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Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.Bookkeeping and Accounting (1945)

Work of the bookkeeper and accountant in the pre-computer era.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Sponsor: Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Occupations: Accountancy

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - February 5, 2004
Subject: O Scribble Away and Balance the Books and Sing an Accountancy Shanty...
Vocational guidance film about that most exciting of fields: bookkeeping and accounting! Ah yes, the thrill of the ledger! The smell of fresh ink on paper! The satisfaction of adding up firm columns of figures! Theoh, I cant keep this up any longer. Its DULL, folks! Its so dull and tedious and boringI want to become a LION TAMER!!
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ***. Lions: 0. Overall Rating: **.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - January 31, 2003
Subject: It all adds up. (Get it?)
This somewhat dry film is all about the joys of being an accountant. One wonders what it was like in 1945, and seeing this film, and how dry and bland Bookkeeping is depicted. It would be sort of interesting if they livened up the film with some of the more exciting perks of accounting, like handling money and embezzlement.

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DESCRIBES THE MANY JOBS WHICH BOOKKEEPERS & ACCOUNTANTS PERFORM, THE TOOLS & EDUCATION EACH MUST HAVE & THE TYPES OF ADVANCEMENT POSSIBLE.
household budgeting;
butcher shop;
bookkeepers; accountants;
spread sheets;
checkwriting; bills; calculators: chief accountant or controller; CPAs; teamwork of audits; strong moral character essential;
cost-accounting (time and motion studies)
FBI accountants; tax return work;



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