For Some Must Watch

Summary:

A 3-reel film that depicts the average life insurance agent's little known and often unappreciated role as a valuable community citizen. Here the emphasis is not the importance of insurance itself, but rather the importance of the agent as first a friend and neighbor (Julien Bryan "black book" film guide). A portrait of Jack Sutton, a local hero who helps his neighbors through his successful work in the insurance business.  Shot on location in Oneida, New York, For Some Must Watch follows Sutton’s daily routine as an insurance agent and demonstrates how his assistance enables three families to solve their financial and medical problems.  "Bryan’s people have a regular habit of emerging as real live persons instead of mere faces passing across the screen", observed  Business Screen. (2006 The Field Guide to Sponsored Films by Rick Prelinger)

Description:

Sponsored Public Relations Film

Country/Location: U.S.A. (Oneida, New York)

Tribe or Group: N/A

Producer: Julien Bryan

Director: Francis Thompson

Production Company: IFF

Additional Production: Cast:  John J. Sutton, Alice Clark, Emilio Mengucci

Running Time: 28 min.

Years Filmed: 1949

Decade Produced: 1940s

Film Gauge: 35mm

Stock: B&W [nitrate?]

Sound: Narrated

Notes: The film used nonprofessional actors and was shot on location.  Also released in 16mm.

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