https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/791e38fa-ddc7-4ee5-9797-764d5a2b451a Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Created in 1932 for the Metropolitan Water District by Gillam and Reed, "Thirst" is an early sound film. It was shown in 200 movie theaters as part of a promotional campaign, urging the public to vote for the bond to build the Colorado River Aqueduct. The film begins with a dramatic scene of two individuals struggling in the desert, with one encouraging the other to keep going despite nearing exhaustion. They find a dry well that was full of water six months ago, illustrating the desert's harsh conditions. Chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Water District William P. Whitsett explains this as a recurring tragedy, relevant to Southern California's water crisis. Once a desert, the region has been transformed but risks reverting without more water. The history of water use shows the depletion of underground reserves, highlighting the urgent need for an external source, specifically the Colorado River. The Metropolitan Water District plans to build an aqueduct to bring water from the river, capable of delivering one billion gallons daily. The project is urgent, likened to an overdrawn bank account, emphasizing the necessity of securing water for Southern California's survival and growth. 0 0:00: Introduction with a dramatic scene of two individuals struggling in the desert. 0:30-1:42: One person encourages the other to keep going, but they are close to giving up. 1:42-2:32: They find a dry well that was full of water six months ago. 2:32-3:12: Chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Water District William P. Whitsett explains the tragedy of the desert and its relevance to Southern California's water problem. 3:12-4:12: Southern California was once a desert, now a thriving region, but the desert is always ready to reclaim it without more water. 4:12-5:20: The history of water use in Southern California, highlighting the depletion of underground reserves. 5:20-6:01: The urgent need to bring in water from an outside source, specifically the Colorado River. 6:01-7:34: The Metropolitan Water District's plan to build an aqueduct from the Colorado River to Southern California. 7:34-8:21: The aqueduct's route and its capacity to deliver one billion gallons of water daily. 8:21-9:02: Emphasis on the immediate necessity of the project, comparing it to an overdrawn bank account. 9:02-end: The importance of securing an ample water supply for the survival and growth of Southern California. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HaotLKRzo Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:08:24 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/791e38fa-ddc7-4ee5-9797-764d5a2b451a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.