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19491940s INDUSTRIALS
ANIMATION FILM ABOUT "THE KING OF THE WORKERS OF THE WORLD" JOE KING, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WORKER. AMERICAN LABOR

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ALL-AMERICAN FACTORY. STEAM BLOWS FROM STACK AS COMPANY WHISTLE BLOWS AT END OF WORK DAY
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JOE KING SPEEDS FROM WORK IN HIS LITTLE RED CONVERTIBLE WITH HIS LUNCHBOX IN HAND.
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SPEEDS UP TO SMALL STORE FRONT & HOPS OUT ALL-AMERICAN CONSUMER BUYS BOXES OF GOODS.
CONSUMERISM IN ANIMATION.
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SPEEDS ONTO SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET.
AVERAGE AMERICAN SUBURB.
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SITS IN HIS ARMCHAIR & READS THE FUNNY PAPERS.
AVERAGE WORKING GUY GETS HOME FROM WORK & READS
NEWSPAPER. LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY AT COMICS.
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CARTOON CHARACTER JOE GRIMACES AT CAMERA.
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JOE SHOWS HIS STRENGTH BY LIFTING HEAVY FIREPLACE ORNAMENT. STUMBLES BACK & FORTH. WEAKLING.
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STRAINS HIS BACK. CRACKS HIS BACK & WINCES IN PAIN.
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AVERAGE AMERICAN MAN STANDS IN HIS LIVING ROOM.
FOREIGN CARTOON CHARACTERS OF VARIOUS RACES &
COUNTRIES FADE IN BEHIND JOE.
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ANIMATED FACIAL RESPONSE
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LARGE SCREEN TIME MACHINE POPS INTO LIVING ROOM.
LOOKS BACK AT ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY IN PAST 100 YEARS.
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CAVEMAN & SEXY CAVE GIRL HAMMER AWAY AT ROCK.
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TIME MACHINE SKIPS AHEAD TO 1850. LABORER SMOKES PIPE & HAMMERS AWAY AT WHEEL WITH HANDMADE TOOLS.
STRIKES MATCH & LIGHTS PIPE.
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FRACTION COMPARES THE STRENGTH OF MAN TO HORSE.
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HORSE POWER: IMAGE OF HORSES RUNNING INSIDE INDUSTRIAL MACHINE GIVING MACHINE POWER.
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AMERICAN WORKER OPERATES HEAVY MACHINERY IN FACTORY JOB.
LOOKS HAPPILY COMPLACENT AS HE SLACKS ON HIS JOB.
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WORKER ON ASSEMBLY LINE AT FACTORY JOB.
FACTORY WHISTLE BLOWS & AVERAGE JOE RUNS OUT OF WORK TO ENJOY LEISURE TIME. STROLLS DOWN STREET IN HIS LITTLE CORN HAT & PINK LEISURE SUIT.
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RICH CHARACTER SITS IN HUGE CHAIR. BUTLER WITH SNOBBY NOSE DUSTS AS MAN SLEEPS.
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POVERTY-STRICKEN, EXHAUSTED CHARACTER SWEEPS DIRT OFF OLD BUM SLEEPING ON STREET. CLASS COMMENTARY
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VARIOUS AMERICANS STAND IN LINE AT BANK WAITING FOR BANK TELLER. ZOOM TO END OF LINE WHERE PIGGY BANK WAITS
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BOOKWORM WALKS FROM BANK HOLDING INSURANCE FORM, BANK PAPERS. CARS ZOOM DANGEROUSLY CLOSE AS HE NONCHALANTLY WANDERS ACROSS STREET. SAFE FALLS NEAR
UNAWARE MAN, STEPS OVER OPEN MANHOLE COVER. NEAR MISS
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JITTERY NERVOUS STOCKBROKERS BITE THEIR NAILS AS THEY REVIEW STOCK PRICES. BITE FINGERNAILS LIKE CORN COB.
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INSURANCE BUILDING, STOCK MARKET, BANK BUILDING.
ANIMATED DOLLAR BILLS MARCH OUT OF VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTO STREETS. MONEY WALKS IN & BUILDING GOES UP.
