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Selected Scenes In The U.S., 1946

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This film is listed as "Selected Scenes In The U.S., 1946" in the National Archives but (part of it, at least,) actually appears to be outtakes from the 1943 film "Black Marketing," which is available on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/BlackMarketi Description at the National Archives: "Summary: Woman walks into meat market, presents ration stamps to clerk who tells her he has no more meat left. Another woman enters without stamps, makes purchase of meat at black-market prices. First woman watches transaction, then goes to telephone and reports it to the authorities. Trucking shot, business section in suburban; town. MS, man coming out of house carrying fishing pole. MS, people entering small-town church are greeted by minister. Pan from church entrance to steeple. Int, MS, choir singing. HLS, typical American town (scratched). HS, Pan, waterfront, factories, industrial and business buildings Trucking shot automobiles crossing bridge. MS, two men shoveling snow off sidewalk. MS, small-town business section; people shopping. MS, children playing leap frog in school yard. HS, town of Lindstrom. Railroad station and main business street. Men, including small boy, swee…

Directors & creators

United States. Department of the Army

Subjects

WWII, World War II, World War, 1939-1945, World War II: Homefront

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