The Time Machine

[Amateur film: Texas Farm Family]

Scenes from the daily life of a Texas farm family.

Why Play Leap Frog?

Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.

Day of Thanksgiving, A

An American family unable to afford a Thanksgiving turkey reviews the things for which they feel thankful. This patriotic film is unusual in that it does not link freedom and happiness with the pur...

Malibu Mermaid

Mild stag film starring Adele Doleman

Physical Aspects of Puberty

Animated explanation of primary and secondary sex characteristics in adolescent boys and girls.

Panorama Ephemera

PANORAMA EPHEMERA (2004, 89:35 min., color and black and white) is a collage of sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising, educational and amateur) films, touring th...

[Amateur film: New Orleans Carnival Week, February 22, 1941]

Mardi Gras: Parade of Nor.

Breakfast Pals

Snap, Crackle and Pop take on Soggy, Mushy and Toughy.

Date With Your Family, A

Advises children to do whatever is necessary -- even lie -- to achieve harmonious family relations. This portrait of manners among the affluent places a premium on pleasant, unemotional behavior, a...

Despotism

Measures how a society ranks on a spectrum stretching from democracy to despotism. Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the in...

San Francisco Earthquake footage

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

Social-sex development of Bill and Mary and how they came to meet, fall in love and marry.

Lucky Strike Cigarette Commercial: Square Dance

Lucky Strike cigarette commercial with stop-motion animation of square-dancing cigarettes.

Indian Love Burlesque

Miracle on the Delaware

Mid-Fifties slices of life and landscape in Philadelphia and surrounding towns. With excellent color footage of downtown scenes, neighborhoods, the Mummers Parade, Levittown, factories in Camden, N...

How the Eye Functions

Beautifully animated explication of human eye and eyesight.

Survival Under Atomic Attack

"Explains" the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or in the home.

1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate (Part I)

A kinescope of the John F Kennedy and Richard M Nixon presidential debate.

How to Use the Dial Phone

Training film for users of the new dial telephones.

Molly Grows Up

Menstruation education film for young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail.

Meet King Joe

Presents "King Joe" as the average American working man who, by virtue of his high wages and short hours, is king of the world's workers.

Look to the Land

Plea for sustainable land and resource use.

[Amateur film: Dog Cart]

Two unhappy-looking dogs, sporting an American flag, pull a dog cart and its juvenile cargo.

Century 21 Calling

Romp through the futuristic landscape of the Seattle World's Fair, centered in the Bell System pavilion.

What Makes Us Tick

The animated film explores the life of a typical American family, focusing on John Q Public, who manages his finances through investments and savings. It details how John Q's investments in stocks ...

Foundation Foods

[Countdown Leader: Technicolor Corporation]

Countdown leader.

To New Horizons

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the World's Fair, ...

Your Name Here

The ultimate generic industrial film, built around every script and visual cliche.

Corvair in Action, The

Promotional film for the controversial Chevrolet Corvair.