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Trader Thorne


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Trader Thorne
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A 1956 film about automobile sales.  Produced by Wilding Picture Productions for Ford.

This film is available courtesy of the Prelinger Archives (public domain).

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Duration: 22:23
Auto dealer sales film explaining why trade-ins are necessary -- because almost all customers already have cars. Director: Jack Tilles. Writer: George Wilcock. Camera: John Niklasch. Sound: Raymond Esh. Art Director: Edward Jewell. Editor: Foster Travis. With Hugh Beaumont (Joe Thorne), Glen Denning (Herb Potter), Frances Helm (Charlotte), Ed Prentiss (Mr. Fuller), Barry Hopkins (Mr. Thaler), Art Van Harvey (Mr. Armstrong), and Hope Summers (Mrs. Armstrong).
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