Made in 1952 by the Investment Bankers Association, this black & white film takes a look at the power of the banking industry and the opportunities it presents for individual and collective success. Some of the topics examined include a look at capitalism and finance, and investing money in securities such as stocks or bonds.
Opening: a mother holds a child. She places the child in a crib. Outside on a farm. A farmer walks near a tractor (:06-1:18). A farmer talks to the narrator near a tractor. A woman sews with a Singer sewing machine, she speaks to the narrator. Tools, running water in a sink, washing machine, steam iron, tractor (1:19-3:33). Farmer drives his tractor, picks up hay and dumps it. Men work on machines in factories. Car assembly line. Miners at a coal mine. Miners head into a mine. Coal on a conveyor belt. Tin canisters are made by hand in the 1800s. Today a machine produces 20,000 cans per hour. A woman shops at a grocery store. Oxen help a farmer plow (3:34-5:26). Cows. A man milks a cow with a machine. Tractors at work. Men at work in a factory. Exterior of a factory. Barn, silo. Cars drive on a highway. Electricity wires. School grounds. Train on the rails. Main Street USA. People on a city street in New York City. Main street: outside of First National Bank (5:27-7:03). People in a bank. A farmer comes in and speaks to a bank employee. Woman at a bank window. Life insurance policy paperwork. Water flows from a dam. Everyday people walking. New York City. Factory. Various people. Large crowd. Mercantile National Bank. Electric light and power company (7:04-9:03). Exterior of a steel mill. New York City, Hudson River, Brooklyn Bridge. Hospital. Highway. Furniture repair shop, a man works inside and speaks to the narrator. Mechanics in a car repair shop (9:04-10:27). J.W. Gray speaks about expanding his business, he speaks to the narrator. Gray sketches out a plan to get money by drawing people and a factory. Gray speaks to the viewer (10:28-12:47). An investment banker explains how securities (stocks and bonds) work. He shows a bond certificate. He goes into detail on stocks (12:46-14:40). The narrator and the investment banker talk. Employees sit at desks. Fingers punch numbers. Reviewing Moody’s rating for a business (15:29). Businessmen sit at a table reviewing paperwork (14:41-16:09). Market record chart. Men leave the factory. Financial statements. Men sit around a table and review. Investment banker explains how a company is allowed to issue securities (16:10-17:22). Factory exterior. Map of the United States. Man on a telephone. “Fundamentals of Investment Banking” book. Men sit in a class and are taught. Two men talk at a desk in an office (17:23-19:56). A woman talks with a man about her husband’s money after his death. Man on a telephone. Dentist talks to an investment banker. Men talk in an office (19:57-21:25). Investment banker speaks to the viewer. Securities certificates. Everyday people. Highway. Men work in a factory. Smoke stacks. Steel mill. Railcars. Woman holds a baby (21:26-22:54). End credits (22:55-23:01).
An investment bank is a financial services company or corporate division that engages in advisory-based financial transactions on behalf of individuals, corporations, and governments. Traditionally associated with corporate finance, such a bank might assist in raising financial capital by underwriting or acting as the client’s agent in the issuance of securities.
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