This collection of 1930s and 1940s films covers a range of film types including promotional and informative films about cars, as well as a series of catchy sing-a-long propaganda films. The propaganda films are mainly from the Office for Emergency Management covering the Marine Corps hymn (:22), “Keep Em Rolling”, a war materials production (23:00) short, and the U.S. National Anthem (19:43) sing-along with lyrics, and “The Caissons go Rolling Along” (24:00). The auto industry films include one by GM entitled “Lest We Forget” (3:22), which covers the history of cars and introduces the 1941 Chevrolet Deluxe and Special Deluxe models. “You Auto Know…” at (13:40) covers Chevy concept cars. Another short film “Ancient Autos re-run race of 50 years Ago!” (17:00) covers a re-enactment of the Vanderbilt Cup Race, the first car race in the United States, in Chicago, Illinois in 1904.

00:00 The US government presents “The Marines’ Hymn,” 0:22 Marines fighting from the USS Constitution,0:49 Marines in uniform marching, 1:07 C-47s dropping parachuting / paratroop Marines, 1:34 quick shots of different US Navy ships, 2:07 marines landing on a beach during an exercise, 2:33 the lyrics of the Marines’ Hymn together with combat footage in different theatres, 3:22 General Motors presents “Lest We Forget”, 3:51 the newest GM 1941 models at a fair including the Chevrolet Deluxe, 4:31 pictures of the first Auto Show in 1901, 5:14 people riding different types of bicycles, 5:42 a man starting a car with a hand crank, 6:53 a Packard 1904 Model L, 7:04 a parade of cars in a town, 7:48 Andrew Carnegie, 7:54 1905 Winton, 8:23 close-ups of different advertisements for early car models, 9:36 the Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1904, 10:24 a traffic cop directing traffic, 10:37 a collection of logos of early car manufacturers, 11:56 a Chevrolet Special Deluxe with an open roof, 12:29 models of Chevrolet concept cars, 13:40 “You Auto Know…”, 13:47 a man driving a 1913 Mercer 35J Raceabout, 14:16 a Dr. Pepper Bottle, 14:22 a GM 1908 Buick driving, 15:00 a roadster, 15:36 an Early Model T, a 1910 Warren, 16:08 a 1910 Ford, 16:33 a 1908 Buick, 16:48 1910 Maxwell Series AA, 17:03 1913 Mercer Raceabout, 17:31 1921 Stanley Steamer, 17:46 1919 Stanley Steamer, 18:02 “Ancient Autos re-run race of 50 years Ago!” commentary by Bill Stern for News of the Day, 18:10 a reenactment of the US’ first car race in Chicago, 18:50 close-ups of some of the cars participating in the race, 19:04 start of the race, 19:10 a 1905 Marol, 19:29 a Stanley Steamer, 19:43 “The National Anthem” by Castle Films, 19:50 the US national anthem with different war and natural scenes, 20:47 the US Capitol Building, 20:53 the Statue of Liberty, 21:12 Office of Emergency Management presents “Keep ‘em Rolling” written by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart, sung by Jan Peerce, produced by The Office for Emergency Management, 21:21 Chevrolet Special Deluxe, 21:30 a Wolf dressed in a Nazi Uniform, 21:34 a statue mocking Adolf Hitler, 21:49 different American factories producing armaments with close-ups of people working there, 23:03 the lyrics to “Keep ‘em Rolling” with footage of industry producing war goods in the background, 23:50 a completed Sherman tank, 24:29 Office for Emergency Management presents “The Caissons go Rolling Along”, sung by Robert Weede, 24:44 shots of American troops marching and in vehicles, 23:54 a jeep brings a field artillery piece, 25:26 soldiers deploying on motorcycles, 25:32 soldiers conducting a live fire combat exercise, 25:50 soldiers shooting artillery, 26:22 a jeep with an artillery piece attached driving fast on a bumpy range, 26:40 the lyrics to the song along with combat and training footage, 27:07 an M2A4 tank driving and destroying wooden houses

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