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Cast

Lowell Thomas

Lowell Thomas

Narrator

Crew

James Sibley Watson

James Sibley Watson

Cinematography

James Sibley Watson

James Sibley Watson

Producer

Kenneth R. Edwards

Kenneth R. Edwards

Director

Boyd W. Thomas

Boyd W. Thomas

Camera Operator

Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson

Music

Burrill Phillips

Burrill Phillips

Music

Kenneth R. Edwards

Kenneth R. Edwards

Writer

James Sibley Watson

James Sibley Watson

Director of Photography

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Highlights and Shadows

19380.0 / 1054 min
Documentary

Overview

Watson crafted a dazzling visual ballet that stands on its own as an aesthetically rewarding and educationally inspiring tour of the massive Kodak factories. Utilizing the multiple exposure imagery he had used to such great effect in The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) and Lot in Sodom (1933), Watson makes tool and die drill presses, assembly lines of camera parts, and the film coating process every bit as expressive and interesting as an MGM historic drama.