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The pencil in movies
The following video is a part of the film "Radiazioni BX: distruzione uomo" (The incredible shrinking man), black and white movie made in the U.S.A in 1957 by Jack Arnold (81').
The main character, miniaturized by a mysterious radioactive fog, has to survive inside the cellar of his home and finally succeeds in saving his own life thanks to a "giant" pencil.
Advertising in movies
The following video is a part of the film "Partita a quattro" (Design for living), black and white movie made in the U.S.A in 1933, by Ernst Lubitsch (91').
The plot is simple but captivating. Two american artists are in Paris: Tom Chamber, a writer, and George Curtis, a painter, who both fall in love with a young and fascinating woman, Gilda Farrell, who is not able to choose between the two. Here is an interesting discussion about advertising.