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