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CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BUILD. NEW TOOLS ON CONSTRUCTION SITE.
WORKERS SIT BACK & RELAX AS THEIR JOBS BECOME AUTOMATED.
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ANIMATED WORLD SPINS, STOPS ON CHINA.
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ANIMATED CAMERA PANS COUNTRY SKYLINE OF MOUNTAINS &
TREES. LANDSCAPE PLAIN & BARREN.
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CHINESE WORKER IN RICE HAT RUNS WITH TEN GALLONS
OF KEROSENE STRAPPED TO HIS BACK.
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AMERICAN FREIGHT TRAIN STEAMS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TRANSPORTING KEROSENE.
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POOR CHINESE LABORER HOLDS HIS WAGE HIGH IN THE AIR & SMILES.
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AMERICAN FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR COLLECTS GLOWING BAG OF MONEY & HOLDS IT PROUDLY IN AIR.
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CHINESE LABORER IN RICE HAT RUNS OVER BARREN LAND WITH TEN GALLONS OF KEROSENE STRAPPED TO HIS BACK
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CU CHINESE LABORER OPERATING AMERICAN FREIGHT TRAIN.
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MAILMAN DELIVERS ENVELOPE TO WAITING BUSINESSMAN WHO OPENS THE ENVELOPE. SHOCKED TO FIND NO DIVIDEND FROM FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS.
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MARCHING AMERICAN DOLLARS FADE AWAY, BUSINESS CLOSES.
BOARDED UP WITH "CLOSED" SIGN.
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MEN ON STREET SELLING TOMATOES.
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WORKER IN OLD FASHIONED CARRIAGE FACTORY HAMMERING WHEELS. ANIMATED GAS BUGGY PUFFS UP THE ROAD & EXPLODES IN CLOUD OF SMOKE. FACTORY WORKER OUT OF WORK WHEN CARRIAGE COMPANY CLOSES
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NEW FACTORY BUILT. MEN WALK PUFFY CHESTED & PROUD INTO
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE OF NEW GASOLINE BUGGY FACTORY.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.
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COMPETITIVE BUSINESSES COMPETE. TWO INVENTORS DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS.
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SIDE BY SIDE COMPANIES, ONE COMPANY HAS BANKRUPT SIGN ON STORE FRONT.
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STORE FRONT OF SUCCESSFUL MANUFACTURING COMPANY. NEON SIGN OF WOMAN'S LEG FLASHES ON ROOFTOP ADVERTISING JO-JO HOSIERY.
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QUAINT LITTLE ANIMATED HOUSE. FATHER SLOUCHES CHAIR &
SLEEPS WHILE SMALL BOY PLAYS LOUD RADIO WHICH WAKES MAN FROM HIS SLEEP.
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LOUD TELEPHONE RINGING WAKES MAN FROM HIS SLEEP. MAN THROWS RINGING TELEPHONE OUT WINDOW. PHONE BOUNCES BACK IN &
HITS MAN IN HEAD, EXAGGERATED ANIMATED COMEDY.
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AGGRAVATED MAN PULLS VIOLENTLY AT REFRIGERATOR. STUCK DOOR VIOLENTLY OPEN, KNOCKING THE MAN UNCONSCIOUS, ICE CUBE FALLS TO FLOOR FROM FREEZER.
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BRIGHTLY ANIMATED BATHROOM. "HER" TOWELS & ACCESSORIES.
IN CONTRAST DIRTY AREA FOR "HIM" IN CORNER.
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ANIMATED SUNSET IN COUNTRYSIDE. ORANGE SUN SETS BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS IN DISTANCE. CAMERA PANS TO CONGESTED TRAFFIC JAM.
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FRUSTRATED FAMILY STUCK IN TRAFFIC JAM. WIFE NAGS AT HUSBAND AS KIDS YELL & SCREAM.
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS
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AMERICAN CAPITALISTS BUILD PROTOTYPE FOR ASSEMLY LINE.
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CAPITALISTS SIT ON TOP OF THEIR NEW ASSEMBLY LINE & WATCH GOODS PRODUCED. INDUSTRIALIZATION. CONSUMER GOODS MOVE ALONG ASSEMBLY
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