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Industry on Parade

Industry on Parade poster
Directed by
Arthur John Lodge Jr.
Genre
short film, documentary film, educational film, sponsored film, documentary television film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
NR

How it feels

This short program from the 1950s shows how raw materials are turned into products Americans buy. Each episode has several parts about different steps in industrial processes.

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What happens

Industry on Parade is a short television program that aired in the United States from 1950 to 1960. Produced by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the show depicts complicated industrial processes that transform raw materials into finished products available for consumption by Americans. Its episodes generally contain several sections, each of which looks at a different aspect of some larger topic within industry. The show was nationally syndicated, and local stations could show it free of charge—which they did, in a wide range of different time slots. Footage was also distributed widely among American schools and community organizations. Local reports suggest that the show was quite popular. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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