The Big Change Over War-Time Production

High Definition Film Transfer: (24-hr. turnaround): HD ProRes -- $449.00
1920 x 1080 23.98p ProRes 422HQ Quicktime; HD PhotoJPEG -- $449.00
1920 x 1080 23.98p PhotoJPEG Quicktime

Preview ** timecode burn-in: (24-hr. turnaround): HD Screener -- $35.00
1920 x 1080 23.98p H.264 Quicktime

keywords: wwii, home front, war manufacturing, war plant production, defense plant, arsenal of democracy

Synopsis: Conversion of American manufacturing plants producing peace-time civilian goods to WWII Defense Plants producing all manner of weapons and war materiel with scenes of typical American automobile assembly line, peace-time machinery removed from the manufacturing plant that now produces military aircraft, infantry weapons and equipment and transport trucks...(read more)

Date: 1940's
Duration: 00:08:00
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

Show All WWII Home Front Titles

The Big Change Over: War-Time Production

The Big Change Over: War-Time Production

Conversion of American manufacturing plant from non-defense civilian goods to a military defense plant producing weapons of war during WWII (WW2). The big change-over to war production.

Smoke stacks of a large manufacturing facility fading to footage of the interior of a typical American automobile manufacturing plant prior to WWII. Factory workers on automobile assemble line, dozens of men attaching and installing vehicle components, body of car attached, completed automobile driven off assemble line.

Workmen working on an automobile assemble line. Shows chassis of the cars as they slowly move down the line with dozens of men attaching and installing vehicle components. Body is attached and vehicle is driven off assemble line. Plant is converted to a WWII defense plant. Workers remove machinery for automobile manufacturing and replace with different tools and machinery.

U.S. Soldier with rifle near sign that reads “Defense Plant, Part Of The Arsenal of Democracy”. Equipment and machinery for the production of weapons for war is installed and put to use producing precision aircraft engines, propellers, helmets, and machine guns. Hot forging machine at work. Flashback to consumer goods, typewriter, tube lipstick, lamps and heaters, Vacuum cleaners, toasters, refrigerators, washing machines, push type lawn mowers. Shows rows of Army trucks waiting to ship and with an ending scene of the plant steam whistle blowing (no sound).

00:00:27;06

Smokestacks of large industrial manufacturing factory or facility

00:00:58;07

Automobile (Car) assemble line workers, factory workers

00:01:18;01

Car body set onto vehicle chassis

00:01:23;05

Completed car (automobile) driven off assembly line

00:01:33;09

Deserted factory before conversion to a military defense plant

00:02:53;06

Armed Soldier on duty, sign reads “Defense Plant, Arsenal of Democracy”