Pursuit Of Happiness The Materialistic Way

Series: Creative Motivational Series

Duration: 1:44

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Karl B Lohmann Jr / Lohmann Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Direction, Script, Photography, Editing, Sound: Karl Lohmann, Jr.

Description: Colors and words in motion combine with "honky-tonk" music and sound effects to provide a humorous commentary on the contemporary American pursuit of the dollar. The conclusion offers a sobering contrast. Midwest Film Festival, 1964; Creative Arts Festival, University of South Dakota, 1964.

Complete Record: Considers the pervasive influence of the dollar. Comments on materialistic plenty versus hunger and deprivation. Stimulates thought about economic factors that promote 'CAREFREE LIVING' in the United States.

Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)


2 users have this film:
Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, Library of Congress


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