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This AT&T informational film describes in detail how step-by-step switches work, and demonstrates their real-time operation by calling a 5-digit phone number from another dial telephone.

Educational film about how light and optics work.

Two naturist girls spend an afternoon in the sun.

The doctor Kit Colfach directed the warning film Susanne in 1960 (don't drink, don't drive, don't have sex) and added some juicy hospital scenes. In this short on a similar theme, there is a very in-your-face operation scene in colour. You have been warned.

This film had been excerpted from the feature film from 1950 called “Congolaise” during which an expedition of young scientists traveled to Africa in order to film native African American tribes

Welcome to the ultimate experience in discovering real food. Welcome to an innovative new series presented by the celebrated international chef Sonja Lee. One or two basic ingredients are investigated in each program, one new country each time.

Documentary short on snakes.

The educational film, The Magic of Sulphur, is a color film describing how sulfur is found and some of its uses.

At one time New York City had many "Els", or elevated trains. By 1950, however, there were few left. This short showcases one of the few remaining ones, the Third Avenue El, which ran from the Bronx to Brooklyn.

British documentary on training to become a pilot.

Chevrolet travelogue film of tourist attractions in Coral Gables, Florida and surrounding areas in South Florida.

Follows the process of how apples get to the consumer, from when they're first planted to when they wind up in the supermarket.

Documentary short on car crashes.

A political parable urging continued emphasis on a free-market economy rather than resorting to government takeover of business - whether through communism or fascism. The promise of ideals such as full employment is contrasted with accompanying sacrifices in private choice.

The life of orphans and juvenile delinquent boys sheltered and given special education at a charitable house founded by a Christian priest, Padre Américo.

The film covers the first Malayan general elections, emphasizing popular support for Tunku Abdul Rahman and the Alliance Party.

A fire chief tells the tale of a teen girl who saves the day.

Cinderella, as seen and interpreted in watercolour and crayon drawings by fifth-grade school children. Given a free hand, the children have developed the story with charming naïvety. Wicked stepmother, ugly stepsisters, fairy godmother and handsome prince--all are there.

A short stop-motion theatrical advertisement from Joop Geesink's Dollywood series for Philips.

History and information on sex and romance

An animated Christmas short from 1956 based on the traditional carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’.

A propagandistic film about the positive impact the United Fruit Company had on Guatemalan society.

Two young children are escorted around by a dodgy looking old geezer with a hat and snake skin boots. They ride boats, a mini-railroad, and horses too! At times reminiscent of someone’s home movies, at least this film’s narrator doesn’t badger us with unimportant details.

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

Echoes, filters and rhythmic montage turn sound fragments into an audio piece about a seemingly wilful music box. Philippe Arthuys – a film composer for luminaries like Rivette and Godard and a filmmaker himself – varies the tempo from stuttering to quietly breathing, making sound particles emerge suddenly from the depths of space and disappear again. A cinematic mini-drama for the ears.

“Simply cannot be crossed in one continuous walk, said Swiss mathematician Euler in his famed theorem. . . and this charming, irreverent film proves why.”

Documentary short filmed in Sunnmøre

This 1951 Coca-Cola sponsored film produced by Detroit, Michigan’s Jam Handy Studios pitches bottled cola as a tool for enhancing worker safety and productivity on the job in a variety of workplace scenarios.

The city of San Francisco shot in stunning Cinemascope by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.

A Royal Life: Mary of Teck, Queen & Mother

How to handle promotions in the workplace. One of a series on "Office Supervisor's Problems".

Andy Panda runs into car trouble while driving with Miranda, so he calls Oswald the Rabbit at the Auto-Lite-authorized service station. After a tune-up, the electrical parts in the car once again work as a team.

Projector, reflector units, electrical and lighting elements, and a projection screen

In 1954 Richard Dimbleby and a BBC camera crew visited Skye to record a program in the About Britain series. In this program he gives viewers across Britain a picture of Skye life and culture through meeting some of the locals and visiting many places of interest, including Dunvegan Castle. . He also spends time with the Mountain Rescue Team.

Film showing the resettlement of Chinese squatters from the edge of the Malayan jungle, away from the Communist Terrorists (CTs) who hide there

Semi-fictionalised film showing the rle of the local council in Kojokrom, a town in the Western Region of the Gold Coast (Ghana)

Describes the qualifications and procedures of registration and voting. Distinguishes between split ticket and straight ticket voting methods. Explains the importance of a secret ballot. Shows a closed primary and a general election.

This was part of the “Are You Ready for Service?” series and was shown to high school boys to prepare them for being drafted into the military. “Get yourself ready to take your part in education for war,” the narrator says as the film addresses some of the biggest problems among young draftees: homesickness, taking orders, self-discipline and fear of combat.

Children watch Siamese fighting fish and the Egyptian mouth breeder in aquariums. They witness the reproductive processes of these fish.

Presents the various emotions that are exhibited by children at different ages. Suggests recognizing emotions for what they are and using them to build happier and richer personalities.

Explains that, in communication, There are five elements to be expressed: who, what, to whom, how & what effect. Points out the need for mutual understanding on the part of the speaker and his audience.

Attempt to develop sympathy and understanding for the socially isolated by offering suggestions for overcoming this condition.

A sales film about a plastic molding injection machine made by Stokes. Very very industrial and beautiful.

Three teenage girls pull a fast one on their fathers and get them to buy new washing machines. They then take their mothers on a vacation, leaving the fathers alone at home to do all the laundry, and giving them an idea of just how much of a chore washing and drying dirty clothes can be--and how much easier it is to do with Whirlpool (which produced this short) appliances.

Film shows the beginnings of what evolved into an everyday appliance, the Mullins Jet-Tower Dishwasher.

Dramatic demonstration of the properties and uses of Mylar.

An experiment in film animation, visualizing a well-known military march in abstract, geometric patterns of colour. Bold hues move, march, blend and separate in a dynamic pattern of mobile forms, giving colour and shape to the sound patterns of the music. A film made without use of a camera. Rereleased in 1952.

How the electric company makes Cleveland the "best location in the nation."

The four steps in acquiring, maintaining and improving mental health: express emotions naturally, respect yourself, respect others, and solve problems as they arise.

"Goofus and Gallant"-style film on the misadventures of a teenage girl who is a victim of her own bad habits, with a harrowing and patronizing narration.

Assisted by an instructive dream, a secretary learns how to be more personable and thus render her job more enjoyable.

Illustrates the interdependence of people in a community by showing shared community functions and services.

"A film of drawings and movement" by Toonder Studio's

Analysis of a child's fear of darkness leads him and us to understand the nature and kinds of fear.

Nick cannot plan ahead, but is convinced to do so after imagining himself as a drifter or a bum.

A promotional film extolling the virtues of roller skating.

Shows how a teacher, by helping a first-grade child to discover his need for learning, teaches him to read, write, and do arithmetic.

Jacobs described Case History as follows: "Most of the sound was to be inner monologue. . . . Realistic street sounds, remembered phrases and thought—all exaggerated and distorted to emphasize the stream of consciousness of one's inner—but disturbed—logic.