“THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY” 1950s AUTO ACCIDENT AWARENESS FILM SINCLAIR OIL CORP. XD75944
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This film "The Incredible Journey" was presented by the Sinclair Refining Corporation (:18) and dates to the late 1940s / early 1950s. It presents a spooky narrative about why accidents happen and why safety precautions became more necessary as American industry and technology advances.The narrative centers around a character called Tom Wallace, who gets into a car accident that may or may not -- be fatal.
The film opens with an auction at a local farmer named Al Steven’s home (1:01). Tom Wallace arrives (1:21) and Al’s story is told. A careless accident left Al paralyzed (2:17). Contradictory to this; Tom had just won an award for fifty years on his farm without an accident (2:56). Both stories were featured in the same paper. The auctioneer begins with a sale of utensils (3:22) as Al’s wife bitterly slams her window shut (4:04). Tom and family drive home as his wife expresses concerns over Tom’s safety (5:03). A tractor blocks the road and Tom and family veer off the road and crash (6:14). Tom appears to wake up and immediately leaves his family to seek help (6:53). A passenger bus arrives and Tom jumps on (7:47). The bus driver refuses to help him (8:09). Tom questions other passengers about the buses' destination (8:39). He finds Mrs. Michaelson (9:23) who believes accidents are an act of God and therefore out of her hands. She tells of a quarrel with her husband over and oil heater; how she wasn’t to use it and how she chose to anyway one evening and later awoke amid flames (10:24). The driver announces a rest stop (11:31). As the bus arrives, viewers can see ‘Safety’ written on the bus and the diner’s name; the Lucky Break Diner (12:06). Tom asks a diner employee for a phone and his current location (12:36). Both requests are refused. The bus driver informs Tom to get off at the transfer station (13:25). A construction worker and young man discuss the apparent flimsy character of the modern youth- “they have no spirit for adventure” (14:15). The young man tells a tale of a dangerous dive he had taken off a rail road trestle without checking the waters depth prior (14:26). Back on the bus, the construction worker details an accident at work while he and another man were working on a very tall farm (15:23). His coworker used a life line and continuously checked his ladder for stability while the man on the bus mocked him (15:53). The bus arrives at the transfer station (16:30) and Tom moves for the passenger agent’s office (16:47). The passenger agent notes a large chalkboard with a running count of fatal and nearly fatal accidents (17:31). Tom gives his name to the agent (17:54) whom directs him to the chief agent. Another man enters and tells Tom advancements in society and industry are more valuable than the lives lost due to accidents (20:32). As Tom waits to meet the chief agent, the passenger agent informs him the folks on the bus were already dead and awaiting judgement (21:25). Tom appears to be in limbo as his fate has not yet been decided. Mrs. Michaelson is called to meet with the chief agent (21:55). As she still believes accidents are out of her control, her fate is sealed (22:07) and the young diver with a gambler’s personality is called forward (22:47). Mr. Barrington; the cheap and careless industry executive, is then called (24:11). While he boasted progress in industry, he also simultaneously fought a new industry safety program. Tom’s mistake was that while he accounted for his own actions, he did not prepare for the carelessness of others (25:50). The film snaps back to the scene of the accident as the passenger agent tries to calm Tom (26:33). An ambulance arrives (26:44) and Tom is reunited with his wife and children as he is given a ‘lucky break’ (26:53). This film was a Wilding Production (27:32).
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It made me very happy that Tom got to go home.
Its common knowledge that with head injuries Its best to take a nap maybe in a tub of warm water after a few shots of your favorite hard core liquor and if you got any pain pills or muscle relaxers thats a added bonus
Wow. That was powerful.
That was not what I was expecting. I really enjoyed that.
The Twilight Zone episode that never was...
A more perfect comment I couldn't reply.
This is the premiss for Beatleguese !
That's William Fawcett as the "Passenger Agent." He became a character actor in Hollywood after a career as a Ph.D,-holding theater professor at Michigan State University.
"Considered for your approval...."
Wow a twilight zone reference well played dawg
Especially given the lady on the aircraft recently... Art imitates life imitates art imitates life... WAS there something on that plane? Another journey... into The Twilight Zone.
