"Steel and rubber are the sinews of our modern day life. This is the story of America's most vital import - natural rubber." Film detailing how natural rubber is grown, harvested, processed, exported, and molded into a wide variety of products. Shows scenes of plantations, processing facilities, and sea ports in Southeast Asia, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States. Producer: Ronald H. Riley. Director: John Haggarty. Associate Producer: Jack R. Greenwood. Photographed by Josef... Show more"Steel and rubber are the sinews of our modern day life. This is the story of America's most vital import - natural rubber." Film detailing how natural rubber is grown, harvested, processed, exported, and molded into a wide variety of products. Shows scenes of plantations, processing facilities, and sea ports in Southeast Asia, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States. Producer: Ronald H. Riley. Director: John Haggarty. Associate Producer: Jack R. Greenwood. Photographed by Josef Ambor and R.E.D. Potter. Edited by John Merritt. Script by Michael Crosfield. Recordist: Laurie Clarckson. Show less