This 1950s color film about the value of having air conditioning was written and directed by Will Kohler as a Cinelux Production, and was presented by the Worthington Corporation, makers of furnaces and air conditioners. The Worthington Corporation was a diversified American manufacturer that had its roots in Worthington and Baker, a steam pump manufacturer founded in 1845. In 1967 it was merged with Studebaker and Wagner Electric to form Studebaker-Worthington. This company was in turn acquired by McGraw-Edison in 1979.
The opens with black and white photos of a 1950s woman clothing shopping, seated at a soda fountain, and sitting under a large hair dryer (:19-:33). Her husband sits at desk smoking a cigarette. A window air conditioning unit is behind him. (:47-:54) He arrives home in a 1950s Chevrolet and slides out the passenger door. He pumps up the tire on his son’s bicycle and wipes the sweat from his face (:55-1:35). Inside, his wife, wearing a dress and choker necklace, gives him a kiss. The living room is decorated in 1950s patterned curtains and lamps. He opens the window to let fresh air in. She closes it and wipes the dust off a desk as a result of what it brought into the room. He sits in a patterned chair to read the newspaper (1:36-2:30). The wife wears a half-apron over her dress and the two wash and dry dishes in a 1950s kitchen with peach cupboards. He continues to wipe sweat off his brow. She wakes him up from his nap in his chair (2:32-2:58). In the bedroom, the two sleep in separate twin beds. He tosses and turns in his 1950s patterned pajamas. He goes to the refrigerator for a cold drink and a snack. The clock on the radio shows 2:47. His wife and daughter also find it too hot to sleep comfortably. The radio clock says 6:05 ad he wakes up in the chair (3:00-5:25). The wife, wearing a sleeveless 1950s polka-dot dress, enters a store that sells air conditioning. He provides a demonstration using temperature gauges and a heat lamp. He also demonstrates humidity by blowing into a straw in a beaker (5:30-7:55). The husband uses a black rotary desk phone in the office. He also goes to the same air conditioning store. The same salesman shows him how an AC unit can be connected to a furnace or placed on top of the furnace and connected to a waterless air-cooled condensing system outside a house or replace the existing furnace with a combination heating and cooling unit in one cabinet operated by a wall thermostat. He removes the panel to show the blower. He demonstrates with a sponge full of water the amount of moisture squeezed out every 24 hours (7:57-10:12). The salesman arrives at the home and they look at the current Worthington Climatrol furnace. The wife wears a 1950s black dress with a large pendant necklace. They sign the papers to purchase the new air conditioner (10:15-12:25). The husband is shown lying on the floor in his shorts and open shirt. He wears sunglasses and has a lamp pointed at him. A 1950s TV on a wire stand can be seen (12:26-12:50).
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