# Master Hands

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thumbnail|''Master Hands'', full movie from 1936
'''''Master Hands''''' is a 1936 [sponsored](/source/sponsored_film) [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) short which shows what work is like in a [Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet) automobile factory. It was produced by the [Jam Handy Organization](/source/Jam_Handy_Organization), a pioneer in [industrial film](/source/industrial_film) production.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lys |first1=Lynley Shimat |title=Orphans Project Write-Up: Master Hands |url=https://www.nyu.edu/tisch/preservation/program/student_work/2005fall/05f_1800_lys_a2.pdf}}</ref>

==Credits== 
Notables for this film include original music by Samuel Benavie, cinematography by [Gordon Avil](/source/Gordon_Avil), and film editing by Vincent Herman.<ref>[https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/master-hands-1936 National Film Preservation Foundation]</ref>

==Legacy==
In 1999, ''Master Hands'' was selected for preservation in the United States [National Film Registry](/source/National_Film_Registry) by the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/700417625 Prelinger Archives. Master Hands. (Part III) (1936) (eVideo 1936)-WorldCat.org]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Preserving the Silver Screen (December 1999) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin|url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9912/nfb.html|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Jam Handy](/source/Jam_Handy)
*[Prelinger Archives](/source/Prelinger_Archives)

==References==
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==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](/source/National_Film_Registry) website 
*{{IMDb title|0221385|Master Hands}}
*''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 {{ISBN|0826429777}}, pages 256-258 [https://books.google.com/books?id=deq3xI8OmCkC]
*''Master Hands'' at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive):
**[https://archive.org/details/masterhandscomplete4kh264 4K Complete]
**[https://archive.org/details/MasterHa1936 Part 1]
**[https://archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_2 Part 2]
**[https://archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_3 Part 3]
**[https://archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_4 Part 4]

Category:1936 short documentary films
Category:1936 films
Category:United States National Film Registry films
Category:Black-and-white documentary films
Category:Sponsored films
Category:American short documentary films
Category:Chevrolet
Category:Documentary films about automobiles
Category:Jam Handy Organization films
Category:Articles containing video clips
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Promotional films
Category:1936 English-language films
Category:1936 American films
Category:English-language documentary films

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