“ PIPELINE TO THE CLOUDS ” 1951 GENERAL ELECTRIC WATER CYCLE, CLEAN WATER & WATER SUPPLY XD31342

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1951 color sponsored film created by Raphael G. Wolff Studios of Hollywood for General Electric Company (GE) and the U.S. Public Health Service makes dramatic use of popular music and montage to stress the importance of clean water, the increasing demands on the water supply of U.S. citizens, and the necessity of supporting waterworks developments (TRT:24:36). Opening titles: “A More Power to America Presentation, Technical Supervision by General Electric in cooperation with The United States Public Health Service, Pipeline to the Clouds” (0:06). Montage: A stream, snowy mountaintops, melting ice, a rushing waterfall, rocky coastline, a mill (0:34). Snatches of popular songs romanticise water. A young lovers share a kiss by “The Old Mill Stream.” A steam-powered riverboat on the “Swanee,” etc. Moonlight on a waterfront (1:22). The Mayan temple of Chichén Itzá,