
Coffins on Wheels
1941

Representation Score
Minimal
1938
PassedDirector
Harold S. Bucquet
Runtime
20 minutes
Average Rating
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What Price Safety! is a traditional crime drama that emphasizes genre storytelling over social commentary. The plot focuses on industrial corruption and the threat to public safety, using a framework of traditional morality to address corporate misconduct. The film serves as a typical example of mid-century studio filmmaking. While it addresses contemporary issues like public safety and greed, it operates within a rigid social order that lacks complexity in reflecting multiple aspects of diversity. Ultimately, the work upholds established hierarchies rather than deconstructing them. It remains a product of its time, focusing on the conflict between criminal exploitation and civic integrity.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight. It seems to follow the typical standards of the time, which assumed everyone was heterosexual and cisgender.
The story revolves around the male-dominated construction industry. Men play key roles in both criminal and investigative storylines, reinforcing traditional gender roles.
The film depicts a society with little diversity, suggesting a cast that mirrors the homogeneity of the era without challenging its demographic norms.
The story examines corruption through a traditional moral lens, focusing on safeguarding public welfare rather than critiquing Western institutions.
There is no indication of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Racketeers muscle in on construction business, use inferior materials, make big profits and endanger the public safety.

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