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This film describes the rapid industrial development and rising living standards in Puerto Rico, emphasizing private foreign investment, certain tax exemptions, and other government cooperation. The film is a John Bransby production that was presented by the Esso Standard Oil Company and written and directed by Jack Campbell.
Documentary
Hosted by Ubud's political leader Agung Jakarta Sulawesi Mas, William Deneen here visits important sites and describes the political, religious, and economic situation on the island of Bali in the Indonesia of 1959.
Scotland Yard investigates a murder where the prime suspect is a female cat burglar.
Air France airline presents popular tourist destinations in Israel in 1951.
At home & school, kids learn about the 7 basic food groups. "Sister & brother learn about food sources, the 7 basic foods & proper eating habits."
This film provides footage of University of California medical tests with LSD.
"Two treatments of the dancer-choreographer: one danced by a group on a rooftop; one using multiple exposures in an expressionist style." R.P. Believed to have been shot in 1959.
An educational video showing the features of a full service gas station.
Mother and the shoe salesman have trouble pleasing 10-year-old Barbara until Barbara's friend agrees with Mother.
“Wonderful World” is a 1959 color travelogue produced by Jam Handy for Coca-Cola and narrated by Ken Nordine. The broad documentary surveying global cultures, lifestyles, emphasizing common human activities.
"America's Number One Salesman", Arthur Godfrey, sits down and rambles on how proud you must be to be a Frigidaire salesperson. ESPECIALLY with the new line of fridges coming out for 1954!
A surrealistic fantasy about a derelict, a dump, and Death in the form of a beautiful woman.
A historical overview of the development of the motion picture industry.
Short animation
A boy learns the connection between good manners and healthful eating.
A surprisingly-detailed instructional video on sailing a toy boat.
A Terrytoon that runs a couple of minutes longer than the average finds Sparky, a firefly, who loses is light and is ostracized by his own kind. His friend, the bookworm, advises him to replace his light with a flashlight bulb. His light is even more powerful than ever but his fellow fireflies now consider him a freak. But ol' Sparky saves the day when he acts as the guiding light at an airport.
One of Jordan Belson's presentation reels used in the Vortex Concerts.
Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."
The U.S. Signal Corps construct a huge airbase in Thule, Greenland.
Cartoon sponsored by the military aircraft manufacturer to explain the challenges of transonic and supersonic flight. The film begins with a brief history of the company’s P-51, F-86, and F-100 aircraft and then introduces the animated engineering team, including Mr. Speed, Mr. Flying Qualities, and Mr. Vibration. As the team reviews the projects, the cartoon humorously illustrates the compromises that are necessary to meet the design requirements.
The neon lights of Time Square’s BOAC sign…in Kodachrome kaleidoscope.
A look at a teacher at a one-teacher school.
Mother Mack, a Scottish terrier, has a litter of seven puppies. Her owners decide to keep the smallest puppy and give the others away. What's unusual about this film is that the puppies are given away to black families, Hispanic families and Asian families--three groups of people that were seldom if ever seen in classroom films, let alone mainstream productions.
General Mills industrial short film
As a demonstration of the effects of radioactivity, a rat is fed radioactive table sugar.
April Stevens performs "Meant to Tell You".
The Danube, not always blue but always beautiful, a river that like no other has inspired human imagining to expressions of lyrical beauty and dramatic wonderment.
A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the historic avenues of the Old City have changed considerably, the Old World charm of Québec City is timeless.
Workplace safety
Robert Snyder's acclaimed 26-minute short following Pablo Casals in Prades during his self-imposed exile from Franco's dictatorship in Spain. In this film, Casals performs his only solo recording of the Bach Suite No. 1. The film was recorded in 1955 and beautifully filmed in 35mm black and white within the walls of the town's abbey.
Brilliant application demonstrations. The goofy world of fifties' education. Explains what flannel boards are, how they are made and how they may be used.
A chimpanzee with the voice of an old man describes the workings of a circus from his point of view.
A fantasy of kitchen planning and modernization.
Produced to reassure Minnesotans that iron mining would continue to spur economic development.
How to say no to unwanted smoking, drinking and petting, and still keep your friends.
A girl learns how to look after her younger brother.
Jackdaw does not exist in this form; footage may have been incorporated into Flowers of Asphalt.
The boxing match between Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott in 3-D.
Tongue in cheek film begins with an American standing on Princess bridge narrating what sounds like a postcard to his mother while ogling at a passing lady; a predecessor to the Barry McKenzie films with the crude depictions of Australians as easy going, sports mad, beer-swilling blokes
Thornton Heath shop of mechanical figures; trip up the Clyde; make and mend class at boys' school; Canadian Square Dance.
1958 Telugu Film
1959 Indian Film
This documentary short film from the United States Navy describes in detail how pilots may go about performing the aerobatic maneuver known as the barrel roll. The instructor demonstrates how to choose parallel and 90-degree ground lines and 45-degree horizon landmarks in order for the pilot to orient himself throughout the maneuver.
Filmed in glorious colour, visitors arrive at Dublin Airport to enjoy the cultural and architectural delights of Dublin City, the river Liffey and the seaside at Killiney, Dalkey Island, Dun Laoghaire, and Sandycove.
American Industrial Film from Chevrolet.
A short promotional film containing time-lapse photography for Swift & Company's commercial lawn fertilizer, Vigoro.
"Insects" is a 1953 short educational film documentary on insects. The film which was distributed by State of Georgia, Department of Education Film Libraries and produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films has a close look at insects, including grasshoppers.
Documentary concerning Baltimore's efforts at urban renewal with an emphasis on improving housing in the city's slums.
A travel film with a poetic narration and orchestral soundtrack on Tasmania: '...set like a scenic tapestry in the Southern Ocean'.
Zippy the Chimp wants to go to the beach with his family, but he is not allowed. He makes it there anyway, and saves a life.
Chronicles early history of the Jamestown Colony. Describes voyage and hardships of the first settlers from England and the trials of later arrivals.
Sponsored by Seiberling Rubber Company, this public service film demonstrates the important points of winter driving. Shows how to start on slippery roads, what to do when stuck, how to manipulate a skidding car and the distances it takes to stop on icy roads.
Jimmy finds a cat and tries to find it a job on his grandfather's farm.
This psychology documentary is about the positive effects of 'Activiy Group Therapy' developed by Dr. S.R. Slavson. Hidden cameras and microphones record the therapy sessions of a group of socially-maladjusted boys from their introduction to the group to the therapy's conclusion, which ultimately shows their progress in a social environment.