Screw Drivers of 1940: Shell Progress in Pictures (1940, sound)

Year Published: 1940

Description:

Description: Humorous driving and pedestrian safety film shot on the streets of Los Angeles. Emphasizes the importance of courtesy while driving to avoid accidents and traffic congestion, and promotes Shell's "Share-the-Road Club" safety promotion. Two businessmen at lunch watch the Shell-sponsored film "The Largest Club in the World."

Information on Lew Lehr:
travsd.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/lew-lehr-monkeys-is-the-cwaziest-peoples/ (accessed September 10, 2024)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Lehr (accessed September 10, 2024)

Missing footage at tail.

Notes on Can:
(Shell) [sponsored]

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Subjects: 1940s, Automobiles, Safety, Infrastructure

Tags: movie in a movie; Los Angeles traffic; butchers; professors; mechanics; businessmen; Westside Market; Bank of America; 1930s cars; bad driving; driving etiquette; comedies; The Westside Market; traffic lights; traffic jams; intersections; weaving; pedestrians; music; goofy voices; comedy; kaleidoscope effect showing rotating images of men's heads; double parking; reading while walking; traffic jams; traffic engineering; clover leaf; no parking signs; "Join the Share-the-Road Club Here" sign; Cahuenga Pass; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Film Sponsor: Shell

Creator: Roland Reed Productions

Credits: Produced by: Roland Reed Productions (Hollywood)
Direction: Colbert Clark
Photography: Paul Ivano, ASC
Musical Director: Al Colombo
Art Director: Edward Jewell
Film Editor: Roy Luby
Production Manager: George Batcheller

The Cast
Lew Lehr: Himself
Don Wilson: Himself
Andy Tombes: Mr. Screwdriver
Syd Saylor : Mr. Screwjay
Art Twitchell: Shell Dealer
Ferris Taylor: Mr. Anderson
Paul Whitney: Mr. Smith

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1940

Geographical Location: Hollywood, California; California; USA; Los Angeles, California

Genre/Form: sponsored, industrial, fiction, short

Language: eng

Rights: No copyright notice at head of film (tail not seen). Not registered for copyright 1940-49.

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: release print

Color: b&w

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: variable density

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 402

Complete Record: Description: Humorous driving and pedestrian safety film shot on the streets of Los Angeles. Emphasizes the importance of courtesy while driving to avoid accidents and traffic congestion, and promotes Shell's "Share-the-Road Club" safety promotion. Two businessmen at lunch watch the Shell-sponsored film "The Largest Club in the World." Information on Lew Lehr: travsd.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/lew-lehr-monkeys-is-the-cwaziest-peoples/ (accessed September 10, 2024) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Lehr (accessed September 10, 2024) Missing footage at tail. Notes on Can: (Shell) [sponsored] Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1940s, Automobiles, Safety, Infrastructure Tags: movie in a movie; Los Angeles traffic; butchers; professors; mechanics; businessmen; Westside Market; Bank of America; 1930s cars; bad driving; driving etiquette; comedies; The Westside Market; traffic lights; traffic jams; intersections; weaving; pedestrians; music; goofy voices; comedy; kaleidoscope effect showing rotating images of men's heads; double parking; reading while walking; traffic jams; traffic engineering; clover leaf; no parking signs; "Join the Share-the-Road Club Here" sign; Cahuenga Pass; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Film Sponsor: Shell Creator: Roland Reed Productions Credits: Produced by: Roland Reed Productions (Hollywood) Direction: Colbert Clark Photography: Paul Ivano, ASC Musical Director: Al Colombo Art Director: Edward Jewell Film Editor: Roy Luby Production Manager: George Batcheller The Cast Lew Lehr: Himself Don Wilson: Himself Andy Tombes: Mr. Screwdriver Syd Saylor : Mr. Screwjay Art Twitchell: Shell Dealer Ferris Taylor: Mr. Anderson Paul Whitney: Mr. Smith Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1940 Geographical Location: Hollywood, California; California; USA; Los Angeles, California Genre/Form: sponsored, industrial, fiction, short Language: eng Rights: No copyright notice at head of film (tail not seen). Not registered for copyright 1940-49. Film Format: 16mm film Element: release print Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: variable density Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 402

