Men of Gloucester

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Ford Motor Company.

Complete Record: “Americans At Home Series” Directed by Lawrence Madison Ocean waves on rocks and tide pools, seaweed. Harbor with fishing boats and docks. Small town square. Fishermen prepare net and boats for water. Shipbuilding, fixing boats. Catholic ceremony and parade with preacher in crazy hat. Babies in nursery at hospital. Young blonde boy helping on boat and looking at sea. Old couple. Fisherman and sea men on large boat. Fixing nets and boats. Seabirds and school of fish. Men put out nets to catch fish in small row boat. Reeling in the fish nets and loading fish onto deck by hand with huge baskets. Fish squirming and writhing go into hole in deck to hold. The men return to port and it rains. spiral staircase in lighthouse. Women worry and pray for men at sea. Old guys play cards and smoke. Parade with marching band and townspeople. Flowers and statues of Jesus, ribbons and poppers, balloons. Rowing team and jumping off of logs into water. Rowboat races. Feast with family and food. END