Master Hands is a 1936 sponsored documentary film short which shows what work is like in a Chevrolet automobile factory. It was produced by the Jam Handy Organization, a pioneer in industrial film production.

Credits

Notables for this film include original music by Samuel Benavie, cinematography by Gordon Avil, and film editing by Vincent Herman.

Legacy

In 1999, Master Hands was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

See also

• Jam Handy

• Prelinger Archives

References

External links

• Master Hands essay https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/master_hands.pdf by Richard Marback and Jim Brown on the National Film Registry website

• Master Hands essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 256-258 https://books.google.com/books?id=deq3xI8OmCkC

Master Hands at the Internet Archive:

• 4K Complete

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

• Part 4