Combination Showdown (sound)

Description: Sponsored film comparing Philco brand combination washer / dryers to other brands in terms of size, performance, and special features.

Leader: Philco-Corp "Combination-Show-Down" Color Dupe Neg #3

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Subjects: 1950s, Domestic life, Electronics, Kitchens, Technology

Tags: woman in kitchen; pan along line of washing machines; home appliances; kitchens; tachometer; kitchen interior; woman holding up "You Can't Overload a Philco" shag rug to camera; scenes of front-loader washing machines in operation; washing machine bones; washing machines rotating with door open; inside of washing machines; price tags; music; narration; wallpaper; combination washer dryer machine; laundry; washing clothes; demonstrations; suspension system; tachometer. measuring speeds of clothes dryers; temperatures; Duomatic dryer "master control" panel; controls; dials; high speed spin; the end title; test and measurement; two men wringing moisture from towel or rug over woman who sits under rug; shot with two mens' and one woman's arms wringing out garments; 1950s appliances; woman rubbing cheek with soft dry towel; pouring detergent into washers; setting stopwatch; woman dressing up with white hat, white gloves and handbag to leave house; man demonstrating washing meter drum; animated price tags filling screen

Film Sponsor: Philco Corporation

Creator: Philco Motion Picture Studios, Hugh P. Harper

Credits: Written and Directed by Hugh P. Harper
Narrated by Don Dowd
A Production of Philco Sales Training Department

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives

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

Production Date: Circa 1959

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: sponsored

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: duplicate negative, positive

Color: color

Color Process: Eastman Color

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: optical

Edge Code: circle circle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 480