What Is A Contract?

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk What Is A Contract? 15:20:08 Tom & Ed at interview for summer job to raise money for college; “...not much money...” - agree to distribute breakfast cereal samples at $35 per week w/ sleezy-looking guy at advertising agency. VO says that by nodding their heads they’ve agreed to an “oral contract” & gives main facets of a contract - ‘mutual assent’, ‘competent parties’, ‘legal bargain’, ‘consideration’. Boys look at notes for agreement on desk, agree, shake hands w/ employer. 15:22:44 Ed pulls up at curb in convertible; building w/ large billboard in background, traffic past, gets out & looks at used cars. Salesman gives him purchase agreement to read - VO describes main parts of written contract - Ed signs before witness & shakes hands w/ salesman. CUs of part of contract. 15:24:45 Tom at home showing father camera brochure & installment / instalment plan contract - father co-signs as Tom is under 21. 15:25:44 Tom & Ed in employer’s office - told that another company has taken over delivery contract - SOF “I’d like to keep you on but I can’t afford to”. 15:26:15 Ed at car lot trying to re-negotiate instalment plan, VO re fine print, defaulting on payments etc. Flashback to boys agreeing to ten weeks work - oral contract. Handshakes. Looking at car. 15:27:43 SOF Boys call lawyer & agree to meet at advertising agency. 15:27:55 MOS Boys at employer’s office w/ family lawyer gesturing. CUs. Questioning the termination of contract - employer calls his lawyer. Title cards of points in film. 15:29:06 Man puts down telephone, look sheepish & lawyer shakes his hand & leaves. Boys get their jobs back. The End. Law; Legal Issues; Rights; Employment; 1940s Educational Films; High School Students; Post-WWII; Post-WW2; 1947; NOTE: has some sub-titles emphasising points. NOTE: Any continuous minutes sold at per reel rate. Glitches in master tape at: ca 15:20:59 - 15:21:02 & 15:28:30:00 - 15:28:33:08. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk