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Voice Of The Book, The Pt. 2 of 2

Reel Number: 221586-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1952

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 17:19:55

TC Ends: 17:34:57

Duration: 00:15:02

Voice of the Book, The Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... Street scene looking down 1950s main street from above. 17:20:02 CU Commencement Program High School Fiftieth Anniversary Class. 17:20:05 Students & others sitting in auditorium; two women come in & sit down. Nervous Uncle. Charlie & Sally in audience. “Don’t you worry, you’ll be wonderful!” 17:21:16 Montage: More parents seated. Program inside. Mayor introduces speaker in overly-flowery way. Applause, 17:22:02 George Todd speaks SOF “I know that this occasion means to you...” “I’m going to remind you of the little inner voices that speak to every one of you...” Visuals of pages in is scrapbook that he puts on the rostrum. “A loose shoe lace is the cause, a bad fall is the result.” 17:24:59 - 17:26:32 Sally’s mother looking bored. (several others scattered thruout) Students engrossed. Makes pitch for young men taking up railroading; young women to marry them. 17:26:34 - 17:26:46 Sally’s mother rolling eyes. 17:27:00 Example of many crossing track; woman crossing street in city reading & walks against light. 17:27:22 Boy gets into roadster convertible & does u-turn in intersection. Ford 1950s convertible driving on country road POV (17:27:48 - 17:27:52 & 17:27:58 - 17:28:04 & 17:28:05 - 17:28:10 & 17:28:13 - 17:28:20). 17:28:28 Working man climbs down from freight car 17:28:42 Car pulls up, man gets out, steps on rock, falls. 17:28:55 Men working on railroad w/ crane. 17:29:12 Man working on house climbing stepladder w/o placing legs properly, ladder falls & man hurts wrist. George: “Accidents are not funny...” 17:30:20 Man running across freight yard, falls. CU box car at camera; train past, men running to man. 17:30:40 George turns & pulls up pant leg to show his wooden leg. CU. Continues talking as people listen. Long pan of intent looking students. At end standing ovation. 17:33:11 People congratulate him. 17:34:03 High angle of railroad yard & pan over to town. Sally waves goodby to Charlie as engineer. The End. Career; Jobs; Occupational Safety; Responsibility; Fiction; 1950s; 1952; NOTE: Any continuous one minute sold at per reel rate.

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