Oil: A Symphony in Motion (1933)
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. It's 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. Horse-drawn 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.
Director: M.G. MacPherson
| Directing | M.G. MacPherson | Director |
| Editing | Jean Michelson | Editor |
| Camera | Jean Michelson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Lee Zahler | Music Director |