LaRue Personal Reel 5 - Industrial Demo
Film Identifier: F.2017-03-0046
Part Of: LaRue Collection, 1919-1987
Run Time
0h 10m 22s
0h 10m 22s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
1939 - 1940
1939 - 1940
Abstract
In 1936, Mervin W. LaRue Sr. established his own company, Mervin W. LaRue, Inc., which sold industrial movies and specialized in the production of medical motion pictures, scientific films and illustrations. This demo reel was found in Mervin Sr.’s personal collection and includes a variety of different kinds of industrial footage, including images of a gold refinery/foundry, a pasta factory where Red Cross Spaghetti is being produced and packaged, a mural, the pollen from a flower, trees being sprayed (with pesticide?) from a tractor, and concluding with images of a sunset.
In 1936, Mervin W. LaRue Sr. established his own company, Mervin W. LaRue, Inc., which sold industrial movies and specialized in the production of medical motion pictures, scientific films and illustrations. This demo reel was found in Mervin Sr.’s personal collection and includes a variety of different kinds of industrial footage, including images of a gold refinery/foundry, a pasta factory where Red Cross Spaghetti is being produced and packaged, a mural, the pollen from a flower, trees being sprayed (with pesticide?) from a tractor, and concluding with images of a sunset.
Main Credits
LaRue, Mervin W., Sr. (is filmmaker)
Genre
Form