The Future Is Now(1955)

movie - first aired/released 1955-09-09 - 15 min - audience 6.3

Documentary

Directed by Larry O'Reilly

This short goes inside government research laboratories to showcase some of the products that will be used in the near future. Some are for general use, such as computerized assembly lines, nuclear energy and solar powered batteries, and industrial uses for television. Others are consumer products, including video telephones, videotape to make instant home movies, irradiated food, and fully automated kitchens.