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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: Nikonwilly - - December 3, 2010
Subject: Good old...
American Propaganda. This is the typical brainwashing that took place all throughout the post war years. trust your banker he's doing it all for you! Obvious scam with the financial tycoons reaping in the wealth while Mom and Pop labored away their lives. I can't wait to find the flick that convinces the ignorant how wonderful the FED was...saving us from that dirty old depression! Such outright lies and fraud....God Bless America !

Reviewer: Dodsworth the Cat - - July 19, 2009
Subject: |Your Host is Art Gilmore
It's a treat to see Gilmore (the narrator) on camera as he's known more for his voice these days doing movie trailers in the 50s, though he also appeared on Dragnet.

You have to feel a little sorry for Lyle Talbot. He went from a somewhat respectable career in serials and B movies to things like Plan Nine From Outer Space and industrials like this one.

Fairbanks is using the Capitol Hi-Q library here. The piece of music at 15:02 when Talbot and the other guy are walking down the street is C-15 Light Activity by Bill Loose. At 22;05, we hear Loose's C-8 Domestic Suburban.

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
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