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Going Places (1952)

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Going Places (1952)
Sponsor/Production Co.: General Electric Co. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 15 minutes.

Promotional film advocating the construction of public transportation systems. Going Places uses animation to demonstrate the benefits of buses, trolleys, and streetcars over private automobiles and argues for community involvement in transportation planning. Shot in Los Angeles and New York City, the short includes sequences of traffic jams, accidents, freeways, and public transit facilities.

Note: General Electric manufactured mass transit vehicles.

Resources
“GE Film Hits Traffic Mess…Sells Greater Use of Buses,” Bus Transportation 31 (Dec. 1952): 68; “Evolution in Traffic,” Business Screen 13, no. 6 (1952): 37.