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Fairbanks (Jerry) ProductionsRoad to Better Living, The (1959)

Tribute to the mortgage banking industry and its role in building America's housing and industrial infrastructure.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Sponsor: National Association of Mortgage Bankers
Audio/Visual: Sd, C
Keywords: Houses and homes; Finance; Infrastructure: Construction

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: doowopbob - - April 18, 2009
Subject: Ya,....Sure....
Mortgage Bankers Are Now Exposed For The Greedy Bastards They Are....Obama Bailed Out Their Sorry Ass.....They Are Keeping The Money.Giving CEO's Millions...AND TAKING YOUR HOUSE!.....This Is Fast Becoming A Third World Nation....!

Reviewer: jrf29 - - October 20, 2008
Subject: Cast
The guy who plays Leonard Mercer in this film also plays police chief Green in ADT: When Seconds Count.

Wow, I had no idea that those mortgage bankers were just in it for the good of the community!

Reviewer: Spuzz - - May 30, 2004
Subject: Teflon comes to Mortgageville
Average film about Mortgage brokers doesnt really pick up until 1/4 of the way through, until we meet George Chandler, Stock Broker In Your Community, who seems to be EveryMan central. Sounding a lot like Ronald Reagan, Chandler knows everyone, approves everyone's loan, and just oozes slime.

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National Association of Mortgage Bankers Housing Financial industry Talbot, Lyle (host) Building industry Suburban expansion U.S. Federal Housing Administration Suburbia Businessmen Shopping centers Telemarketing Houses and homes Assembly lines Parking lots Manifest destiny Frontier towns Towns (frontier era) Carriages Williamsburg, Va. Insurance industry Checks Contracts Covered wagons Railroads Steam engines Oil wells Petroleum industry Skylines Cities Bankers Mortgages Offices Secretaries Homebuying Couples Architects Architectural models