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Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.Electrician, The (1942)

Work of the electrician in three major fields: power and lighting, communication, and transportation.


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: Electrical

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: elmoe306 - - February 9, 2008
Subject: types of battery
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Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - March 18, 2006
Subject: ...or Someone Like Him
Another chapter in the Your Lifes Work series, this vocational guidance film profiles the different kinds of careers in the electrical industry. This is pretty straightforward and ordinary, but it does have lots of interesting visuals of various electrical devices, guys repairing different kinds of machinery, and some cool neon signs. The narration is dull, but the visuals hold interest and provide a historically interesting look at electrical work and machinery in the 1940s.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - April 30, 2003
Subject: Good if you want it
A perfectly acceptable description of what is involved in the electrical field. should you choose a job in it. I imgaine these jobs and classes are still being used today. The film was somewhat interesting, although if this kind of thing totally interests you, then you will get more use out of it.

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Shows and describes in comprehensive, rather than detailed fashion, the work of the electrician in three major fields - power and lighting, communication, and transportation. Many special jobs are shown and described, including the work of the top-ranking graduate electric engineer. Suggested sources of training are described while the interior of a trade school with student 'learning by doing' is shown.