Can’t believe they pulled the punch on that one. These accident PSAs usually love a darker ending than that. Good one though.
Act I should be called "Famous last words!"
Hard to believe seat belts never became a thing until the late 60s. And even then, most people still refused to wear em until the 1980s when wearing a seatbelt became a law. Imagine that
Right, my good friend has a 1960 very custom truck and it was outfitted with modern amenities and one such amenities were seat belts, and I ride with him alot, but he just refuses too wear the seat belt and says this truck didn't come with seat belts so I'm not wearing them, wow, and the funny thing is he was hit head on by a speeding drunk driver in another vehicle he was driving and the state trooper told him, the only reason your alive is because you were wearing your seat belt, go figure.
@@MrKelly-oc5kq I always wore my seat belt. In fact my dad had them put in all his cars when they were optional and back when car companies charged you to add them in. I remember my friends thought it odd that when they were driven in my dads car, everyone had to fasten their seatbelts. 😂 They actually saved my life! In the mid 1980s I was in my early 20s. A good friend of mine was a newer driver and got a brand new Nissan 280z. He was so excited and wanted to go cruising up on Mullholland. I drove the street and new it well. I told him I’d go with him, but he’d better listen to me and slow down when we got to dead man curves (there are several of them up there). Anyhow we went up and everything was going great, until he stopped listening to me and was going to fast around a corner and he locked his breaks and we skidded off the street over a cliff. I closed my eyes. We slid down, which seemed like forever until we stopped. We were listening to a tape of Depeche Mode and I remember it stopping and after all I heard were branches and rocks and glass breaking 😂 When I opened my eyes I could see the city but couldn’t figure out why it was upside down until I realized I was upside down. I looked over to the drivers seat and my friend was not there. He had been thrown out of the car. I took off my seat belt and had to dig the dirt that buried my legs that had come through the broken front window. That’s what stopped the car from going further down the hill. I was scraped up but fine. My friend who wasn’t wearing his seat belt, was actually lucky to be alive. He landed not far from where the car initially rolled over and said it went over him. He could feel it. We climbed up the hill back onto the street. The cops and ambulance that came up told us that this happens at least 3 to 5 times a month. And that people are usually not wearing seat belts and most of them come up dead or maimed for life. 😳 They told my friend to count himself lucky.. I never saw him without a seatbelt after that. 😂
I encourage safe driving habits to everyone
i guess he didnt watch [ shake hands with danger ]
Definitely a twilight zone episode.
I can dig it !
Howdy yalls 🤠
Back when morals and integrity was at a peak.
And the poorest of working people still had suits and dresses... and wore them.
'sup
"Drive with care...and use Sinclair"
God uses Greyhound?
I wonder if the bus was ever updated on that line. is it electric today?
NOW,WE HAVE EXPLODING ELECTRIC CARS !!"KAAA--BOOOOM !!"-GIMME MY 50 CHEVVY BACK !!"
Filmed in 1954 with a movie camera, possibly two. Dedicated to all those accident victims who were cut in half, bisected by the twisted metal and sharp glass and left to die screaming in agony. Thank you for watching.
Coment 1, i like how the god fearing people got taken out. Comment 2, this a great lesson to watch out for idiot drivers passing tractors over a blind hill or you will also take the bus to hell even if just for a few minutes! Commet 3, the dead acted like maga republicans! L. O. L
Good thing back then African Americans weren’t let allowed to ride that bus…
They rode a separate but equal bus.
Farmers are still causing horrible crashes by dragging their over-width junk out on the highways, meanwhile getting welfare checks for CRP, paid for by our hard-earned income tax payments.
How about the dangers to the FARMERS?! Idiot steering wheel holders ignoring diamond signs and on their phones.
AS A CATTLE FARMER I'LL SAY NEVER TALK BAD ABOUT A FARMER WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL. That "junk" is a part of the 21st century and anyone with their head so far up their a$$ that they don't understand basic life giving commodities is a dumb a$$ certified and city-fryed IDIOT.