The story of how machines made a “boom” town with factories running at top speed, stores crowded with shoppers, money flowing freely - and of how more machines broke it. Considers the problem of capable workers thrown out of jobs because of high-speed machinery. Gives an idea of what this does to the human spirit and of the effect on a family. Finally offers as one solution the constant training of adults to keep them abreast of new developments ready for new and better jobs. Narrated by Ray Collins.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
30010
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factory management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Labor productivity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Employees - Effect of technological innovations on
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technological unemployment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Employees - Training of
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Technology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → History
History → Machinery - History
History → Technology and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Employees - Effect of technological innovations on
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machinery - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological unemployment
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)