The Future Ain't What it Used to Be
This collection contains 8 movies and is almost 2 hours of video.
| Title | Description |
Duration |
| American Look 1958 |
The finest film on American design, focusing on the 1950's Architectural,
Automotive, Industrial and Interior design, filmed in Populuxe. Color Sound |
28:08 |
|
Follow on a trip through the Bell System pavilion and delight in the
"futuristic" landscape.
Color Sound |
13:56 |
| Design for Dreaming 1956 |
Futuristic concept cars and the "Kitchen of the Future" from Frigidaire, dominate this 1956 General Motors Motorama film. Filmed in Populuxe
Color Sound |
9:16 |
Leave It to Roll-Oh 1940 |
Chevy's hidden advertising strikes again in the film seen here. It explains how the numerous servos, gears, and motors in the Chevy make life easier, using a housewife and her new robot programmed for domestic chores. Originally shown at the 1939 New York World's Fair. B&W Sound |
8:42 |
| To New Horizons 1940 |
Pre WW II futuristic utopian ideals litter the "Highways and Horizons" pavillion focused in the "Futurama" exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair in the General Motors section.
|
22:59 |
| Touch of Magic, A 1961 |
Another futuristic look at appliances, cars and Ideas, from the minds of General Motors
Color Sound |
10:35 |
Wonderful New World of Fords, A (1960 Ford Spot) 1960 |
Advertisement for Ford Motors linking space frontiers, and futurism to the new 1960 model cars.
Color Sound |
3:00 |
| March of Progress, The 1945 |
Film depicting the glorious future ahead for the modern interurban trolley system of San Francisco. Covering the East Bay, and crossing the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge.With visionary designs for future railcars. (This system was abandoned 16 years later)
Color Sound |
19:42 |