AMERICA
Timed leader, 1950's cars in freeway traffic jams (seen again much later), Aerial of traffic on freeway, buildings in film shown on screen, pan to on-screen host Frank Blair (BW), Blair sits behind desk, talks to camera (talks to camera in one place or another throughout), Blair reads booklet, CU typed list of names, one highlighted: BARKER, ELMER D, 149 PLEASANT ST, LOS ANGELES, CALIF, Pan again to color film on screen, horse pulls wagon down street with Victorian houses, Man in early-1900's clothes polishes early-1900's car, talks to camera about car, calls it Model C runabout, Woman in early 1900's clothes out of house, joins man, they talk to camera, CU woman talks to camera, CU man talks to camera, Man puts on coat, Woman climbs up into car, Man says goodbye, Man cranks car from side, letters on hood: RAMBLER, CU woman mildly shaken up as car starts, Man, woman drive away, drive down country road, get stuck, CU wheel in mud, People enter "PALACE OF TRANSPORTATION", super: 1904, Sign over door "PALACE OF TRANSPORTATION", Couple in early-1900's clothes push baby carriage down street, talk to camera, People in various early-1900's cars ride down roads, streets past pedestrians, scaring horses, CU Blair holds up newspaper ("EXTRA AMERICA AT WAR"), Man talks seriously to woman, they embrace, CU hands stack egg cups, egg, small weights, break egg, Man in lab coat holds egg shell, talks to camera, Man holds model of wagon, talks to camera, CU hand holds model of car frame or chassis, no body, CU hand holds models of chassis and body, CU man talks to camera, CU hand holds large bolts, nuts, Man holds car frame, body models, talks to camera, Man holds model of bridge span, talks to camera, CU hand puts bridge model next to car model, Men stand next to partially completed car, talk to camera, point out parts of car, CU part of car, CU hand demonstrates coil springs, Int. partially completed car, Men work on auto assembly line, weld, etc, Front door of house, super: 1941, Tense, discouraged man in apron in kitchen, Boy in nightshirt walks out front door, looks around, sees something, Boy picks up newspaper from lawn, Door closes itself, Boy pushes doorbell, Man in apron tries to serve from frying pan, burns self, yells "ouch!", Annoyed girl in robe gets up from table, man yells at her, Girl goes to door, Boy looks through banister rails, goes "psst!", Girl turns, looks, Girl goes upstairs, yells at boy, CU boy says "Nope", Girls in dresses walk down street, stop, look, laugh, Scared-looking boy in nightshirt looks, CU girl razzes boy, Man in apron goes to kitchen door, yells, Girl goes down stairs, Scared boy knocks at door, girl opens it, he goes in, Girls giggle, CU boy sticks out tongue, Girl, boy trot through living room, Little boy tries to yank newspapers from big boy, girl, Woman in living room in silk robe, Kids wrestle with newspaper, CU woman covers ears, winces, CU girl talks, CU boy talks, CU mother opens door, looks aghast, yells, Man on floor with mess, woman consoles, kisses him, he hands her key, she hugs him, Man, woman talk, Man in suit walks up to front door, CU smiling woman, Man kisses woman in horrible striped blouse no real woman would wear, Man describes car's features to kid (early 1940's model), CU happy man, woman, Man lets boy out of car, CU man listens worriedly (turns out this little story takes place December 7th, 1941!), Men work in defense plant, weld, Men work on tank assembly line, 1930's tanks drive across field (not WWII models), New ship slides into water, Parts of new B-17's lined up in factory, Anti-aircraft gun turns in factory, Navy ships at sea, Sailor sends message with Aldiss lamp (flashing light), Navy ships at sea, guns in foreground, Magazine advertisement for "NASH", Magazine advertisement with art of diving fighter plane, NASH at bottom, Aerial of navy fighter plane, ocean below, View of other ships from aircraft carrier, Sailors fire anti-aircraft guns, Blair talks to camera from leather chair, walks to screen, where we see film of people, mostly women, competing, fighting for merchandise in crowded store, Blair enters living room, sits on couch, picks up magazine, talks to camera, reads from magazine, CU page ("TOMORROW'S NEW WORLD"), Blair talks to camera from couch (seen again), Photo 1930's car (B/W), Photo of car resembling Bentley (B/W), Photo of car resembling Austin (English, B/W), Photo of apparently another English car (B/W), Various brand new auto engines, College boy, girl exit dorm, enter early 1950's Nash Rambler, Businessman drives up in early 1940's Nash, gets out on passenger side, 1950's teen boy walks up, they talk, CU man, 1950's teen boy talk, Man, 1950's teen boy sit on porch chairs, have serious talk, main point being that big cars are not in our future, Earth moving machines build roads, Orchards, Farm, Housing development in distance, trees in foreground, Suburban street, Advertisement: THE CAR WITH THE POWER PERSONALITY, Advertisement words below car photo ("THE BIG AND THE BEAUTIFUL"), Advertisement: THE TAKE-OFF'S TERRIFIC, Advertisement: THE BIGGEST, LONGEST, ROOMIEST CAR OF ALL, Advertisement: A ----- IS A MOVING IDEA WITH 285 HORSEPOWER TO SECOND THE MOTION, Advertisement: EACH INCH IS LUXURY 222 NEW INCHES OF BEAUTY AND COMFORT BASED ON STRENGTH AND SAFETY AND POWER, Advertisement with photo of four cars ("NEW RAMBLER AMERICAN CHALLENGES "BIG CAR CONCEPT"), Advertisement, photo man holds photo of Nash ("THE CAR I DIDN'T BUY HAS DONE MORE FOR ME THAN ALL THE CARS I'VE OWNED"), Man exits Rambler showroom, puts brochure in suit coat pocket, Man enters car, Rambler wagon drives down street, on road, mountains in background, Shots from moving vehicle of Rambler riding, View from moving vehicle of Rambler riding down road, license plate says 1960 (seen again), Elderly woman in shawl walks across patio, puts dish on table, talks to little boy, Elderly man talks with elderly woman on patio, Young man joins them, Boy in dress clothes surprises couple kissing, Surprised kissing couple talk with boy, Man kisses woman, they trot happily across back yard, joined by boy, elderly couple, Group exits yard, thrilled at what they see, New Rambler at curb (surprise!!), Man exits car, opens passenger door, POV as we glide toward car, View from moving vehicle of five American Motors cars riding in V formation, AM logo ("RAMBLER THE NEW STANDARD OF BASIC EXCELLENCE")