Hands Counting Money MCU male hands counting bills, currency is not U.S., origin unknown.
CU man's hands counting money or savings bonds. Tthey read "50". This is not United States currency.
Treasury Department Count Unfit Money An amazing counting machine that works electronically is tested at the treasury dept. The device counts unfit currency heading for the fiery furnace; replaces workers and saves money. MLS Treasury department employees count money. CU Side shot of a woman counting a stack of money. MCU Two men standing by an electric currency counter, Dr Condom of the Bureau of Standards and Treasury Secretary, Snyder. CU On the money counter in operation. CU Lower arm and hand holding a bundle of money and then it's tossed into a furnace, money burning - ouch!
MS white-jacketed waiter presenting change to woman seated at table in outdoor cafe. She's wearing what looks like resort wear: a strapless print dress. Odd bit of business where she tries to give him a tip and he gives her some more money, perhaps change for the coin she offered? She smiles as he walks away
CU man's billfold or wallet, open to show two crisp ten dollar bills. Man sticks it into the pocket of his suit and pats it
LS exterior of First National Bank, imposing structure with columns. Good 1950s traffic passing in front, numerous customers waiting outside on sidewalk, then entering
LS exterior of more modern and non-descript building housing the City National Bank, a 7-story office block. CU windows forming abstract pattern, plus another view of exteerior with cars
LS another bank exterior, this on a busy city street. The bank is Liberty National Bank and Trust Company. Good traffic and pedestrians, tilt up to imposing office structure
MS customers entering bank through glass doors. Large waiting crowd, these people are smiling. Nice slice of life feel to this mixed working-class and professional crowd
Dollar Sign Symbol CU white dollar sign ($) symbol against Blk background.
Rolling, dull in contrast and imagery Employers at the U.S. Mint cast a huge quantity of government gold into bars and bricks ready to start their journey to impregnable vaults built for the metal's safe-keeping at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Men working in metal works, pouring gold, cutting down gold bars into pieces.
Master 201, Tape 2 See also catalog # 444461 HA female bank clerk counting money. CU money being counted (5 dollar bills and 1 dollar bills). MS Bank teller using 1950s computer like device to enter information on passbook. MS bank teller pulls passbook from computer device and gives woman her passbook. CU man counting money in his wallet, putting it away.
Master 1 - Tape 1 ECU stack of coins shake back and forth and then fall. It is supposed to symbolize economic collapse, probably the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Low angle shots of coins shaking, falling. High angle shots of coins falling into pile. Could be American coins, maybe French.. Shot of falling coins superimposed over shot of machines minting coins - very graphic and rhythmic.
Master 34 - Tape 2 CU of man's hand giving two one-dollar bills to another man; pull back to reveal that the two men are standing on a railway platform and the man who took the money is the conductor, man who gave the money is a 50ish man in a dark suit and hat, with cigar (Looks like politician or a gangster). Brief CU of steamer trunk with labels reading: "Cunard Line Stateroom", "Royal Hotel, Edinburgh", "Grand Hotel, Amsterdam."
Opening montage: CU/ECUs of a Caucasian boy counting & stacking $5.20 in U.S. currency change and worn dollar bills; placing money into pocket of blue jeans; white tennis shoes skipping along pavement; boy windowshopping outside sporting goods store, entering establishment; taking leather Spaulding baseball glove from display on wall, testing it out by smacking the palm with his fist; price tags on glove, baseball bat & softball, boy shaking head in disbelief. CUs cheerful & rather zealous sports store employee (middle-aged white male) greeting boy as he walks to the counter. ECUs hands rifling through pockets of jeans & orange vinyl jacket for money; placing money on counter; sale being rung out on old analog cash register, buttons being pushed & numbers appearing in sale window ($5.00); man announcing he has to collect five percent sales tax for the government; a nickel being placed atop two dimes; sale window reading $5.25; man places money into register till. MS male employee at register, zoom in to ECU of a calendar behind him; reads: PAY TAX.
CU sign: PAY CITY TAXES HERE; CU bill money being counted on counter, sum of $61; CU man saying he'll end up paying more taxes next year (damn inflation!), then asking city clerk for lower taxes; CU Caucasian female clerk w/ distracting mole on her chin giving the old Democrat claptrap about the city needing more money to pay for such useless services as educational programs & firefighters (joking, folks). MS white male teacher wearing brown suit standing before elementary classroom. MS white kids on a merry-go-round in the park. MSs of Los Angeles County firemen riding on fire truck, responding to a call. CUs two Caucasian male firefighters hanging helmets at lockers in firehouse after call, talking about making a last minute safety check; ECU wristwatch being consulted; CU fire helmet being hund on hook; MS fireman being handed his pay from chief-- an he got a raise!
CU cash being counted. MS/CUs off-duty fireman & his wife talking & divvying up the money; she takes her given share, places it into basket-purse. MS blond wife & equally blond daughter in the toy aisle of a supermarket; girl wants toy but Mom says not this time. CUs woman comparing two large cans of tomatoes at the grocery store. CUs groceries being rung out at register (juice, cereal, etc); ECUs of blue-eyed blonde customer & young dark-haired white female cashier; CUs bagger bagging groceries; ECUs buttons on register being pushed, the total sale, money changing hands, pleasantries being exchanged, money being placed in register till. MSs totally creepy supermarket manager-- white male w/ dark curly hair, wide moustache, darting brow & sinister smile-- giving cashier an envelope w/ her pay in it. CUs of manager taking money from till, putting it into an envelope, writing the bagger's name on it & handing it to him while he stocks shelves.
