Pre-WWII - 1930s USA, Americana: City, The (sections)

[Pre-WWII - 1930s USA, Americana: Daily Life] Heavy traffic, POV fire engine, cars, pedestrians. Horse w/ nose-bag Fast food in New York City: people eating outdoors at street kiosks; diner, cafes, bars. Various food being quickly prepared. Sandwiches, pancakes, toast; CUs of mouths drinking coffee, eating toast; muffins etc. Automat. Automatic pancake machine. Montage. VERY GOOD. 04:15:14 Various shots businessmen & women leave counter; men talk on sidewalk. Women walking, men watch from windows. Man throws newspaper in trash, another picks it up. Man trying to cross street w/ tightly parked cars. Heavy traffic, street scenes, man w/ child in middle of street. Chop Suey sign. People dash between cars; mothers & children crossing street. 04:16:25 Tired people lined up, CU sign: Skin Clinic. Other hospital signs. 04:16:35 Traffic jam; irate motorists; taxis w/ CU meter. Man looking out of sunroof of car stuck in gridlock. Taxi meters running, men out of cabs. 04:16:27 Crowds of people leaving work, crossing streets. Good shots to show huge population of city. CU Policeman directing traffic. CUs road signs, busy streets. 04:18:27 Empty Wall Street w/ church at end, early morning; other narrow streets between skyscrapers. 04:18:38 Cars on New Jersey highway; traffic jams on the road, people sitting in cars, frustration. Policemen. CU bumpers & wheels. Road rage. Mechanical policeman warning sign. Sign: “Death lurks at all crossings, Drive Carefully.” Crash into back of dump truck (simulated) & damaged cars. 04:20:09 Sign advertising hotdogs & beer. People in cars eating; drive-in food dispensers; family having picnic beside busy road. Girl looks over stone wall, sign: No Trespassing. Horn sticks, stress situations. Car over high cliff, crashes & destroyed. Metaphorical Editing; Automobile Culture; 1930s; Prosperity; Depression; Oddities; Gags; 1930s; Daily Life; Pre-WW2;