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A short-tempered policeman, played by Victor McLaghlan, acts nice to a new Chevy owner and starts a kindness chain reaction in small town.
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whelanjh
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March 30, 2016
Subject: A feel-good reminder of small town America
Subject: A feel-good reminder of small town America
This movie is a comforting imaginary trip back to small-town American life as I comprehended it, growing up shortly after this film was made.
Most all of the Jam-Handy productions are of interest for their period footage and unusual industrial specialty topics; this one is just plain fun to watch repeatedly.
Most all of the Jam-Handy productions are of interest for their period footage and unusual industrial specialty topics; this one is just plain fun to watch repeatedly.
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Seto-Kaiba_Is_Stupid
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February 1, 2009
Subject: THIS FILM RULES
Subject: THIS FILM RULES
I LOVE THIS CORNY YET CUTE FILM, IT'S FEATURES NICE FOOTAGE OF CARS. VERY GOOD FOR AN INFOMERCIAL. THANKS RICK.
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Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan
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September 27, 2008
Subject: Why so few downloads?
Subject: Why so few downloads?
This is one of Rick Prelinger's BEST discovories! DOWNLOAD IT NOW!
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Robin_1990
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April 22, 2008
Subject: Fab
Subject: Fab
Fab little Jam Handy film, featuring great footage. Thank you Rick for Uploading this, and Upload more if you have 'em!
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October 19, 2005
Subject: Nice Message
Subject: Nice Message
This is one of the films I like, a voyage to simpler, trusting times.
Having watched some of the silent home movie footage taken during the Great Depression (also on this site), I noticed that people rarely frowned or got angry at the cameraman. They all smiled and waved hello. America has not only changed but has "been changed" by debatable forces that are destroying freedom of speech, the press, and the middle class. People are separated and privacy paranoid, angry at anyone who disagrees with them.
A nice thread in many of Handy's films is an optimistic sense of America's greatness, without getting heavy and "meaningful". This film is a fun watch, along with others like Safe Roads, Wreckless, Behind the Bright Lights, etc.
I somehow don't feel that these films are as much a tool of GM Propagana as some think. Of course, being sponsored would mean mention of the product, but here not at the expense of the storyline or content. Well, enough defending it. I just like the notion that happiness is contagious and this film voices that idea especially well.
Having watched some of the silent home movie footage taken during the Great Depression (also on this site), I noticed that people rarely frowned or got angry at the cameraman. They all smiled and waved hello. America has not only changed but has "been changed" by debatable forces that are destroying freedom of speech, the press, and the middle class. People are separated and privacy paranoid, angry at anyone who disagrees with them.
A nice thread in many of Handy's films is an optimistic sense of America's greatness, without getting heavy and "meaningful". This film is a fun watch, along with others like Safe Roads, Wreckless, Behind the Bright Lights, etc.
I somehow don't feel that these films are as much a tool of GM Propagana as some think. Of course, being sponsored would mean mention of the product, but here not at the expense of the storyline or content. Well, enough defending it. I just like the notion that happiness is contagious and this film voices that idea especially well.
Reviewer:
Spuzz
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December 22, 2003
Subject: Village Of The Damned II
Subject: Village Of The Damned II
Pretty creepy expose starring Victor Mclaglen about a cop who, because he was friendly to one motorist, starts a chain reaction and then everyone passes the friendliness around, soon the whole town is just so gosh darned friendly! If you believe that this could happen in your town, well, here's a 1950's happiness pill for you too.
Reviewer:
WefDog
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October 31, 2003
Subject: Thinly Veiled Commercial for Capitalist Common Sense
Subject: Thinly Veiled Commercial for Capitalist Common Sense
O'Mara wakes with inflammation of the larynx and can't yell at a guy for stopping 2-inches into the crosswalk. Somehow this "laryngitis miracle" spurs on a town to be nice to people so that they'll will buy products. GM propaganda / trianing film.
Reviewer:
Steve Nordby
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October 30, 2003
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The ways in which Jam Handy can hype Chevy's never cease to amaze. In this film, short tempered traffic cop O'Mara doesn't explode at the service station guy that stops in the crosswalk (in his brand new convertable Chevy), so the service station guy is nice to a customer (in a Chevy), who then treats his customers nicely... and so on and so on... and of course it ends up at the Chevy dealer! And they all lived happily ever after!
