Collection search - Nickel Tales = Contes du Nickel
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Record information – Brief Nickel Tales = Contes du Nickel
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1947Item number (ISN):60604Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:INCO LIMITEDAccession:1986-0384Media:FilmOriginal title:Nickel TalesPart:1 of 1Production date:1947Release date:1947Production company:American Version
Douglas D. RothackerProduction credit:director/producer, Douglas D. Rothacker; music, Lucio Agostini; narrator, Norman Brokenshire; technical advisor, Harold S. ArnoldCountry of production:usSponsor:The International Nickel Company, Inc.Distributor name:Douglas D. RothackerDescription:This film illustrates the uses of nickel in our everyday world. Footage includes shots of mines, smelters, refineries, and many objects which use nickel: ocean liners; airplanes; racing boats; automobiles; trains; communications cables; telephones; fishing reels; hydro-electric power stations; forging hammers; water faucets; heating furnaces; toasters; irons; percolators; pocket watches; bulldozers;and the many nickels which are deposited in the New York subway system turnstiles. Arguing that the nickel story is stranger than fiction or fable, the film includes a storybook sequence with animated scenes illustrating Little Red Riding Hood, Alladin and His Lamp, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella. Still-frame pictures illustrating Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and Jill, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, and Old King Cole are shown. <10mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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