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Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.Transportation: Bus, Truck, and Taxi (ca. 1946)

Jobs moving people.


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: Transportation

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Buslady - - March 19, 2008
Subject: MAN MAN MAN!
Actually I was cracking up that the guy always says MEN. Yea yer first requirement ya gotta be a guy. I better start dressing up like one before I get in trouble. LOL!

Reviewer: Spuzz - - August 8, 2005
Subject: Women, pay no attention!
Fun little Your Lifes Work! film that this time, focuses on what you need in order to work in the transportation industry, more specifically, The Bus, Trucking and Taxi companies. Lets go over the primary first requirement shall we?

1) Be a male.

This is probably the most sexist Your Lifes Work Ive seen yet. Its hilarious how the narrator pauses for effect on the He when mentioning the first requirement on being a Bus driver. You can be a bus driver, cab driver, mechanic, dispatcher, executive, the skys the limit! But you have to be Male! Male! Male! As a matter of fact, we get a tinge of excitement when we DO see a female working in a transportation area job. Of course, shes the secretary of some executive hot-shot. It all becomes rather depressing after awhile.

Aside from that, theres great footage of old time vehicles here. Surprisingly, not much has changed in the shape or function of these vehicles.

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SURVEYS BUS, TRUCK & TAXI METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION. DESCRIBES EXECUTIVE & SUPERVISORY POSITIONS, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES & ABILITY TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC.

00:30
Traffic, city, buses, trolleys, street cars, subways, trucks, taxis (all shown throughout film as well).
01:06
People boarding bus
01:28
Doctor taking man's blood pressure
01:36
Hands signing document
01:45
Man in suit interviews man in leather jacket across desk.
02:11
Hands leaf through "safe driving" booklet
02:24
Driving safety cartoons and posters
03:05
Running shot through front window of bus
03:24
Trolley cars of passengers
03:34
Double-decker buses
03:53
Man changes tire on bus
04:07
3 executives ponder document on desk
04:56
View of country road through windshield of bus
05:20
Family boards Greyhound Bus
05:38
Running shot front of truck
05:42
Montage trucks being loaded and driving on various roads.
06:50
Truck driving at night
06:56
Snow plows
07:20
Executive dictates to secretary
07:33
Trucks at loading docks and dispatch centers
07:40
Trucks on various roads
08:06
Taxi cabs
08:14
Taxi cab waits at railroad crossing as train passes
08:21
Main hails taxi
08:52
Taxicabs, passengers, drivers, luggage
09:11
Mechanics in auto-repair shops
09:30
VS transportation through circular frame (wheel of car).
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TRANSPORTATION BUSSES TRUCKS TAXIS SUPERVISORS MANAGEMENT