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The Titans That Built America

Thanks to Edsel's persistence, the Fords had already spent$47 million of their own money...

Thanks to Edsel's persistence, the Fords had already spent
$47 million of their own money to build Willow Run, the largest
plane factory in the world, almost one mile long

Full Transcript

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Thanks to Edsel's persistence,
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the Fords had already spent $47 million of their own money
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to build Willow Run, the largest plane factory in the world,
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almost one mile long.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:35
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, drama
Production
Toei Animation

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Movie Summary

The rise and fierce rivalries of industrial heavy hitters Henry Ford, William Boeing, Walter Chrysler, JP Morgan Jr., and Pierre Du Pont.
S01 • E02 ‐ There's a bit of a myth about what really happened - The Titans That Built America 00:07
‐ There's a bit of a myth about what really happened
S01 • E01 It's du Pont. ‐ Same ol' story, huh? - The Titans That Built America 00:04
It's du Pont. ‐ Same ol' story, huh?
S01 • E02 It looked after 1929, that things might be okay, - The Titans That Built America 00:12
It looked after 1929, that things might be okay,
S01 • E02 ‐ [Narrator] By 1931, the Great Depression has arrived. - The Titans That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] By 1931, the Great Depression has arrived.
S01 • E02 And this time not even JP Morgan can stop it. - The Titans That Built America 00:05
And this time not even JP Morgan can stop it.
S01 • E03 ‐ They come up with this plan - The Titans That Built America 00:05
‐ They come up with this plan
S01 • E03 They decided that the biggest, fastest, - The Titans That Built America 00:11
They decided that the biggest, fastest,
S01 • E01 ‐ When the goals of the organization - The Titans That Built America 00:07
‐ When the goals of the organization
S01 • E02 (forboding music) - The Titans That Built America 00:16
(forboding music)
S01 • E01 That's when a company is just firing on all cylinders. - The Titans That Built America 00:05
That's when a company is just firing on all cylinders.
S01 • E03 And the idea is that they would build - The Titans That Built America 00:04
And the idea is that they would build
S01 • E03 They hadn't built an airplane - The Titans That Built America 00:06
They hadn't built an airplane
S01 • E02 ‐ As the Great Depression takes hold, - The Titans That Built America 00:08
‐ As the Great Depression takes hold,
S01 • E01 (work bell ringing) - The Titans That Built America 00:04
(work bell ringing)
S01 • E03 When all of the aviation executives around the country - The Titans That Built America 00:19
When all of the aviation executives around the country
S01 • E02 ‐ Furniture vehicles, - The Titans That Built America 00:05
‐ Furniture vehicles,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] If du Pont can't control Chrysler, - The Titans That Built America 00:16
‐ [Narrator] If du Pont can't control Chrysler,
S01 • E02 ‐ Overall assets down by 400 million. - The Titans That Built America 00:06
‐ Overall assets down by 400 million.
S01 • E02 ‐ So it is dramatically affected. - The Titans That Built America 00:04
‐ So it is dramatically affected.
S01 • E01 ‐ When you're at that level - The Titans That Built America 00:12
‐ When you're at that level