Summary

CAR DRIVING OFF CLIFF

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Reel Summary DRAMATIZES THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE U.S. FROM A COUNTRY OF SMALL TOWNS & SIMPLE INDUSTRY TO AN URBANIZED, HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETY IN 1939. SHOWS CONGESTED CITY WITH SCENES OF TRAFFIC JAMS, POLLUTION, PEOPLE EATING ON THE RUN, CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE STREETS. OFFERS PLANNED SUBURBAN AREAS WHICH WOULD BE CONNECTED TO CITY BY NETWORK OF RAPID HIGHWAYS. THE BIRTH OF SUBURBIA. URBAN VS RURAL LIFESTYLE.
Description CAR DRIVING OFF CLIFF
Genre AMERICANA
Color b&w
Year 1939
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