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''The Days of Our Years'' was an educational short produced for Union Pacific Railroad in 1955. The three depressing stories in the film are warnings about taking life for granted, following safety measures, and [[Comically Missing the Point|that there are 70 days in each year.]]
''The Days of Our Years'' was an educational short produced for Union Pacific Railroad in 1955. The three depressing stories in the film are warnings about taking life for granted, following safety measures, and [[Comically Missing the Point|that there are 70 days in each year.]]


The short starts with a pastor watching an ambulance go by, and musing about how many people around him fail to enjoy their full lifetimes because of carelessness. Thus he focuses on three members of his church, all railroad employees, who have had a tragedy occur to them. The first deals with a pair of young lovers who are eager to get married. The second is about two co-workers planning their retirement and [[Retirony|looking forward to spending their last few years happy and with their families]]. The final tale is about a young welder and father-to-be who is very happy and excited to see his new baby boy.
The short starts with a pastor watching an ambulance go by, and musing about how many people around him fail to enjoy their full lifetimes because of carelessness. Thus he focuses on three members of his church, all railroad employees, who have had a tragedy occur to them. The first deals with a pair of young lovers who are eager to get married. The second is about two co-workers planning their retirement and [[Retirony|looking forward to spending their last few years happy and with their families]]. The final tale is about a young welder and father-to-be who is very happy and excited to see his new baby boy.
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Each story {{spoiler|ENDS IN TRAGEDY.}}
Each story {{spoiler|ENDS IN TRAGEDY.}}


For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' version, please go to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)/Recap/S06 E23 The Amazing Transparent Man|episode recap page]].
For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' version, please go to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S06/E23 The Amazing Transparent Man|episode recap page]].
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=== ''The Days of our Years'' contains the following tropes: ===


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* [[Broken Aesop]]: See page quote.
* [[Broken Aesop]]: See page quote.
* [[Cruel Twist Ending]]/[[Downer Ending]]: ''EACH STORY''.
* [[Cruel Twist Ending]]/[[Downer Ending]]: ''EACH STORY''.
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* [[Never My Fault]]: Notice that all of the accidents are purely the fault of the workers, never the management or equipment.
* [[Never My Fault]]: Notice that all of the accidents are purely the fault of the workers, never the management or equipment.
* [[Scare'Em Straight]]: Kind of effective actually.
* [[Scare'Em Straight]]: Kind of effective actually.
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 28 August 2017

The Days of Our Years was an educational short produced for Union Pacific Railroad in 1955. The three depressing stories in the film are warnings about taking life for granted, following safety measures, and that there are 70 days in each year.

The short starts with a pastor watching an ambulance go by, and musing about how many people around him fail to enjoy their full lifetimes because of carelessness. Thus he focuses on three members of his church, all railroad employees, who have had a tragedy occur to them. The first deals with a pair of young lovers who are eager to get married. The second is about two co-workers planning their retirement and looking forward to spending their last few years happy and with their families. The final tale is about a young welder and father-to-be who is very happy and excited to see his new baby boy.

Each story ENDS IN TRAGEDY.

For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, please go to the episode recap page.

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