Movie Details
Theatrical Release:May 1st, 1933
Original Language:English
Oil A Symphony in Motion (1933)
"A selfproclaimed saga of oil celebrating the speed and power of plane trains and automobiles"Movie
Audience Score
DirectorM.G. MacPherson
8 minMay 1st, 1933
Plot
A self proclaimed saga of oil celebrating the speed and power of plane trains and automobiles It starts with a look at a farm beneath which is oil Soon farmland is dotted with derricks Its on to a refinery Then shots of oil derricks their pumps and pistons moving are interspersed with images of men at work and machines in motion powered by oil Horsedrawn carts are discarded Modern wheels turn The narration consists of title cards written in a grandiose and rhetorical style the bones of yesterday become the blood of today
