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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- [National Recovery Administration (NRA) Promo]
- Year
- 1933
- Abstract
- New Deal-era promo for the NRA (National Recovery Administration).
- Notes
-
Produced: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 2:47
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- New Deal: NRA;Durante, Jimmy;Durante, Jimmy
- Theme
- Yes,Virginia, there really was a different NRA...
- Review
-
...that is the National Recovery Administration. This promo, featuring Jimmy Durante, stated the purpose of the plan by President Roosevelt; to give a man a job during the Great Depression. This promo was funny and stayed on topic as it had my attention the whole time I viewed it. Perhaps the funniest part of the promo was when Durante walked up to one man he assumed to be a grocer but turned out to be an exterminator. After he informs Durante he needs more assistance to "kill the rats", Durante gives the exterminator an NRA sign and tells him to hang it up. He points out to the exterminator that NRA stood for No Rats Allowed! To me, that part reflects on the fall of Enron and other corporations after illegal accounting practices and money embezzlement by CEOs that took place last year.
(Reviewer: NoRatsAllowed82) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F