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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Man of Action
- Year
- 1955
- Abstract
- Animated plea for urban renewal connected with 1950s efforts to "redevelop" American city centers.
- Notes
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Produced: Transfilm Productions
Sponsor: Continental Can Company
Run Time: 13:21
Audio/Visual: Sd, C - Keyword
- Urban renewal;Animation;Animation
- Theme
- Slumlord = The Devil
- Review
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HIGHLY entertaining look at urban renewal. A man lets his house go to waste. When the devil (or should I say, "The devil's associate" comes a knocking because according to the associate's book it's about to fall, the man argues there's nothing the matter with his house. The associate disagrees and they take a trip to Paradise Gardens, where the man shudders and says "It's a slum!". It didn't use to be, it was all peaceful, until CARS came in! (which is peculiar). Convinced by this, the man steals the associate's book and fights city hall, which is nothing but paper-pushing and stalling. The man finally just takes action in his own hands and goes to a community and convinces a community that it's factory chimney is about to fall, which it does. After this, the city snaps to attention to clean itself up. The last shot we see the man throwing some rubbish away, including the book. The associate appears from the smoke, book in hand, undaunted. Is YOUR town next? Brrrrr! Highly reccomended!
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F