Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
Master 34 - Tape 1 A nifty auto-safety film from 1948 titled 'Driven to Kill'.
Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
DO NOT SELL: Opening credits and title card.
Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
Starts with staged night car crash aftermath sequence: Shots of police hovering over victim on the ground as a small group of people watch on, MS woman shaking her head 'No' and then clutching her face in horror and collapsing into the arms of a police officer, CU officer. Radio news cast sequence: interior MS of older man dressed in suit and tie seated in chair smoking a cigar while listening to the radio, zoom to CU of radio and dissolve to MS of radio announcer Lowell Thomas at a desk speaking into microphone, he tells the tale of the fatal day. Domestic sequence: TLS stately suburban home as woman opens front door to retrieve a newspaper from the steps, interior MS of woman and young boy squeezing oranges with a press in the kitchen, TLS down hallway to man shaving in bathroom as daughter enters, MS man talking to girl while shaving, MS man using shaving razor on his face, MS man tickling girl's face with shaving cream brush, MS man smiling, MS man and girl taking pills, back MS of woman standing on chair looking at items on top shelf of pantry, she jumps down and gives her husband a kiss, MS parents entering kitchen where the children are, MS man showing son how to safely using a whittling knife, MSs boy whittling block of wood. Work sequence: exterior MS of man about to enter a bus but he waits for a woman and lets here enter first, MSs men in office talking, CU booklet reading 'Your Insurance Agent Presents The Home Protector', MS men talking in office. Winter hunting sequence: Exterior MS of man raising shotgun to the sky, TLS three male hunters walking with guns, TLS hunters walking through the woods toward a barbed wire fence, MS men stopping at fence to unload guns, CU bullets being taken out of gun chamber, MS men climbing over barbed wire fence.
Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
Driving sequence: MS as man loads grocery bags into his car and then climbs into the driver's seat, MS car driving toward camera as car pulling away from the curb causing both cars to swerve, MS/CU man leaning out driver's side window shouting, POV from back seat behind driver as car drives along road, MS man pulling a cigarette from his pocket as he drives, CU speedometer, TLS car speeding along wet road, MS man behind wheel smoking a cigarette, TLS car riding the tail of car in front of it, POV driving seen through windshield, MS man smoking while driving, POV driving and passing two car, POV from back seat behind driver as he tries to pass a car on the road, TLS car pulling into driveway of suburban home. Domestic sequence: MS man getting groceries from car, MS man being greeted by his children and wife as he approaches the front door. Radio news cast sequence: MS of radio announcer Lowell Thomas at a desk speaking into microphone.
Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
Night driving and accident sequence: MS couple leaving friend's house, TLS man and woman climbing into car parked on the street, MS man and woman in the car as man drives, MS speedometer raising above 55 MPH, MS couple driving along, POV from back seat behind driver as car gains speed on a truck, MS couple driving, POV following and attempting to pass a truck, TLS car headlights beaming at camera, MS couple inside car with look of panic on their faces, MS young man behind steering wheel, MS profile of couple with terror on their faces, MS man making a hard turn on the steering wheel, MS car driving toward camera and then swerving, MS couple in car as man clutches steering wheel and woman clutches her face in terror, MS car quickly pulling onto the shoulder driver then gets out and starts running, MS man at scene of the accident trying to pry open door of car smashed into tree, MS man running to passenger side door and pulling injured driver out, MS police and small crowd gathered around the accident victim on the ground, MS police taking notes and looking over the victim, MS man with expressions of shock and guilt on his face, MS police and crowd around victim, MS woman clutching her face in horror and then reaching for a police officer for comfort, MS officer escorting man into police squad car. Radio news cast sequence: MS of radio announcer Lowell Thomas at a desk speaking into microphone. Accident victim sequence: CU young woman with a large scar above her eye and down her face, MS young girl (amputee) bouncing a ball with her good arm, CU male hands reading a book in brail, MS woman (nurse) feeding man in a wheelchair, MS man with amputated leg using braces to walk up a flight of stairs, CU male hands removing shotgun shells from gun. Radio news cast sequence: MS of radio announcer Lowell Thomas at a desk speaking into microphone.
Driven To Kill - Auto Safety
DO NOT SELL: End title and credits.