XD14084 1956 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PROMO FILM ” WORKING DOLLARS ” WALL STREET INVESTMENTS

This color educational animated film from the John Sutherland studios is about a certain Mr. Finchly who has just gotten a 60 dollar raise and wants to figure out the best way to invest it. The film promotes the idea of investing money in stocks by using the MIP (Monthly Investment Plan) and speaking with a broker who deals with the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Copyright is 1956. The film was directed by Carl Urbano, animated by Emery Hawkins, George Cannata and James Parian, and written by John Sutherland, Bill Scott and George Gordon. John Sutherland may be most famous today for voicing the adult deer Bambi in the 1942 film Bambi, but he also produced 45 films between 1945–1973. Many were instructional cartoons produced for Harding College extolling the socioeconomic concept of capitalism and delivering a political message on the benefits of both corporate and individual liberty, and the drawbacks of government intervention.

Opening titles: “Working Dollars”, presented by Members, New York Stock Exchange (:10-:39). Fred is a family man on the couch relaxing. His children wake him up by shooting off toy guns while watching television. His wife walks in with an expensive jacket. Groceries are delivered to him. Fred notices the date: April 15, tax day. Fred opens a drawer, shows a bank book and life insurance. Fred kisses his wife goodbye and heads for work (:40-1:59). Fred enters and exits the elevator, gets to his desk in the nick of time. His boss screams for him and he visits his boss. He exits with a cigar and a raise. Fred sits in front of his television as a man on the tv asks him what he will do with his money. Bury it? Spend it on nights out with the wife? He needs to put it to work. New York Stock Exchange. The NYSE is explained (2:00-3:44). 3 out of 4 shareholders are regular working people. A stock certificate. People invest from $40-$1000 a month in the MIP (Monthly Investment Plan). Fred heads out with his money. He looks like a pigeon to a shady businessman who whisks him towards his office in a phone booth. He offers him shares in a company he’s never heard of and takes his money (3:45-5:33). As soon as Fred walks away, the stock certificate falls apart, the man is gone and he’s out of money! Fred sucks on a lollipop. Fred goes to a broker. Stocks and bonds are for sale. Over 2,000 offices in the USA for stockholders. How a stock is sold or bought is then explained NYSE is the Nation’s marketplace (5:34-7:34). Earnings, dividends, growth prospects are things the investor should know. MIP investment route. Different prices for different stocks and how stocks go up and down is explained (7:35-9:05). Fred drives a car with stock share certificates up a hill. Prices can go down and up. If you invest in the MIP, you can quit at anytime. If you make a profit you can take the money or reinvest (9:06-10:52). Fred looks at a stock report. Fred drives home slowly. A larger car drives by him. Companies and what they offer: textiles, movies, oil, shipping, steel, rubber, etc. Fred and his money fish on a boat (10:53-12:09). End credits (12:10-12:15).

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