CUs Phil & African-American mechanic talking at repair shop; CU hand on handlebar gear of moped, throttling engine; CUs money being counted, exchanged, bill of sale being filled out. ECU dollar bills being stacked. CU wristwatch being consulted. ECU/CUs mechanic counting money for deposit, closing up shop-- turning off light switch on wall, turning CLOSED sign over, locking doors). CUs mechanic making deposit at bank, polite young Caucasian bank teller assuring him that the bank will keep his money safe for him; ECUs deposit slips & receipts being filled out. CUs of another customer-- old white male wearing tacky green suit jacket & yellow dress shirt w/ butterfly collar-- depositing a check, getting cash withdrawl. Cut to CUs of the baseball-boy from earlier helping the old man out with some chores around the house (kid's trying to earn some extra money): sweeping, cleaning, moving boxes, stacking old newspapers. CU old man rummaging in pant pocket, handing the boy THE dollar bill as payment. CU boy's feet (white low-cut tennis shoes) on pavement. MS boy standing at a movie theater, the listing times displayed on placard. CU empty mason jar (for saving money). CU of a Boy's Club of America sign. MS boy pounding leather of baseball mitt. MS chalkboard: "We need your money! Boy's Club needs $50 to buy sports equipment! How much can YOU give?"
TLS main facade of Miami Jai-Alai arena; zoom in to TLS crowd of mostly older adults filing into building. Over the shoulder MS box office agent counting money in enclosed booth while people mill about in lobby; pan & focus to ticket agent taking money, issuing tickets (money exchange, goods & service, ticket purchase through little window). TLS main facade of Miami Jai-Alai arena; zoom in to TLS crowd of mostly older adults filing into building.
Master 1497 - Tape 2 MS young white man with shirt sleeves rolled up standing at coin machine at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, pushing coins down short chute at the end of which is a money sack. MS money bags filled with coins stacked on cart. MS money bags on cart being pulled away. MSs federal reserve bank employees working in storage vault, ceiling high shelving units loaded with money bags. Money, money, money! MS old white male security guard standing mindful watch behind thick metal bars. Establishing shots of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. MCU labeled Fed Reserve Bank of SF money sack on pile, tilt up as employee wheels loaded cart into processing room. MS bank employee placing sack on metal stand; CUs sack being opened, JFK half-dollar coins being poured out, fanned on table. Money, money, money!!! Panning h/a CU pile of half-dollar coins. Nice MS/CUs squeaky-clean white male bank employee sifting coins into sorting machine; CUs coins in machine. MSs black & white male employees working in money vault, using forklift to raise palette onto shelves. More CUs coins in sifting machine, coins being fanned out onto table & down chute; great ECU JFK half-dollar coins being pushed across screen.
Master 1482 - Tape 2 MSs old minting machine printing coins, dispensing product into trough. CU strange rectangular coins (Indian currency) being held in man's hand. MS Indian man sliding sleeve of slugs into tube of minting machine. CU machine spitting out intricate circular coins, Indian currency. CU eight circular coins with intricate printing design being held in palm of man's hand.
Master 1821 - Tape 1 Rear view TLS Packard passenger car pulling up to tool booth near bridge, uniformed toll booth collector collecting toll. TLS uniformed toll collector receiving money from driver of Cadillac wishing to enter parking lot.
Supermarket cash registers. Close shot, woman's hands work quickly to make change at cash register, give money (bills and coins) to female customer. MS cashier keying information into register. Over the shoulder view of employee making transaction, taking payment from customer, making change, tearing off receipt. Panning shot of items for sale (they look like snacks or candy bars).
Master 1931 - Tape 2 MS men in suits with serious expressions walking toward camera with bags of money through bank lobby. MS men taking money rolls out of bag at teller counter. MS men looking at coins. CU money rolls on counter. MS men looking at coin. CU hand holding a shinny Kennedy half dollar coin. MS bank teller counting coins and money rolls.
Est shots First National Bank. MSs FDR signing legislation (Bank Holiday). INT shots Congress in session. Great MSs women working w/ printed money at Treasury Department.
CU elderly WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN taking off his hat for the cam (1915). CU paper money blowing across table.
CU coin money falling.
CU hands placing coin money into money bags. CU coins falling. CU hands placing coins into money bag. CU coins falling onto table. Fast motion camera effect as money bags grow or inflate.
EST MLS of the Capitol Building. MS profile of CALVIN COOLIDGE. Montage of 1920's economic boom: reverse motion of coin money stacking itself high; reverse motion of paper money in pile; high-speed subjective shot along El tracks; high angle ECU's of drums, cymbals, trumpets, pianos & violins being played; reverse motion of coin money stacking itself high; reverse motion of paper money in pile; CU/MSs stock traders yelling orders; reverse motion of coin money stacking itself high; reverse motion of paper money in pile; CUs legs & faces of dancing girls; CU man playing trumpet; time lapse of clouds moving over moon; CU paper money blowing; CUs coins stacks falling.
Woman customer and female teller. Camera pulls out to show the bland modern interior of the bank, a few waiting customers, then follows woman to door to exit.
Customer at bank teller window marked "Paying Receiving"
Bland blank interior.
Woman teller counting paper money, focus good.
CU hand counting pile of five and one dollar bills.(Reversed shot can be corrected in mastering to read correctly)
Woman teller punching numbers into large adding machine or transaction register. Woman customer at another teller window, getting a similar service with adding machine which appears to be automated, then hands woman her passbook. Same scene flipped. No writing to clue in on correct position, so either shot would work
The End (music soundtrack not cleared for licensing)
African-American waiter bringing change to table, telling the young white couple to "call again." CU tips on tray. Waitstaff picking up tips. (money).
