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  • Oil: A Symphony in Motion (1933)
  • Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short
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Oil: A Symphony in Motion (1933)
Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short
A self proclaimed saga of oil, celebrating the speed and power of plane, trains, and automobiles. It starts with a look at a farm, beneath which is oil. Soon, farmland is dotted with derricks. It's on to a refinery. Then, shots of oil ...See moreA self proclaimed saga of oil, celebrating the speed and power of plane, trains, and automobiles. It starts with a look at a farm, beneath which is oil. Soon, farmland is dotted with derricks. It's on to a refinery. Then, shots of oil derricks, their pumps and pistons moving, are interspersed with images of men at work and machines in motion powered by oil. Horse-drawn carts are discarded. Modern wheels turn. The narration consists of title cards written in a grandiose and rhetorical style - the bones of yesterday become the blood of today. Written by See less
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Director
Artkino (as M.G. MacPherson)
Cinematographer
Jean Michelson
Editor
Jean Michelson
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Updated Dec 31, 1933
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1933 (United States)

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