Story: Morgan Gibney and James Prindle. Director: H.L. Roberts. Photographer: Orlando Lippert and George Hoover. Music: Edwin E. Ludig. Lyrics: Maurice H. Stoller.
Director:H.L. Roberts Producer:H.L. Roberts Production Company:Wilding Productions, Inc. Sponsor:Motor Truck Committee of Automobile Manufacturers Association Audio/Visual:sound, b&w Keywords:need keyword
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Reviewer:Spuzz - - June 7, 2005 Subject: Where's my magazines and rayon panties? Endless movie about the trucking industry. Believe you me, about 2 minutes into this, I knew that this was going to be a long haul (excuse the pun). Yes! Truckers go day and night! shipping all sorts of goods! They have to mechanically sound! Let's go to the plant! And well, if you thought 'Singing Wheels' title meant that there would be a song or two, well you would be right.
Reviewer:Visual16 - - September 9, 2004 Subject: A fun film! Singing Wheels has to be one of the central films of the Prelinger Archives. This one has it all - great ephemeral footage of highways and trucks, a serious toned narration about the importance of the trucking industry, and a really dumb song you can't get out of your head. What would happen if ALL the trucks suddenly disappeared? Boy, would we all be in trouble! Don't worry, it was just a bad dream!!
Film gets a little slow when they interview the "typical" truck driver to show how alert and nice he is. He recites all of the right answers to a stern interviewer as if applying for a new job. This doesn't prove much but might have convinced people of the time that they were good fellows.
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