1950-1959AUTOMOTIVE
1950s AUTO MECHANIC SELLING DELCO CAR BATTERIES. PIPE SMOKING PORTRAIT OF A MAN ON WALL CALENDER COMES TO LIFE AND GIVES MECHANIC ADVICE.
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1950s AUTO MECHANIC WEARING DENIM WORK JACKET PUTS TOOLS AWAY, CLEANS UP AT CLOSING. TALKS WITH CO-
WORKER, SITS ON EDGE OF DESK IN SHOP TALKING. MECHANIC TAKES HIS WORK JACKET OFF. STAYING AT WORK AFTER CLOSING TO CATCH UP. CO-WORKER LEAVES |
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MECHANIC SITS AT DESK IN WORKSHOP GOING THROUGH PAPER WORK. MAN TALKS TO HIMSELF. LEANS BACK WITH HANDS BEHIND HEAD. SWEAT STAINS IN THE ARMPITS OF HIS SHIRT. BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
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CU CALENDER WITH PHOTO OF OLD MAN SMOKING A PIPE.
MECHANIC TALKS TO CALENDER MAN. MAN ON THE CALENDER COMES ALIVE AND TALKS TO THE MECHANIC. OLD MAN GIVES YOUNGER MAN ADVICE |
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CU MAN THINKING BACK IN TIME
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SALESMAN SELLING DELCO BATTERIES TO AUTO MECHANIC. CU FINGER POINTING OUT BATTERY FEATURES ON DELCO BROCHURE. ELECTROLIGHT RESERVES. PRODUCT COMPARISON.
TAILORED CASE. THERMO-RIGID CASES. HARD RUBBER CASES |
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CU DELCO BATTERY BROCHURE.
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CALENDER PORTRAIT TALKS TO MECHANIC. CALENDER COMES ALIVE. ASKS MECHANIC FOR A MATCH & HE SAYS "YOUR BREATH & A BUFFALO FART". MECHANIC LIGHTS A MATCH FOR MAN IN WALL CALENDER WHO GIVES HIM ADVICE
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BUSINESS MEETING. ENGINEER EXPLAINS BATTERY TESTS.
DIALECTIC TESTS. CASING TESTS. CU 1950s TYPED REPORT TEST FINDINGS. |
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ENGINEER DRAWS A DIAGRAM OF ULTRASONIC WAVE PATTERNS
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MECHANIC TALKS TO MAN IN WALL CALENDER PHOTO.
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MECHANIC LISTENS TO DELCO BATTERY SALESMAN 12 VOLT BATTERY. BATTERY DESIGNED TO GO BETTER WITH THE REST OF THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GIVES BETTER SERVICE.
MAN NODS HEAD IN AGREEMENT. |
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MECHANIC TURNS AND HANDS SALESMAN FLYER "WORLD'S GREATEST BATTERY THE NEW SENSATION PERPETUAL ZING, RECHARGES ITSELF. SALESMAN EXPLAINS LEAD ACID BATTERY RECUPERATING POWER.
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PIPE SMOKING MAN UP ON WALL IN CALENDER COMES TO LIFE AND TALKS TO 1950s AUTO MECHANIC
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DRY LAB WORKER HANDS CYCLE TEST RESULTS TO MECHANIC.
PRODUCT COMPARISON, BATTERY X AND DELCO. |
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MAN IN WALL CALENDER TALKS TO MECHANIC IN SHOP OFFICE. MECHANIC LIGHTS A MATCH. LIGHTS PIPE FOR MAN IN CALENDER PHOTO. DISCUSS DELCO QUALITY
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DELCO BATTERY SALESMAN SHOWS MECHANIC BROCHURE, "THE NATION'S #1 BATTERY". FLIPPING BROCHURE PAGES.
SALESMAN ANSWERS QUESTIONS |
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CU MAN DRAWING A BLOCK OF SUBURBAN HOMES Xs WHERE HOMES WOULD BE
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CU BROCHURE SHOWING SHOP ADVERTISING DISPLAYS
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CU MAN CONVINCED BY SALESMAN, PURSES HIS LIPS THEN GIVES IN "OK, COME AROUND TO THE DESK". SUCCESSFUL SALES PITCH SALESMAN WINS THE SALE
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MAN IN PHOTOGRAPH ON WALL CALENDER COMES TO LIFE AND IS TALKING TO MECHANIC IN SHOP OFFICE, GIVES ADVICE TO YOUNGER MAN, SHARING HIS WISDOM. MAN NOT CONVINCED TURNS HIS BACK AND THINKS ABOUT IT. RUBBING HIS CHIN.
DISPLAY OF PACKARD BATTERY CABLES IN BKGD |
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HE TURNS TO RESPOND BUT THE MAN HAS DISAPPEARED BACK INTO THE WALL CALENDER. MAN LOSING HIS MIND. GOING CRAZY. SEEING THINGS. QUESTIONS HIS SANITY
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SMILING MECHANIC TALKS TO SALESMAN ON OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTER. DELCO BATTERY SALESMAN GIVES MECHANIC CARD, HE READS OUT LOUD, BATTERY WARRANTY. SALES PERK.
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MECHANIC TURNS FROM SALESMAN TO TAKE CARE OF A CUSTOMER WHO GOT A BAD BATTERY FROM HIM, PROMISES HIM IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. SALESMAN GIVES MECHANIC ADVICE ON BATTERIES
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THEY STOP TO WATCH MECHANIC TALKING TO CUSTOMER, MAKING SURE HE'S THOROUGH AT HIS JOB. ADVISES CUSTOMER TO GET A NEW DELCO BATTERY
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SALESMAN WRAPS UP HIS MEETING., CLOSES HIS BRIEFCASE "IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVES US A CALL" SALESMAN LEAVES THE SHOP
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AUTO MECHANICS CLOSING DOWN FOR THE NIGHT "I'LL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS BILL". SHOP OWNER ADDS UP THE SALES FOR THE DAY, CLOSING THE SHOP REGISTER. PAPER WORK, TALKS WITH EMPLOYEE ABOUT SALES BEING UP DUE TO DELCO BATTERIES
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LEFT ALONE IN THE SHOP OFFICE, MAN WALKS OVER TO SHOP CALENDER, RIPS A PAGE OFF, PASSAGE OF TIME, TALKS TO PHOTO ON WALL CALENDER. NO RESPONSE. SITS DOWN CONFUSED AS IF HE'S LOSING HIS MIND. GOING CRAZY.
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WALL CALENDER COMES ALIVE AND TALKS TO MAN, ASKS FOR A LIGHT, MECHANIC LIGHTS PIPE FOR WALL CALENDER MAN.
TURNS BACK INTO PHOTO ON CALENDER, MAN TURNS TO THE CAMERA AND SHRUGS AND SAYS "IF THAT GUY IN THE CALENDER STARTS TALKING TO YOU SOME NIGHT, JUST TELL HIM HE'S A LITTLE LATE, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A FULL CHARGE" |
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FILM ENDS
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