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Film, Video Land of the free Automotive industry

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About this Item

Title

  • Land of the free

Other Title

  • Automotive industry

Summary

  • Presents the panoply of American history, the richness of American human and natural resources, and the greatness of American freedoms. Reviews the country's industrial and agriculture wealth and relates the stories of people who strive to capitalize on it. Lists the nation's share of the world's production of goods and consumption of resources. Hails the freedom of travel in the U.S. and the American people's desire to explore their country. Honors the central role of the car in American mobility and details the growth and productivity of the automobile industry. Tells the history of the Dodge company and highlights the standards of excellence and reliability maintained by the people of Dodge and Chrysler. Contains short dramatized scenes of moments in history and maps using animation.

Names

  • Weeks, Al, writing
  • Pelletier, Vincent, narration
  • Wilding Picture Productions
  • Chrysler Corporation. Dodge Division
  • Wilding Picture Productions. Distribution Department

Created / Published

  • United States : Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., Distribution Dept., 1940.

Headings

  • -  United States--Description and travel
  • -  United States--Economic conditions
  • -  Automobile industry and trade--United States
  • -  Chrysler Corporation.--Dodge Division

Genre

  • Sponsored films
  • Industrial films
  • Educational films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Title of reel 2 appears on M/B/RS Acetate Transferral memo no. 119 as Automotive industry.
  • -  Narrated by Vincent Pelletier.
  • -  Viewing print appears to be complete in 3 reels; double reel (FGE 9092) is composed of 2 reels; on leader of single reel (FGE 9093): reel 3.
  • -  Sources used: Educational film catalog, 1943 ed., p. 345, 421; Film daily yearbook, 1941, p. 563.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 27 min.) : sd., b&w.
  • viewing print 3 reels of 3? on 2 (ca. 27 min., 2,386 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FGE 9092-9093 (viewing print)

Source Collection

  • AFI/Romano (Tim) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94515531

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Weeks, Al, Writing, Vincent Pelletier, Wilding Picture Productions, Chrysler Corporation. Dodge Division, and Wilding Picture Productions. Distribution Department. Land of the Free. United States: Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., Distribution Dept, 1940. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/94515531/.

APA citation style:

Weeks, A., Pelletier, V., Wilding Picture Productions, Chrysler Corporation. Dodge Division & Wilding Picture Productions. Distribution Department. (1940) Land of the Free. United States: Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., Distribution Dept. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94515531/.

MLA citation style:

Weeks, Al, Writing, et al. Land of the Free. United States: Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., Distribution Dept, 1940. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/94515531/>.