WATCH
United States / 1940
Leave It to Roll-Oh
Leave It to Roll-Oh, an archival ephemeral film in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Tongue-in-cheek film showing a domestic robot freeing housewives of their chores (and intimating that their work is hardly necessary); actually a promo showing how relays and switches function in the modern automobile. Shown at the New York World's Fair in 1940.
A CLOSER LOOK
The Prelinger collection preserves ephemeral films that document everyday life, instruction, commerce, and popular culture. This entry is cataloged as Leave It to Roll-Oh.
Tongue-in-cheek film showing a domestic robot freeing housewives of their chores (and intimating that their work is hardly necessary); actually a promo showing how relays and switches function in the modern automobile. Shown at the New York World's Fair in 1940.
Watch the film here, then open the archive record for its full description and file details.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
Internet Archive · Prelinger ArchivesLeave It to Roll-OhOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.