movies Consumer1960 2002-07-16 00:00:00 Vavin, Inc. Inside the testing labs of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. 1960 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ B&W Sd prelinger 2002-07-16 00:00:00 Consumers Union of the United States 0 14:09 "A factual description of the day-to-day work of Consumers Union of United States Inc., a non-profit organization" "In addition to its product reporting, Consumers Union is active on many fronts and CU representatives are likely to be found wherever the consumer interest is invested" This film shows how The Consumers Union decides what products are of public interest and should be tested in order to evaluate the quality of the product. The testing of many products is shown -- washing machines, refrigerators, automobiles, children's' shoes, phonograph sound quality, and lipstick as well as many other items. The editing of the articles and the importance of the final publication in the form of The Consumer Report are also emphasized. distant shot of an outdoor shopping center Women walking past store front windows with mannequins inside Store front window with laundry machines inside Close-up of the legs of running children Children spinning on a merry-go-round A jet boat driving in circles Mt. Vernon, New York -- "Consumers Union of U.S. Consumer Reports" A large office with many people working behind desks Magazines being put in cubbyholes Close-up of a mechanical paper feeder A board of directors seated around a table A library A finger points at a map of the northern eastern coast of the U.S. Silhouette of a rotary dial telephone being dialed and cord curling, headset extended to the ear in front of a map of the U.S. A woman in a long fur jacket enters a "stereo hi-fi" store A box being loaded into a car A laboratory, close-up of an oscilloscope Close-up of an album spinning on a phonograph Man writing, standing behind a table with many packages (cereal boxes?) on it, packages behind him close-up of three young boys happily looking at shoes -- many boys seated on a bench trying on shoes children rushing down a flight of stairs (exiting school?) and running Close-up of two women inspecting shoes Close-up of a shoe, torn apart for dissection in a laboratory analysis, a woman taking notes on a clipboard A large warehouse full of washing machines and refrigerators Close-up of a washing machine dial Wires being placed inside a refrigerator (thermocouples) Portable television sets being lifted Two television monitors with test patterns on them Close-up of a woman applying lipstick in a mirror Close-up of the face of a woman as she applies lipstick Close-up of "The Visible Man" model box lid being removed, and instruction booklet being taken out Close-up of a model dinosaur kit being assembled, close-up of glue being applied A Chevy racing down a road, skids to a stop Mattress being rolled over with a large metal roller Machinery holding a variety of pens, drawing a series of loops on a long strip of paper Man in a lab coat removing a Corningware container from a freezer Close-up of two cigarettes on sucking mechanism, burning down A man and a woman walk down a business hallway A man reading off of a paper into a Dictaphone Woman typing wearing a headset Men in lab coats carrying record albums -- simultaneously placing them on phonographs man in a lab coat, shutting sound proof double doors Close-up of an air pressure gauge close-up of a hand held switch Reels spinning in computer or magnetic tape recording equipment A sign, "Test #28", "A and B" alternately light up behind a curtain close-up of a man writing man typing Close-up of typewriter type Two Men remove pens from a holder on a desk close-up of stamp "OK/W TO CAST" Magazine articles being flipped through Covers of "Consumer Reports" magazines lying on a table The Federal Trade Commission building Four executives walking down the sidewalk Close-up of an article from Consumer reports with the magazine cover behind it Close-up of the talking faces of the executives A laboratory Articles from Consumer reports being piled on top of each other A woman pointing at a map of the world A bulletin board with articles pinned to it Close-up of beakers of liquids with number and letter labels A poster display of spoons -- "Can you pick out which of these stainless steel patterns are really "stainless"? Mustard and vinegar stained brand C above." A tourist group stand attentively (a nun is part of the group) A woman carrying a suitcase walks up to a door and rings the bell A slow pan of a large office with many people working at desks A woman stretches to pick a publication off an upper rack Worker man reads a magazine, sips out of a paper cup, bandage on his chin <BR> 2005-01-13 09:36:44 United States 1 0 Consumerism 307 MovingImage 1960 05325a