Transcription

la any place in particular You' like to go for lunch Charlie lunch is on me today dick let's go to the largest club in the world Oh you mean the noon time Club no a larger Club than that largest club in the world huh I don't get it but here's my car let's get in okay well how was it it was swell but I still don't get this largest club in the world business you will in a minute just look at the [Music] screen DWI is a s people you're right Lou but don't forget the heatless pedestrians they're kind of screwy too yeah all Brothers under the tin I've got my hands full with a screw drivers and you got the screwy pedestrians or scoo Jays that's what they are scoo jays you got them and you're stuck with them ah here's the drivers that's my department where they come coming from who are they everybody's there everybody's driving cars these days the butcher the baker the candle even you and me come on let's get down to cases let's take any driver in other words Mr anybody is he a businessman he's a typical business man are you the man we're looking for no Mr mechanic could you be our man no well all right I was only asking let's see the butcher the baker the candles stick maker uh the butcher hey butcher give me a pound of ground ground or skipp it are you Mr anybody no ah Mr two Willer my old zoology teacher say Mr tager could you be Mr anybody no Mr tager you ain't even close the businessman the mechanic the butcher boy Mr terilla put them all together no they don't spell mother they spell ah everything is going WR what gives out what goes on what's the matter let's get together hey who is this coming from all these drivers could you be any driver anybody by any chance Mr anybody okay Mr anybody thank goodness I found you well now that I found you just go on your Merry way make like I'm not following you but I'm going to watch you and see how you drive here we go Merrily on our way hey look out Mr anybody don't pull out like that without looking back or holding out your hand oh it doesn't bother you such manners a screwdriver that's what you are a screw driver why didn't you hold out your hand why didn't you look before you pulled out see what happened look what you've done if you only knew how you look to other people oh you don't care you didn't get hurt so it's a schol driver you are Mr anybody my my ain't you ashamed well Mr anybody so you're not always screwy sometimes you act almost like a gentleman where you going now oh a phone call look out who's this an early Shopper for next Christmas look out little lampkins ah such a polite M anybody and such manners with such differences from your driving manners he picked up the package for the busy Shopper that's Mama's polite little gentleman but don't forget the phone hello Mama bring home what a pound of round ground ground u 10 lb gry bear T heads of letter um Brussel apples for the teacher coming up mama right away yeah yeah all right Mama yeah I bring them home yeah okay y yep ah here we are on our merry way again to Market to Market to buy a fat pig if you bring home a bargain mama will jig hey papa there's the market don't forget Mama's Ry bear uh turn ups where you going to park not there Papa that's for going not for stopping oh papa my my only a school driver double Parks no consideration for the other fell just look how you've jammed up traffic and are those drivers made at you what's people looking at you don't know Papa well you should you're such a screwdriver my Mr anybody it's just people like you that make people like me exas ex angry it's people like you Mr anybody if you know what I mean what's this the Hardy family having a Jones dinner I mean the Jones family having a Hardy dinner uh I mean it's Mr anybody a papa in his own home and look how nice he is to Mama's Mama now for some homecooked Rudy beggar de i z it uh-oh here comes the brat I mean by junior is that nice rushing in like that you might upset the stew on Mama's dress remember always be a gentleman wait for your papa papa will you give the signal yeah papa will give the signal now wait a minute no no wait for Papa mother mother's mother yeah now okay oh but such driving manners it's Papa out in traffic again For Heaven's Sake Papa where are you going look out where you're going look out for your Fender why don't you look where you're going why don't you go where you're looking why don't you slow down my M Mr anybody why don't you why such a weaving in and out such an in and outer half the time he's polite and half the time he's got Lous terrible M say you look like Junior coming to dinner what's the idea of rushing like that oh I see you got to get somebody there in a hurry well hey wait for the signal you're worse than Junior now look you got people going and coming that's the trouble with you Mr anybody you're going when you should be stopping and you're stopping when you should be gone a pretty kettle of fish why didn't you wait for the signal well here you are again nice work sport you made it without a moment's delay hurry right over to the hospital for your brother's end upper version oh so you're not dashing into the hospital so it's not an emergency so it's only talk Small Talk hey you can't do that those guys back there are burning up dispositions and gasoline who is that guy that just got out of your car oh I see he's a screwy pedestrian a screw J I might have known it a screwdriver on foot I bet you're really a nice fell too a careful considerate man until you get loose on the street just a minute Lou this is where I come in let me at this thoughtless pedestrian this uh screw J you've handled the screwdriver this well as mine okay Don take him away and welcome take him far far away all right Lou I'll take him this fellow represents the thoughtless man on the street here's exhibit a did you ever see a dream walking well here's one a literary screw j walking right into trouble and he would really be in trouble if those people didn't have good breaks here's another type he's the Spirit of 76 screw J Independence personified sure he sees the motor out of the corner of his eye but who settled this country anyway he knows his rights and he's going to stick up for them let the hips fall where they may why he's practically daring those Motors to hit him hey look out oh an official screw J this type wants everybody else to go home till he gets through using the streets all he needs is a tin badge that is till he gets hit well at least he knows where he's going oh wait a minute he's changing his mind now he's an open field screw J thinks he's playing football watch him crash that line ohoh he's down no he's up boy look how he's throwing traffic for a loss there he goes he's in the clear no they got him no he made it and he almost makes us wish he hadn't cars cars thousands of them every day everywhere traffic problems are really acute with the increasing number of cars the need for Courtesy on our streets and highways is also becoming increasingly apparent screw drivers and screw Jays traffic Tangles and snars all contributing to a higher cost of Transportation a greater strain on both our nerves and our pocketbooks but no it's not entirely hopeless progress is being made Traffic Engineers are at work developing new and more efficient roads and highways here are some typical scenes showing engineering progress Bridge approaches over and under passes Boulevard Parkways here's an impressive scene of a modern Clover Leaf a fine engineering contribution to eliminate Highway congestion legislative bodies are also at work passing and enforcing new and better laws Mayors Chiefs of police police Civic bodies all are tackling this great problem one large oil company is vigorously attacking


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