The Kingdom of Plastics - A Better Future? 1945

Very cool retro effects and science visualizations in the 1945 promo film for PLASTIC. (just one word; Plastics)
"This early Technicolor presentation, sponsored by General Electric, opens with a group of children playing blindman's bluff. Little Susie is stumped because the object she's trying to guess is not from the animal, vegetable or mineral kindoms, but her dad (an engineer) soon sets her straight. It's from the "fourth kingdom," he explains -- the kingdom of plastics. After reviewing the role of thermoplastic and thermosetting compounds in history and World War II, this film ends on a note of postwar positivism, as the narrator speculates about plastic fabrics, shoes-of-the-future, and other man-made wonders of the world of tomorrow. A period piece."

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[3investigators]

This is so fascinating. Love these educational films. The techicolor used here actually is not early.  By 1945 Technicolor had been around for almost 30 years. This was the later 3 strip process that was introduced in 1932 and was used into the 1950's.