“ CENSUS 60 “ REMINGTON RAND UNIVAC COMPUTER SYSTEM PROMO FILM 1960 U.S. CENSUS XD38024

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1960 black and white promotional film for Remington Rand’s UNIVAC computer features a dramatized a U.S. Census taker interviewing some vagrants for the Census. Census history, goals, and recent technological advancements including the use of the UNIVAC 1105 computer system are discussed (TRT 14:38). The film was directed by George F. Johnston, written by Peter Ries Norman, and stars Joseph Riviere as the Census taker and Philip Bosco and Robert Conforti as the homeless men. 1950s cars on a freeway. A 1956 Ford Customline Victoria coupe with headlights on pulls to the roadside. A railroad crossing sign flashes (0:09). A Census taker -- a man with a hat and briefcase -- exits the car as a train chugs by in the background (0:28). Opening credits (0:48). Two “forgotten man” hobo types in threadbare clothing sit around a campfire. One smokes (1:07). The man in a s