“ THE STORY OF TIME “ 1951 ROLEX SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL FILM SUNDIAL TO WRISTWATCH 85624

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Sponsored by Rolex, this educational film “The Story of Time“ is about mankind’s numerous ways of measuring the passage of time through history. The film relies upon stop-motion animation, and shows ancient sundials, simple mechanical devices from history, and modern, complex timepieces including wristwatches. The film was created by Robert G. Leffingwell with animator Frans Hendrix, with art direction by Jan Coolen, and a score by Guy Warrack and the London Symphony Orchestra. Copyright is 1951. (Note: the film was originally released in Technicolor, this is a B&W version). Opening titles: The Story of Time by Rolex, A Signal Films Production (:06-:38). A crawl explains man’s progress with time measurement. Stars in the galaxy. The sun and earth. The moon and earth. Earth spins. Shade goes across mountains. People bow to the sun (