE AND OCTOBER). CALENDER PEELING OFF PAGES. 01:14:57 - MS WOMAN OPENS REFRIGERATOR CIRCA 1940S, TAKES OUT BOTTLE OF MILK. 01:15:13 - MAN HANDS HAMMER TO WOMAN STANDING ON CHAIR HANGING DRAPES, SHE HANDS IT BACK TO HIM, HE HANDS IT BACK INDICATING IT'S A WOMAN'S JOB. SHE ACCEPTS HAMMER HAMMERS CURTAIN ROD, AS HUSBAND DIRECTS HER. gender roles, chauvinism. 01:15:36 - MCU SILVERWARE ON DISPLAY IN VELVET LINED CASE, SIGN "IF YOU HAD A MILLION, YOU COULDN'T BUY BETTER STERLING". VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL STERLING SILVERWARE ON DISPLAY. 01:16:06 - MS COUPLE SEATED IN LIVING ROOM BY FIREPLACE, MAN PLAYING WITH DOG, WOMAN GOING THROUGH CATALOGS, SHOWING HUSBAND. CU WOMAN POINTS TO SILVERWARE IN CATALOG, TURNS PAGES TO OTHER DISPLAYS. 01 187 43 CU COVERS OF "SOCIAL REGISTER - NEW YORK & WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA". .01 17 55 SALESMAN SHOWING WOMAN A SILVER COFFEE POT. SHELVES FULL OF SILVER POTS IN B/G. MS MODERN FIREPLACE WITH SILVER CANDELABRA AND SILVER SERVING SET ON MANTLE. 01:18:12 - CU TITLE "1938"., THEN "CBS" SIGN ON MARQUEE. MAN WITH TUXEDO READY TO CUE START OF SHOW. CU FACE OF CLOCK WITH SECOND HANDLE M KING IT EXACTLY 6:00O'CLOCK. MAN IN TUX POINTS DRAMATICALLY (TO CUE START OF BROADCAST. CU LARGE SIGN, "ON THE AIR". CU RADIO ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INTO CIRCA 1940S MICROPHONE. 01:18:40 - WOMAN, BACK TO CAMERA, IN FRONT OF RADIO CONSOLE, LISTENING TO SILVER ADVERTISING PITCH. 01:18:52 - MAP OF U. S. TITLE: "HOLLYWOOD" WITH ANIMATED RADIO WAVES EMANATING. 01:19:16 - TITLE: "1939" MAN WALKING UP TO DOOR OF RESIDENTIAL HOME, RINGS BELL. WOMAN ANSWERS, HE ASKS QUESTIONS FOR SURVEY. PILES OF QUESTIONNAIRES ON DESK. CU LIFE MAGAZINE COVER WITH SIDE VIEW WOMAN'S FACE AND NY SKYLINE IN B/G. PAGES OF MAGAZINE SHOWING SILVERWARE ADDS. 01:20:17 - CU VARIOUS VIEWS ELDERLY MEN (SILVERSMITHS) HAMMERING SILVER, WITH SMALL HAMMERS. CU HAND WRITING FIGURES IN LEDGER. CU PLACE SETTING OF INTERNATIONAL STERLING, WITH PRICE, $16.75" 01:20:59 - MAGAZINE COVERS OF "LIFE", VOGUE", "BRIDE'S", "TOWN & COUNTRY". (SUPER-IMPOSED). 01:21:43 - TITLE: "1940" - CU HAND HOLDING "BRIDE'S" MAGAZINE. FLIPS PAGE TO SILVER AD. 01:22:07 - CU HUGE TITLE: "OPPORTUNITY". MCU "TOWN & COUNTRY" MAGAZINE, MAN FLIPPING PAGES. 01:22:20 - CU TITLE: "1941" - CU OFFICE DOOR READING "INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO. SALES AND ADVERTISING". CU PAIR OF HANDS TYPING TILT UP TO WRITTEN PAGE ON CARRIAGE. MAN WITH PIE IN MOUTH, SEATED AT DRAWING TABLEMAKING NOTED ON AD PAGE. EXECUTIVES SEATED AT CONFERENCE TABLE. CU SAME. EXECUTIVES CHECKING THEIR ADS. 01:23:05 - CU WOMAN'S CROSSED LEGS AS SHE SITS IN CHAIR READING MAGAZINE. TILT UP TO HER READING "LIFE MAGAZINE". SUPERIMPOSED MAGAZINE COVERS. CU SILVER ADS. 01:24:00 - LIFE MAGAZINE COVER WITH U. S. SKI TROOPER (SERGEANT) PUFFING ON CIGARETTE. (VARIOUS MAGAZINE COVERED SUPER-IMPOSED). 01:24:10 - MS SILVER THEATER PRESENTING INTERNATIONAL SILVER. CU HAND ADJUSTING RADIO STATION KNOB. CU MAN IN TUX AT MICROPHONE, READING FROM SCRIPT. 01:24:31 - CU PHOTOS OF CLARK GABLE, CAROLE LOMBARD, GINGER ROGERS, BETTE DAVIS, MERLE OBERON, JIMMY STEWART. CU OLD RADIO. hollywood, movies, theater, motion pictures. 01:25:01 - MCU SALESMAN HELPING TWO LADIES PICKING OUT SILVERWARE. CHECK OUT UNUSUAL HAT ON WOMAN ON LEFT. 01:25:15 - ART CARD OF SUN COMING OVER HORIZON, WITH TITLE: "36,000,000 SELLING MESSAGES", THEN TO TITLE"126,000,000 SELLING MESSAGES, THEN A GRAND TOTAL OF 162,000,000 SELLING MESSAGES EVERY MONTH". THEN 13 1/2 MILLION SELLING MESSAGES EVERY MONTH". 01:25:57 - VARIOUS SHOTS DOOR ENTRANCE ON STERLING STREET. VARIOUS VIEWS OLD MANSIONS AND HOMES. 01:26:25 - TITLE: "TODAY" - LS OLD RESIDENTIAL HOMES ON STERLING STREET. TILT UP APARTMENT HOUSE. LONG LINE OF ATTACHED BROWNSTONE HOMES IN CITY. 01:26:47 - TABLE ALL SET UP FOR DINNER, INCLUDING CANDELABRA. CU ELEGANT TABLE SETTING. 01:27:00 - WOMAN STANDING BY WINDOW AT TABLE SCANNING "LIFE" ,MAGAZINE. HUSBAND WALKS UP, SHE SHOWS HIM PAGE IN MAGAZINE. 01:27:28 - VARIOUS SHOTS SALESMAN SHOWING STERLING FLATWARE TO SAME COUPLE 01:27:59 - MS SAME COUPLE OPENING CHEST OF STERLING AT HOME, TAKING IT OUT, LYING IT ON CLOTH. 01:28:39 - MCU VARIOUS SHOTS DISPLAY OF STERLING SILVER DINNERWARE AND NAME OF SETS. 01:31:41 - MCU MONEY BAGS AND STACKS OF COINS.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1941
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: PA-46