The Sherman Williams company presents, “Bill Newcomb Did It”. The purpose of this 1942 film is to illustrate how using style guides from Sherwin-Williams can help paint contractors assist in designing color schemes for homeowners. Several style guides are introduced which show how Sherwin-Williams paint is applied to make homes more beautiful. The film is beautifully shot and there are many wonderful images of suburban homes both inside and out. Screenplay by Albert Weeks. Directed by Jean Yarborough. Photography by Arthur Martinelli. Sound by Karl Zint. The film editor is Leo Zochling. Edw. C. Jewell is the Art Director. This is a 1950’s era, black and white movie. Cast of characters. Bill Newcomb is played by Damian O’Flynn. May is played by Charlotte Winters. Harry Kemp is played by Gene O’Donnell. Wendover is played by Richard Lane. Graves is played by Walter Sande. Mrs. Wentworth is played by Margaret Armstrong. Mrs. Alden is played by Eva Puck. Mrs. Reeves is played by Charlotte Treadway. Bradwell is played by Cy Ring. Benedict is played by Stanley Bligh Stone The movie is narrated by Erik Rolf. Sherwin Williams Paint and Color Style Guide. This particular section of the movie concentrates on the salesman/paint contractor’s life being made easier with the use of the Sherwin-Williams style guide. The guide is presented as an excellent selling tool for the paint contractor to close business. The movie opens at the home of Bill Newcomb. Bill sits in his living room and his wife May enters :17. Bill Newcomb and his wife go shopping for a new suit, hat and shoes 1:00. Bill and his wife return home with his new clothes 1:20. Bill and his brother-in-law talk in the living room 2:00. Bill Newcomb opens his boxes of new clothes 3:40. A conference ballroom in a hotel with paint contractors and Sherwin-Williams representative seated at the head 4:11. Men sit around the table discussing politics and telling jokes 4:30. The meeting comes to order 4:55. Tom Wendover from Sherman Williams leads the meeting 5:20. Mr. Wendover presents the Sherwin-Williams paint and color style guide 5:20. Bill Newcomb and his wife May go through the Sherwin-Williams style guide in their home 6:20. The style guide shows the details of a room; the drapery the rugs the furniture, 6:48. People looking in the window of the Sherwin-Williams store see the style guide:20. Husband and wife enter the store and review the style guide with the Sherwin-Williams clerk 8:00. The Sherwin-Williams clerk introduces Bill Newcomb to the couple looking to paint their home 8:45. Bill Newcomb uses the phone in the Sherwin-Williams store 9:30. Bill Newcomb returns home with a new style guide 10:25. Bill Newcomb speaks with a woman who was planning to repaint her entire home, inside and out 11:11. The lady pores over the Sherwin-Williams style guide happy to have the opportunity 11:57. Bill shows the style guide to his brother-in-law 12:45. Bill Newcomb presents the style guide to Mrs. Alden in her kitchen 13:17. Bill Newcomb returns home and discusses his meeting with his wife and brother-in-law by the fireplace 14:17. Bill Newcomb returns to the Alden house to talk to Mr. Alden; they go over the style guide together 14:48. Bill Newcomb talks with his wife May about new sales ideas using the Sherwin-Williams style guide 15:30. Bill Newcomb’s brother-in-law uses the style guide to make a sale to Mrs. Reeves 15:43. Bill Newcomb approaches the neighbors of his customers to get new business 17:14. Painters take a break on the back steps of a home 18:42. Bill Newcomb visits a downtown hotel and talks to the manager about painting 50 rooms 19:25. Bill shows the manager the style guide 19:40. Bill Newcomb, his wife May and his brother-in-law discuss the benefits of using the Sherwin-Williams style guide 20:40. Various families peruse the style guides 21:04. The Sherwin-Williams style guide is doing the selling for Bill Newcomb’s painting company 21.40. Bill Newcomb sells his services to Charlie Benedict, a local builder 23:04. Mr. Benedict directs Bill Newcomb to Mr. Anthony to discuss painting eight houses owned by the building and loan company 23:40. Mr. Anthony turns Mr. Newcomb over to the maintenance man to further discuss the job 24:12. The Newcombs discuss building their dream house in their living room 25:04.

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