Your Town
Prod. for American Bankers Association
Film explains role of the commercial bank in US life. Opens w/ American street scenes ranging from idyllic rural village thru small town to big city & NYC skyscraper; aerials. INT bank & vault.
14:01:02 Model town w/ main buildings lit up one by one - titles - zoom in on model house & cut to real suburban house. INT doctor signing cheques aka checks at desk, leaves for work to bank by mail.
14:02:28 Street w/ pedestrians & INT town bank, people depositing money at checking account desk; VO re growing popularity of checks. Male & female tellers, women put checks thru sorting & processing machine. people deposit cash in savings accounts, Christmas savings account.
14:04:15 Pharmacist in drug store; picks up telephone, car dealer says new car is ready. He drives to bank to finalise loan agreement. VO “bank rates are usually the lowest available” - signs & shakes bankers hand. He then picks up new car from dealer & drives out.
14:06:10 Model town, zoom in on construction site.
14:06:22 Suburban development - married couple arrives to inspect progress on new house construction. Builder shows them the plans.
14:07:15 Model town - VO re importance of bank loans in new construction.
14:07:38 Electronics plant - manager looks over plans for expansion w/ bank manager.
14:08:32 Supermarket & checkouts - stock taking. Dairy trucks loaded w/ milk for delivery; past farmer talking to bank manager. More shots of businesses which use bank loans inc. factory, department store, Humble gas station & Woolworths Five & Dime.
14:09:22 Model town.
14:09:46 “Banks are not interested only in business, they are also interested in individuals”; widow in car, then talks to bank manager to settle estate, role of bank as co-executor / “investment secretary”.
14:10:57 SOF Bank manager suddenly addresses camera & takes tour of bank w/ vault, drive-in window & night deposit box.
14:12:21 Model town at ‘night’ - lights on. “Your bank realises the value of helping other businesses in your community...the economic heart of your town is the commercial bank on main street”.
Banking; Personal Finance; Economics; Money; Capitalism; 1960s Americana; Educational Film; Promotional Film;
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Your Town Prod. for American Bankers Association Film explains role of the commercial bank in US life. Opens w/ American street scenes ranging from idyllic rural village thru small town to big city & NYC skyscraper; aerials. INT bank & vault. 14:01:02 Model town w/ main buildings lit up one by one - titles - zoom in on model house & cut to real suburban house. INT doctor signing cheques aka checks at desk, leaves for work to bank by mail. 14:02:28 Street w/ pedestrians & INT town bank, people depositing money at checking account desk; VO re growing popularity of checks. Male & female tellers, women put checks thru sorting & processing machine. people deposit cash in savings accounts, Christmas savings account. 14:04:15 Pharmacist in drug store; picks up telephone, car dealer says new car is ready. He drives to bank to finalise loan agreement. VO “bank rates are usually the lowest available” - signs & shakes bankers hand. He then picks up new car from dealer & drives out. 14:06:10 Model town, zoom in on construction site. 14:06:22 Suburban development - married couple arrives to inspect progress on new house construction. Builder shows them the plans. 14:07:15 Model town - VO re importance of bank loans in new construction. 14:07:38 Electronics plant - manager looks over plans for expansion w/ bank manager. 14:08:32 Supermarket & checkouts - stock taking. Dairy trucks loaded w/ milk for delivery; past farmer talking to bank manager. More shots of businesses which use bank loans inc. factory, department store, Humble gas station & Woolworths Five & Dime. 14:09:22 Model town. 14:09:46 “Banks are not interested only in business, they are also interested in individuals”; widow in car, then talks to bank manager to settle estate, role of bank as co-executor / “investment secretary”. 14:10:57 SOF Bank manager suddenly addresses camera & takes tour of bank w/ vault, drive-in window & night deposit box. 14:12:21 Model town at ‘night’ - lights on. “Your bank realises the value of helping other businesses in your community...the economic heart of your town is the commercial bank on main street”. Banking; Personal Finance; Economics; Money; Capitalism; 1960s Americana; Educational Film; Promotional Film;