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Sharing Economic Risks

Reel Number: 221697-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1947

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 03:03:40

TC Ends: 03:14:13

Duration: 00:10:33

Title. 03:03:57 Suburban house; CU boy (Bill) surprised, bicycle has been stolen. Iinto kitchen w/ broken chain;mother & sister listen as he shows broken chain. 03:04:28 Outside w/ wire to fix wagon. 03:04:36 CU Man locking car; into drugstore after looking in window. 03:05:05 MS Woman sweeping back porch; girl crosses small town street w/ pedestrians behind. 03:05:22 CU Kitchen counter, taking groceries out of bag. 03:05:32 Bill takes wagon to get newspapers, other boys leave on their bicycles talking. Narrator talks about sharing risk thru insurance. Man at desk reading paper, father explains they notified the police and have been looking for it. Signs a “Proof of Loss” statement. They look at the new car insurance policy. 03:07:57 CU Writing check for insurance premium, shakes hands. Man filing paper into filing cabinet. 03:08:32 Bike beside house; car parked at suburban curb; home; factory. 03:08:46 Flooded houses from boat; pan fire burning remains of building. 03:08:58 Suburban house, man arrives & dog greeting him; waves to neighbor. 03:09:26 Walks into wallpapered room w/ girl, kisses wife on cheek; SOF tells about going to the insurance office, talks about getting more life insurance. 03:09:52 Man at desk looking at premium w/ family; wife doing needlework, CUs of son & daughter. Policy costs on paper. Grandfather at card table playing checkers w/ girl. Endowment premium shown. Tells wife “dividends are going up!” Parents sitting on couch as Bill lets insurance salesman in. Gives them check for bicycle. 03:13:43 Boy taking lock & chain off bike & rides off on new bike with newspaper bag on it. The End. Economics; Business; Family; Housewife; 1940s; 1947; Paper Route; Teenagers Working; Salesman; Educational Films;

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